Amin Talati Wasserman, LLP

• Responsible for filing 80 new trademark applications in 2022 after bringing in domestic and international rollouts of 10+ trademarks from 2019-2021
• Responsible for individually signing five new clients, including handling of onboarding and trademark needs
• Successfully settled multiple international oppositions while collaborating with international agents
• Strategize with agents regarding international trademarks, including personally filing 20+ applications, using Canada’s expedited review system for clients, and handling international clearance, registration, and maintenance
• Assist with several client acquisitions while personally maintaining trademark portfolios and filing both domestic and international trademark assignments to new owners 
• Run preliminary and full trademark searches for trademark clearance using TESS, TSDR, and trademark search agencies
• Prepare, file, monitor, and report on federal and international trademark applications for a variety of clients mainly in the food, beverage, and cosmetics industries, including US states which have legalized hemp and CBD-based trademarks
• Respond to Office Actions, file Sections 8 and 15 Declarations of Use and Incontestability, file Sections 8 and 9 Renewals for trademark registrations, and handle various other communications, maintenance, and filings before the USPTO regarding various trademarks
• Run and report on use investigations for use in potential cancellation procedures, cease and desist letters, and other enforcement matters

Associate Attorney

Neal & McDevitt, LLC

• Wrote both inquiry and cease and desist letters on client's behalf
• Drafted Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaints dealing with domain name disputes
• Researched and drafted memorandum, motions, and complaints for a variety of trademark, copyright, and marketing matters, for litigation and transactional purposes
• Ran TESS and TSDR trademark searches for trademark infringement, clearances, and filings 
• Prepared, filed, and monitored trademark registrations for a variety of clients

Tueoris

• Understood the full scope of a corporate privacy and personal data protection schemes including data flows and risk assessment
• Identified areas of potential privacy vulnerability at all levels and proposed solution plans to prevent, mitigate, and resolve such risks
• Monitored, researched, analyzed, and provided advice on industry trends, existing, proposed and new laws, and policies regarding their impact to the companies we advised 
• Implemented compliance standards with privacy and personal data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation set forth by the European Union

Privacy Consultant

Synergy Law Group, LLC

• Researched topics for legal matters including business, commercial, trademark, and copyright subject areas for use by partners and associates
• Drafted memoranda about sales tax as applied to services, FLSA provisions, stock endorsements, and conspiracy cause of action elements
• Drafted write-ups on recent copyright and trademark infringement decisions, including cases from the 7th and 9th Circuits

Legal Intern

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

• Checked citations in journal articles to ensure sources were properly cited and supported in the article before publication
• Edited improper citations within the footnotes and body of the journal article and turned in the edited article for publication in the Journal 
• Responsible for writing, editing, and posting several blog posts to be published to the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property website

Assistant Editor

American Eagle Outfitters

• Responsible for providing customer service and style advice 
• Maintained the look, cleanliness, and organization of the store
• Provided advice on products, style questions, and other customer needs

Sales Associate

The Free Internet Project

• Researched ISP, safe harbor, free speech, privacy, information access, and net neutrality laws for international countries, specifically Hungary of the E.U.
• Posted findings to the Free Internet Project website to be accessed and compared to other countries around the world

See The Free Internet Project website here: http://thefreeinternetproject.org/

Research Assistant

Felix Lady Imports

• Responsible for presenting, describing, sampling, and selling products from our inventory, including wine and craft beers
• Provided useful and helpful information about our products to restaurant, bar, and other venue owners to add our products to their menus

Independent Wine Sales Representative

MusicDealers

• Helped draft music licensing, publishing, and commercial agreements for review
• Researched music business and legal topics as needed as well as draft legal memos
• Filed client legal matters both digitally and physically in an easy-to-access system
• Drafted blog posts about current intellectual property events, cases, and interesting topics for blog posts

Pasky Gruber LLC

• Researched Track One Priority Application processes for patents, LLCs and other business organizations, and conversion methods for businesses
• Updated the firm's logo and name across all firm documentation 
• Implemented systems for forms, emails, letters, and client communication for easier production
• Wrote articles about copyright and trademark infringement pertaining to car ownership published on the law firm’s website
• Created a PowerPoint about State Privacy Laws published on the law firm’s content page
• Drafted blog posts about copyrights, trademarks, and intellectual property for the law firm’s website

Law Clerk

I am an Associate Attorney with Amin Talati Wasserman, LLP working in the trademarks group.  My practice focuses on trademark preparation and prosecution, dealing with the full spectrum of trademark clearance, application, registration, and maintenance both domestically and internationally.

I have the honor of being named to the Super Lawyers Illinois Rising Stars List for 2021-2024!  More information can be found at my Super Lawyers profile at SuperLawyers.com.  

I enjoy networking and talking with fellow legal, as well as non-legal, professionals to help myself learn and grow.  As an adamant learner, I seek any experience that will help me improve and grow within my profession.

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