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Ms. Futrowsky represents clients in all aspects of intellectual property and technology protection law, including identification, procurement, transfer and protection of inventions, brands and original works of authorship by means of patents, trademarks, trade dress protection, trade secrets, copyrights and domain names.  She also conducts IP due diligence for corporate transactions.

As a registered patent attorney, Ms. Futrowsky has prosecuted patents before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  She is experienced in litigating patent and trademark matters before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, respectively.  She has also litigated patent, trademark and copyright cases in the federal and state courts.

Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts

Florida

District of Columbia

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit

U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida

Professional Associations and Memberships:

International Trademark Association

American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Trademark Division Chair, 2000 - 2001

Publications and Public Education Division Chair, 1999 - 2000

Unfair Competition - Trade Identity Committee Chair, 1997 - 1999

Economics of the Profession Committee Chair, 1995 - 1997

Taxation Committee Chair, 1994 - 1995

Young Lawyers Committee Chair, 1992 - 1994
Chair

Patent Law Association of South Florida, (Vice President, 1996-97; Secretary, 1995-96; Treasurer, 1994-95), 1994 - 1997

Women in Technology

Published Works:

"Coordinating Patent and Trade Dress Protection to Maximize Product Value", Coudert Brothers LLP, Intellectual Property Newsletter, (co-author), 2001

"What's in a Name?", trademark article for National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) newsletter, (co-author), 1998

"The European Community After 1992-Will There Be a Cure for Euroscleurosis?", St. Louis Bar Journal, (co-author), 1990

Classes/Seminars Taught:

"Trademark and Copyright Issues for Artists and Arts Managers", George Mason University Arts Management Masters Program, Board of Directors Class, Fairfax, Virginia, 2009

"Patents and Trade Secrets for Emerging Companies", DC Bar IP Primer presentation to corporate counsel, Washington, D.C., 2006

"Intellectual Property Issues for Small Business Owners", Netwalkers Group of Washington, D.C. Area, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2004

"Intellectual Asset Management - Protect What You Produce", Women In Technology Lunch Bunch Series, McLean, Virginia, 2004

"Intellectual Property Due Diligence", Coudert Brothers LLP seminar for Zurich Federal Institute of Technology doctoral students, Washington, D.C., 2003

"Protecting Your Intellectual Property in Today's Global Economy", Women in Technology Lunch Bunch Series, Herndon, Virginia, 2003

"U.S. Patent Law - Utility, Novelty and Obviousness", Instructor, Coudert Brothers LLP Patent Tutorial for Japanese business executives, scientists and patent attorneys, Washington, D.C., 2003

U.S. Intellectual Property Law, trademark portion of lecture to attendees, Russian pharmaceutical company executives and scientists, U.S. Department of Commerce Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) program, Washington, D.C., 2003

Intellectual Property Basics, Coudert Brothers LLP internal seminar for summer associates, Washington, D.C., 2001

"Don't Cross the Border without Your Intellectual Property Lawyer", seminar for approximately 20 in-house Dow Chemical Company attorneys, Midland, Michigan, 1998

Recent Developments in Patent Ownership and Inventorship Issues, presentation and paper, American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law Summer Conference, San Francisco, California, 1998

Intellectual Property Basics Seminar in conjunction with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1995

Education:

Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1992
Juris Doctor

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1984
Bachelor of Science
Honors: Dean's List
Major:  Chemical Engineering