Katina Banks is a Partner in Dorsey’s Trademark, Copyright and Brand Management Group. Her practice is focused on trademark and copyright law, including trademark clearance searching, international and domestic trademark prosecution, protection of trade dress, U.S. and foreign customs protection and enforcement, trademark and copyright counseling and enforcement, licensing, unfair competition, rights of privacy and publicity, trade secrets and a wide variety of Internet issues, including domain name and key word acquisitions and disputes.
Katina has experience assisting clients with trademark portfolio management and establishing mechanisms and strategies to exploit and enforce their trademark rights. She also has extensive experience counseling clients with respect to protecting and enforcing product design and packaging through trade dress. Katina represents clients in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in domain name trademark infringement matters, including UDRP proceedings before the World Intellectual Property Organization and the National Arbitration Forum. She also evaluates, negotiates and drafts settlement, co-existence and other agreements relating to trademark disputes. In addition, Katina has experience drafting and negotiating trademark and copyright license agreements as well as other IP-related agreements such as employment and confidentiality agreements.
Katina also has experience helping clients comply with Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations for marketing, labeling and selling products.