Laura Goldbard George concentrates in trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, with particular expertise in consumer product-related matters. With her extensive litigation experience in the U.S. courts and abroad, as well as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, Ms. George routinely represents plaintiffs and defendants in the textile, clothing, luggage, jewelry, health and beauty aid, food/beverages, gasoline and lubricant products, publishing, and family entertainment industries. She also provides similar counsel to financial institutions.

Ms. George manages the trademark and copyright portfolios of many clients. This includes advising, negotiating, and drafting their licensing and merger and acquisition documents, performing due diligence, prosecuting their intellectual property rights in both domestic and international forums, and providing general counsel. She frequently counsels debtors in bankruptcy and regularly advises parties to securitizations, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions regarding their intellectual property interests.

Her representations have included:

Following a two-week jury trial, obtained defense verdict on behalf of major pharmaceutical company, which rejected plaintiff's claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition and allowed client to market its new line of herbal supplements.

Utilized alternative dispute resolution to achieve results favorable to clients in two recent copyright infringement actions, one involving greeting cards and the other involving a quilt design.

Memberships

Enforcement Committee, International Trademark Association; American Bar Association; AIPLA Federal Bar Association; Copyright Society; BNA Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal

Activities

Facilitator, E-Learning Program, Policing and Enforcing Trademarks, June 2006, January 2005 and October 2004; Speaker, "Troubles with Trademarks: How to Effectively Handle Trademark Disputes," The New York County Lawyers' Association, October 22, 2002; Speaker, Consumer Household Goods, Cosmetics and Apparel, International Trademark Association, May 2001; Speaker, Dilution: What is a Famous Mark? International Trademark Association, May 1998; Co-author, The Lessons of Medinol Ltd. v. NeuroVasx Inc., Stroock Special Bulletin, June 26, 2006; Co-author, "The CAN-SPAM Act--What it Means for You and Your Business, Stroock Special Bulletin (March 10, 2004); Co-author, The Madrid Protocol, Stroock Special Bulletin, (October 2003); Co-author, "Alternatives to the Courthouse," INTA Bulletin, October, 2002; Co-author, Parody, International Trademark Association, May, 2001; Co-author, A Practical Guide to Searching and Clearing Trademarks in the United States, International Legal Strategy, August, 2001; Co-author,Protection of Product Shapes by Patents, Trademarks, or Both, International Legal Strategy, November, 1999

Admitted to Practice

New York, 1983; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1983; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1983; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1987; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1989

Education

J.D., University of Miami, 1981

B.A., Emory University, 1978