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Jeanne Hamburg concentrates her practice in all aspects of copyright and trademark law, both in litigation and in the transactional area.  Resident in the New York City office, she assists clients in a broad range of industries with their IP needs. Jeanne has been recognized in New York Super Lawyers 2009 – 2022; only five percent of New York attorneys are given this honor. Additionally, Jeanne is ranked in the 2019 World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, which lists the top 1,000 trademark attorneys in 70 jurisdictions globally.

Jeanne litigates copyright, trademark, and cybersquatting cases through trial and, if necessary, appeal. She has acted as national counsel in federal courts across the country to bring and defend infringement claims for clients, both foreign and domestic. Additionally, she has recovered domain names for clients in many Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings and prosecuted and defended numerous opposition and cancellation proceedings and ex parte appeals in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

In the transactional area, Jeanne is experienced in trademark and copyright licensing, traditional print, and online publishing, software development, website development, content licenses, and electronic subscriptions. She counsels clients on intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. She is experienced in copyright and trademark clearance, prosecution, and enforcement, and has particular expertise with contentious and transactional issues arising from the Internet.  She is Chair of the firm’s Internet Law Group and is also a member of the Media Law Group, which has been ranked the highest level of recognition, Tier 1, by Media Law International.

Jeanne manages global portfolios, working with international clients to secure and enforce U.S. trademarks and copyrights and working with domestic clients to protect and enforce their marks and copyrights abroad. She handles both domestic and foreign trademark disputes; for the latter, she works with a network of trusted law firms around the world to protect clients’ intellectual property abroad. Additionally, Jeanne is skilled in negotiating and drafting global copyright licenses (including publishing agreements), as well as trademark licenses for both domestic and foreign clients.

Jeanne is a co-author of the firm’s trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law blog, More Than Your Mark®.

Jeanne is a frequent speaker and writer on intellectual property topics, has been quoted as a thought leader by legal news outlets, and is active in many trade groups in industries whose clients she serves.  Additionally, she is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), currently serving on the Leadership Development Committee and the Enforcement Committee, and a member of the Copyright Society of the USA (CSUSA).  She formerly served on the Government Officials Training Committee, was nominated and served as Chair of INTA’s Law Firm Committee, and was selected as a speaker for INTA’s Trademark Basics “Maintaining the Perfect Partnership” seminar held in New York for in-house and outside counsel.

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Nine Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Recognized in 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Norris McLaughlin Ranked Tier 1 in Media Law International 2022

World Trademark Review 1000 Recognizes Norris McLaughlin and Members Danielle DeFilippis, Jeanne Hamburg, and Bruce Londa

Norris McLaughlin’s Jeanne Hamburg Appointed to INTA Enforcement Committee

Seven Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Recognized by New York Metro Super Lawyers ®

Jeanne Hamburg Listed in New York Metro Super Lawyers® Women’s Edition for 2021

Norris McLaughlin Ranked Tier 1 in Media Law International 2021

Six Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Recognized by New York Metro Super Lawyers®

Norris McLaughlin Listed in Media Law International 2020

Jeanne Hamburg to Speak on Protecting and Merchandising a Restaurant Brand

Jeanne Hamburg to Co-Present Webinar for American and European Digital Content Providers on Copyright and Data Privacy Laws

Jeanne Hamburg to Present Compliance and Branding Webinar with Victoria Ho for Food Industry

Jeanne Hamburg to Present Webinar with Vincent Biscaye for Food and Beverage Startups

Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Named New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Jeanne Hamburg to Speak at Specialty Food Business Summit

Norris McLaughlin Attorneys to Speak on Cannabis for Restaurants

Jeanne Hamburg Ranked in World Trademark Review 1000

Jeanne Hamburg Named Among New York Metro Super Lawyers Again in 2018

Jeanne Hamburg and Danielle DeFilippis Presenters at FoodBiz NJ Conference

Jeanne Hamburg Named Among New York Metro Super Lawyers Again in 2017

Jeanne M. Hamburg Named Among New York Metro Super Lawyers Again in 2016

Jeanne Hamburg Appointed Chair of Law Firm Committee of International Trademark Association

