“No one would ever call me a ‘yes man.’ I pride myself on standing in the client’s shoes to gain the client’s business perspective while using my own experience-based legal judgment. I tell clients what they need to hear even if that’s not what they want to hear. I always have their best interests at heart.”
Nancy DiConza
“I have always enjoyed writing. When a trademark application encounters a refusal from the USPTO, I enjoy the exercise in strategy, evidence gathering, and persuasive writing to try to overcome it. It’s rewarding to get clients’ marks past those hurdles.”
Janet L. Hoffman
“It’s been 25 years since I began visiting the independent states formerly comprising the Soviet Union to raise awareness of international trademark protection and today there is a much broader understanding of the value of IP. But with piracy in the region and widespread infringement of internationally well-known marks, there remains much room for improvement in both protection and enforcement.”