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.
Norris McLaughlin Ranked Tier 1 in Media Law International 2022
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Jeanne Hamburg Listed in New York Metro Super Lawyers® Women’s Edition for 2021
Norris McLaughlin Ranked Tier 1 in Media Law International 2021
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Jeanne Hamburg Ranked in World Trademark Review 1000
Jeanne Hamburg Named Among New York Metro Super Lawyers Again in 2018
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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
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Jeanne Hamburg Earns Place in AVENUE Magazine’s Legal Elite, Top Women Lawyers in NYC
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Jeanne Hamburg Presents Legal Workshop on Intellectual Property at SURTEX
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Jeanne Hamburg Appointed as Vice Chair of Law Firm Committee of International Trademark Association
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Jeanne M. Hamburg Named Among New York Super Lawyers
Jeanne Hamburg to Serve as INTA Faculty Member for Trademark Basics Course
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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
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Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Wins Precedential Third Circuit Dismissal of Trademark Case
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See MoreJeanne 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