Jeanne Hamburg Speaks on Intersection of Copyright Law and Social Media

Jeanne Hamburg Earns Place in AVENUE Magazine’s Legal Elite, Top Women Lawyers in NYC

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Wins Preliminary Injunction in Trademark Case for COINTREAU

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Participates in 2012 InfraGard Security Summit

Jeanne Hamburg Presents Legal Workshop on Intellectual Property at SURTEX

Volunteer Spotlight: Jeanne Hamburg

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Represents Lombard Risk $4.25 Million Acquisition of SOFGEN Regulatory Reporting Business

Intellectual Property Attorneys to Present CLE Program to the Bar Association of Lehigh County

Jeanne Hamburg Appointed as Vice Chair of Law Firm Committee of International Trademark Association

Jeanne Hamburg Discusses Ethics Issues on International Trademark Association Webcast

Jeanne M. Hamburg To Speak on Trademark and Copyright Issues on the Web at Hudson Valley Bank

Jeanne M. Hamburg Named Among New York Super Lawyers

Jeanne Hamburg to Serve as INTA Faculty Member for Trademark Basics Course

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Introduces New Internet Law Section

Jeanne Hamburg to Participate in Panel at NYSBA Intellectual Property Law Section’s Annual Meeting

Jeanne Hamburg To Serve as INTA Faculty Member for Trademark Basics Course

Jeanne Hamburg Speaks To IFDA – NY Chapter About Intellectual Property Issues

Jeanne Hamburg Speaks To Women’s National Book Association About Copyright Issues

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Wins Precedential Third Circuit Dismissal of Trademark Case

Jeanne Hamburg Appointed to Board of Women’s Jewelry Association, Metro Chapter

Jeanne Hamburg Published In Colored Stone Magazine

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Blog - More Than Your Mark®

Around the World and Back Again: Tips for Global Brand Protection

JACK DANIEL’S vs. BAD SPANIELS

The Importance of Copyright Registration

Amazon and GE Team Up Against Counterfeiters

Netflix Sues Bridgerton Musical Creators for Copyright and Trademark Infringement

FINALLY A WAY TO SANCTION THOSE WHO DEFRAUD THE USPTO

You Heard it Here: The Word THE is Now a Registered Trademark, Owned by Two Parties

Protection for Voice Actors is Artificial in Today’s Artificial Intelligence World

Fair Use or Foul Play?

The Importance of Clean Chain of Title in Buying, Selling or Licensing Trademarks and Copyrights

To Search or To Sink: The Importance of Clearing Your Brand

Copyright Notice Tips: How to Enhance Protection of Your Creative Works (And When to Call Your Lawyer)

Copyright for Creators of Content (And Those That Make Money From It)

The Real-Life Consequences of Copyright Termination

A Trademark by Any Other Name: Why the UGG Brand Left Some Australians Saying “Ugh”

Commercial General Liability Coverage for Trademark and Copyright Claims

Terminate Copyright Grants Correctly or Risk Losing Your Rights

Tokenizing Creative Works: Dash, Jay-Z, and A Lesson in Copyright

How Andy Warhol’s Paintings Have Made it Harder to Defend Copyright Infringement Cases

CAUTION: Trademark Scams Continue

The Google v. Oracle Copyright Dispute

The Wild Wild West: How to Enforce Your Copyright on Social Media

The CASE Act: A Small Claims Court for Copyright Infringement

Three Things to Know About the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020

Common Issues in Patent and Trademark Litigation

Food and Liquor Brands: What You Need to Know About Trademarks

How to Grow Your Food Business: Tips and Best Practices in Great Supply at SFA Business Summit

Food, Beverage, and Restaurant Brand Round-Up: Four Lessons to be Learned Part Two

Beware the Trademark Scammers

Choosing Your Restaurant Brand: Tips From a Food, Beverage, and Restaurant Attorney

In Landmark Case, Court Awards $120 Million to the Licensee of the Famous Palm Restaurant Intellectual Property

