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Christine L. Kopitzke, Affiliate Attorney
Chris Kopitzke is an independent intellectual property attorney who focuses on copyright and trademark counseling and dispute resolution. She advises domestic and foreign clients on the adoption and use of trademarks and on the protection, enforcement, licensing, and transfer of trademarks, copyrights, publicity rights, and domain names in the United States and abroad. She regularly represents clients in trademark applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in negotiations concerning their intellectual property.
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Her practice frequently involves advising and representing clients in the creation and protection of their internet web sites. Ms. Kopitzke's clients range from multinational corporations to individuals. She has assisted clients with intellectual property questions and issues in many fields, including traditional and online publishing, entertainment, software development, pharmaceutical manufacture, real estate development, winemaking, employer services, clothing design, printed circuit board manufacture, retail and restaurant services, and non-profit services.
Professional Experience
- Complex international trademark licensing for multinational payroll corporation
- Copyright dispute resolution with federal agencies on behalf of international design firm
- Trademark dispute resolution for multinational pharmaceutical company
- Negotiating and drafting copyright license with state and state subcontractor
- Preparing master license for online application service provider
- Author-publisher contract negotiations and dispute resolution
- Trademark enforcement involving infringing products on eBay
- Preparing copyright licenses and assignments for contributors to web sites and online courses
- Advising estates concerning copyright ownership of artwork
- Preparing right-to-publicity licenses for musicians
- Advising clients and transactional attorneys regarding intellectual property contract provisions
- Preparing non-disclosure agreements in advance of funding and contract negotiations
- Speaking: presentation of programs on copyright and trademark law and issues for State Bar of California, bar associations of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties, and CPA/Law Society of Ventura County
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