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MICHELLE J. DORMAN
Associate
Direct Dial: 914.821.3073
dorman@leasonellis.com
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
MICHELLE DORMAN practices in all aspects of domestic and foreign trademark prosecution. Her experience extends to a wide range of industries including luxury goods, jewelry, food and beverages, and personal care products.
Ms. Dorman has conducted all phases of trademark prosecution and maintenance before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including preparing and filing responses to Office Actions in all types of substantive refusals. Ms. Dorman has also conducted trademark searches and drafted opinions regarding the availability and registrability of trademarks, counseled clients regarding registration requirements in the U.S., negotiated license agreements, and conducted intellectual property due diligences. Outside the U.S., she has worked on trademark matters in over 100 countries, prosecuting foreign trademark applications, including international applications filed through WIPO, and maintaining international trademark portfolios.
Ms. Dorman has also assisted in copyright, trademark, and patent litigations, including extensive legal research, and prepared and filed documents for trademark opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She has also registered and maintained domain name registrations, handled UDRP proceedings, and prepared and filed copyright applications.
While in law school, Ms. Dorman interned at Burberry Limited, where she conducted internet trademark enforcement and drafted trademark settlement agreements, cease-and-desist letters, and correspondence to infringing parties. She also interned at Classic Media, Inc., where she drafted licensing, merchandising, promotional, agency, and work for hire agreements.
Before joining Leason Ellis, Ms. Dorman was an Associate at WolfBlock, LLP and Cozen O'Connor.
BAR ADMISSIONS:
New York
EDUCATION:
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2007
B.A., University of Michigan, 2004
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