Failed Trademark Makeovers: Adding Design Elements Won’t Help Clear a Word Mark

Eat, Drink, and be Merry, but Don’t Confuse Your Beer’s Brand with a Vodka’s

A Tale of Beer and The Hobbit

Buying or Selling A Business and Its Intellectual Property Including Trademarks and Copyrights? Here are Some Tips

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Publications

  • “Protecting Your Restaurant Brand After Covid-19 | How to turn your brand into a money-earner, even if you’ve ceased operating,” New York State Restaurant Association, Webinar, May 11, 2021
  • “U.S. Legal E-commerce Essentials for Food Businesses,” West Africa Trade and Investment Hub, Webinar, April 27, 2021
  • “U.S. Corporate and Branding Legal Essentials for Food Businesses,” West Africa Trade and Investment Hub, Webinar, April 20, 2021
  • “Catering Contracts Post COVID-19: What Operators Need to Know,” New York State Restaurant Association, Webinar, April 8, 2021
  • Cost-Saving Secrets to Streamlining Complex Patent and Trademark Litigation,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Webinar, December 16, 2020
  • “The Future Is Served – Understanding the Issues and Risks Involved When Using 3D Printing in Food Manufacturing,” Specialty Food Association, Specialty Food Live! 2020, Webinar, September 24, 2020
  • “The Pandemic Recovery: Debt Recovery Options Facing New York’s Restaurant Industry,” New York State Restaurant Association, Webinar, September 15, 2020
  • “Negotiating New York Restaurant Leases in the Wake of COVID-19,” New York State Restaurant Association, Webinar, June 30, 2020
  • “Contracts & COVID-19: What Restaurants Need to Know,” New York State Restaurant Association, Webinar, May 7, 2020
  • “Contracts and COVID-19: Managing Obligations Now and in the Future,” Specialty Food Association, Business Continuity: Risk Mitigation Planning Webinar Series, April 30, 2020
  • “How to Implement Psychology Based Marketing on All Your Platforms and Protecting and Merchandising Your Restuarant Brand,” International Restaurant NY, New York, New York, March 9, 2020
  • “A Comparison of European and American Copyright and Privacy Laws Affecting Digital Content Providers,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Zoom Meeting, March 3, 2020
  • “Compliance and Branding for the Food Industry,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Zoom Meeting January 28, 2020
  • Best Practices for Branding and Marketing Your Restaurant,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Zoom Meeting, September 24, 2019
  • Business & Legal Planning for Food & Beverage Startups,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Zoom Meeting, June 12, 2019
  • “Trademark and Copyright Litigation,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Allentown, PA, May 31, 2019
  • “Managing Risk: Minimize, Monitor, and Control,” 2019 Specialty Food Association Business Summit, Hilton Rosemont Chicago O’Hare, Chicago, IL, April 8, 2019
  • “Exploring the Legal Haze of Cannabis for Restaurants,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., WeWork 222 Broadway, New York, NY, March 26, 2019
  • “Exploring the Legal Haze of Cannabis for Restaurants,” International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY, March 5, 2019
  • “A Taste of Trademarks and Other Issues Affecting the Food & Beverage Industry,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., New York, NY, November 15, 2018
  • “Appetite for Branding,” FoodBiz NJ, Somerset, NJ, April 24, 2018
  • “An Appetite for Branding: Securing Trademark Protection,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Bridgewater, NJ, January 30, 2018
  • “An Appetite for Branding: Securing Trademark Protection,” Rutgers Food Innovation Center, Bridgeton, NJ, November 30, 2017
  • “Trademark and Copyright Litigation,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Allentown, PA, July 20, 2017
  • “Trademark and Copyright Litigation,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Bridgewater, NJ, June 23, 2017
  • “Trademarks, Copyrights, and Restrictive Covenants: How to Recognize and Protect Your Client’s Rights,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., New York, NY, April 20, 2016
  • “Trademarks, Copyrights, and Restrictive Covenants: How to Recognize and Protect Your Client’s Rights,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Bridgewater, NJ, December 1, 2015
  • “To Tell or Not to Tell: Conflicts of Interest in Trademark Practice,” Moderator, International Trademark Association “Maintaining the Perfect Partnership” Conference for In-house and Outside Counsel, New York, NY, March 5, 2014
