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| Recommended by peers in: | Extensive Experience in: |
| Copyright & Trademark Law | Anti-Counterfeiting |
| Intellectual Property Law | Copyrights |
| Patent Law | Trademarks |
| Advisory Board Member | |
| County: Oakland | |
| Litigator: Yes | |
| Practice Description: Ms. Coakley specializes in trademark matters with more than 35 years of combined experience as in-house and outside counsel. She works closely with clients to develop customized worldwide strategies to achieve their business objectives in branding, and prosecutes, enforces, licenses and maintains some of the world's most famous trademarks in over 120 countries. She has extensive prosecution and administrative litigation experience before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She has first-chaired several civil jury trials. Her practice also includes issues involving counterfeit goods, customs enforcement and seizures; e-commerce, domain name disputes, dilution and unfair advertising and trade practices. She assisted in developing the Harness Dickey's proprietary extranet portal, which allows clients to access, track and manage their entire IP portfolio online in real time. In addition to providing clients with prompt and practical solutions, Ms. Coakley is a certified neutral commercial arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. She was appointed to the Panel of Neutrals for the INTA Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, is a certified mediator and has served as an expert witness and a teaching fellow. Prior to joining the firm, she worked for the chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and was in-house counsel for the world's largest retailer, where she held the positions of vice president and intellectual property counsel. Bar Admissions: Michigan U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law School Honors/Involvement: Cum laude Undergraduate School: Oakland University, B.G.S., 1977 Undergraduate School Honors/Involvement: With honors Bar/Professional Association Involvement: International Trademark Association International Bar Association Michigan Intellectual Property Association American Bar Association Master of the Bench, IP American Inns of Court Awards; Honors; Distinctions:
Firm Description: Harness Dickey has obtained more than 65,000 patents for its clients since its founding in 1921 and currently manages more than 18,000 trademarks for clients around the globe. Presently ranked sixth among the nation’s top patent firms as reported by Law360, Harness Dickey safeguards critical IP assets on a global scale for Fortune 500 companies, private and public businesses, universities, inventors, artists and entrepreneurs. Harness Dickey has offices in the metropolitan areas of Dallas, Detroit, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. Visit www.hdp.com and follow @harnessdickey for more information. 30005375 | |
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