Julia Lisi

Internet and Social Media Matters

• Helps clients take down fraudulent or infringing websites, mobile apps, social media accounts, and product listings.
• Secures the transfer of cybersquatting domain name registrations under various dispute resolution policies, including the UDRP.
• Defensively registers trademarks with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) to prevent cyber squatters and online trademark infringement. 
• Drafts Terms of Service and Terms of Use and counsels clients on how to manage content posted by online users.

Trademark Clearance, Registration, and Maintenance

• Advises clients on the selection, registration, protection, and enforcement of trademarks both in the U.S. and internationally.
• Conducts preliminary and comprehensive trademark clearance searches and provides opinions on the availability of proposed marks for use and registration U.S. and foreign markets.
• Maintains and monitors trademark watches to detect infringement in the U.S. and abroad.

Intellectual Property Enforcement

• Devises and coordinates global trademark enforcement strategies, including sending demand letters and negotiating and drafting settlement and coexistence agreements.
• Represents clients in opposition proceedings at the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Copyright Registration, Enforcement, and Rights Clearance

• Enforces copyrights online by leveraging the procedures of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the Terms of Service for web platforms.
• Assists clients in registering copyrights in the U.S. Copyright Office for various works of authorship, including product packaging, test banks, and secure tests.
• Assists clients with copyright clearance, including locating rights holders, advising on fair use, and determining whether a given work is in the public domain.  
• Submits public comments in response to the U.S. Copyright Office’s interim rules, advocating for reform in the secure test registration regime.

Licensing 

• Drafts trademark licensing agreements for the production, sale, and co-branding of alcoholic beverages.
• Prepares data and software license agreements.
• Drafts content license and assignment agreements.
• Negotiates sync licenses for videos of musical performances.