  • Safeguarding Trademarks and Copyrights On the Web,” SURTEX 2013, Javits Convention Center, New York, NY, May 20, 2013
  • “Look Before You Tweet (or Post, or Pin): Copyright Enforcement (or not) in Social Media,” The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., New York, NY, January 22, 2013
  • “Trademark & Copyright Issues in Social Media and the Web,” Beanstalk, New York, NY, December 12, 2012
  • “Trademark & Copyright Issues in Social Media and the Web,” Beanstalk, New York, NY, December 12, 2012
  • “2012 InfraGard Security Summit,” New York, NY, September 12, 2012
  • Opportunities & Challenges in the Expanding Digital World: Trademark & Copyrights Issues on the Web,” SURTEX, May 22, 2012
  • Intellectual Property for the General Practitioner: Patents and Trade Secrets,” Bar Association of Lehigh County, Allentown, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2011
  • Hot Topics in Internet Law,” Norris McLaughlin, Bridgewater, NJ, January 19, 2011
  • Hot Topics in Internet Law,” Norris McLaughlin, New York, NY, January 20, 2011
  • Intellectual Property on the Web: Trademark, Copyright and Patent Issues That Impact All Companies in the Internet Age,” Bridgewater, New Jersey, June 17, 2010
  • Speaker, New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Hilton New York, January 26, 2010
  • Speaker, “International Trademark Association’s (“INTA’s”) U.S. Trademark Basics Crash Course Program,” October 9, 2009
  • Speaker, “Trademarks in Designs, Product Shapes, Logos and Brands,” International Furnishings Design Association, New York Chapter, Better Business Boot Camp Series, September 10, 2009
  • Speaker, “Copyrights in Creative Designs,” International Furnishings Design Association, New York Chapter, Better Business Boot Camp Series, July 16, 2009
  • Speaker, “Hot Property: Copyright Basics for Publishers and Authors,” Women’s National Book Association, New York Public Library, Jefferson Market Branch, New York, New York, January 21, 2009
  • Speaker, “Electronic Copyright Transfer ,” Professionals/Rights and Permissions Advisory Committee, Professional Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers, Annual Conference, May 8, 2006
  • Prepared and delivered Trademarks presentation to executives of leading manufacturing company (Firm client), April 4, 2006
  • Speaker, “Trademarks,” Yorktown Bar Association, March 29, 2006
  • Project Chair and Contributing Editor, “Legal Ethics and Professionalism for Trademark Practitioners,” E-Learning Program, International Trademark Association On-Line CLE Accredited Course Program (launched October 22, 2006 and offered on continuous basis at periodic intervals)
  • Speaker, “Trademarks,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Client Seminar, Raritan Valley Country Club, Bridgewater NJ, October 18, 2005
  • Project Team Manager, (Session One) and Facilitator (On-Line Chat), “TTAB Basics,” International Trademark Association On-Line CLE Accredited Course Offering (launched June 2005 and offered on continuous basis at periodic intervals)
  • Project Team Manager, “Work/Life Balance—Caring for Family While Working,” New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association, Women’s Networking Committee Reception, June 15, 2005
  • Prepared and delivered Trademarks Seminar to executives of leading financial services company (Firm client), May 19, 2005
  • Speaker, “Political Parody: IP Owners Aren’t Laughing,” 20th Annual Intellectual Property Conference, Intellectual Property Law Section of the American Bar Association (April 14, 2005). Similar presentations also delivered to New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association (February 17, 2005), New York Intellectual Property Law Association (November 19, 2004) and Copyright and Trademark Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section (November 9, 2004)
  • Speaker, “Trademark and Copyright Year in Review ,” 5th Annual CLE Expo, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, March 8, 2005
  • Speaker, “Copyright from the Corporate Perspective ,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A. In-House Seminar, January 11, 2005 and June 22, 2004
  • Speaker, “Copyright and Trademark from the Corporate Perspective,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Client Seminar, Raritan Valley Country Club, Bridgewater NJ, September 28, 2004
  • Speaker, “The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Its Promise and Pitfalls ,” Association of American Publishers, Rights and Permissions Committee Annual Conference, May 19, 2004
