Combining nearly a decade of in-house experience with over twenty years as an intellectual property and litigation attorney in private practice, Carole provides clients with practical, common sense creative strategies in trademarks, copyrights, design patents, advertising, litigation, pre-litigation disputes, and privacy related matters to achieve their goals while preserving their bottom line. Carole’s practice focuses on worldwide intellectual property protection and brand-building strategies, including the registration, maintenance, and policing of trademark and copyright portfolios. She has experience in all aspects of opposition and cancellation proceedings before the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in infringement, right of publicity, and false advertising disputes in various federal and international courts. She negotiates and drafts IP agreements, including license and coexistence agreements.
Carole also advises clients about their online presence, including policing and taking action against trademark infringement on the internet and in connection with domain name disputes. She has extensive experience crafting and negotiating talent, influencer, photographer, model, and marketing agreements. She also provides counseling concerning marketing materials, social media engagement, loyalty programs, and text messaging programs.
In addition, Carole provides counseling on designing and implementing privacy compliance programs and data collection, storage, and sharing.