  • Speaker, “Intellectual Property Aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions: A Case Study,” “Advanced Topics in Copyright Law,” Association of the Bar of the City of New York, May 6, 2004
  • Speaker, “The Madrid Protocol,” Baker Botts Intellectual Property Retreat, 2003
  • Moderator, “A Roundtable Discussion of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Moseley dba Victor’s Little Secret v. V. Secret Catalogue, Inc.,” hosted by New York Intellectual Property Law Association, April 10, 2003
  • Speaker, “DMCA: Highlighted Provisions and Recent Proposed Legislation,” “Copyright in the Digital Age,” Seminar sponsored by Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. and Society for Scholarly Publishing, April 3, 2003
  • Speaker, “Enforcing Trademark Rights on the Wild, Wild Web,” Baker Botts Intellectual Property Retreat (2001)
  • Prepared and conducted Publishing Seminar focusing on new media rights for large medical publisher, February 1999
  • Invited Speaker, “Applying Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act to Copyrightable Works,” 1995 Annual Meeting, American Intellectual Property Law Association, speech published in Intellectual Property Litigation, Winter 1995
  • Litigated through appeal to Federal Circuit Court of Appeals opposition to marks for snack foods based on descriptiveness and genericness; resulting decision pronounced by Law360 as one of the most important trademark decisions of 2018.
  • Secured consent judgment and two contempt judgments totaling more than $1.5 million in trademark infringement and cybersquatting action against infringer of plaintiff’s BLANCO mark for high-end faucets and sinks, in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; successfully defended Eleventh Circuit appeal therefrom, resulting in affirmance.
  • Lead attorney, winning preliminary injunction from U.S. District Court in Texas based on trademark infringement and dilution of client and plaintiff’s COINTREAU mark, with court finding mark is famous and diluted CONTROY mark; subsequently secured Consent Judgment precluding manufacturer and importer from any use of CONTROY.
  • Enforce trademarks and copyrights against counterfeits on Amazon and other e-commerce platforms and resolve federal trade dress litigation and other claims brought against client, apparel company with nationwide sales at large chain stores.
  • Oversee management of global trademark portfolio, copyright prosecution, and draft and negotiate publishing agreements and merchandise license agreements with parties around the world for client, heir to copyrights and trademarks of famous author.
  • Successfully defended Trademark Trial and Appeal Board inter partes case brought against client, Allentown, Pennsylvania-based beer brewer, for cancellation of trademark registration, by competing brewer; uncover evidence of abandonment of mark by petitioner, followed swiftly by withdrawal of cancellation; as part of settlement, client not required to make any changes in use of mark.  Case generated front-page coverage in Pennsylvania-area press.
  • Prosecuted trademark infringement action in U.S. federal district court in New York brought by Italian maker of clothing and handbags against infringer, U.S.-based watch company, which launched clothing line using client’s mark.  Favorably settled action following court-appointed mediation before federal magistrate.
  • Lead attorney defending federal court action for trademark infringement brought by market leader in cosmetics industry; won summary judgment dismissing case on grounds competitor’s 30-year-old “mark” was generic.  Successfully defended Third Circuit appeal therefrom, judgment affirmed on grounds of lack of secondary meaning.
  • Lead attorney defending federal court copyright infringement action, also alleging breach of “click-through” license agreement, brought by leading healthcare ratings provider against hospital. Case drew attention of General Counsel of Copyright Office.
  • Worldwide enforcement of trademarks and copyrights owned by leading producer of famous video game, including supervision of foreign litigation.  Draft merchandise licenses for same client.
  • Trademark clearance, prosecution, and enforcement for one of the world’s largest inter-dealer brokers.

Jeanne Hamburg has earned the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® status. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.

Jeanne Hamburg has been selected to the New York Super Lawyers list 2009 – 2022. The Super Lawyers List is issued by Thompson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.

“THE WORLD’S LEADING TRADEMARK PROFESSIONALS 2018” by World Trademark Review 

 

 

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