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Alicia Brown Oliver
Shareholder
Alicia Oliver practices primarily in the area of intellectual property law. She regularly handles the prosecution of trademark and service mark applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as well as prosecution and defense of Opposition and Cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She is also regularly involved in IP litigation matters in both federal and state courts.
Representative Matters
- Assisted clients with clearance searching and preparing and prosecuting trademark and service mark applications in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in foreign trademark offices throughout the world
- Assisted clients with maintenance of existing federal, state, and foreign trademark and service mark registrations
- Assisted clients with policing their trademark and service mark rights
- Represented clients in trademark disputes in state and federal courts and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- Represented clients in domain name disputes before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Arbitration Forum
- Assisted clients with intellectual property licensing and with due diligence relating to intellectual property in business transactions
- Advised clients regarding marketing and advertising matters and regarding specific issues relating to Internet advertising.
Presentations
- “2010 Federal Regulatory Update: From A to Z (advertising, privacy, risk-based pricing, open-end credit and more),” CFSA Spring Conference, March 2010
- "Financial Innovation: Legal Challenges with New Products and Technology,” CFSA Spring Conference, March 2010
Memberships
- American Advertising Federation, Chattanooga Chapter
- American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- American Red Cross, Secretary, Board of Directors, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Chapter
- Chattanooga Bar Association
- Lookout Mountain Bar Association
- Lookout Mountain School, Parent Teacher Association, Board Member
- McCallie School Mock Trial Team, Attorney Coach
- State Bar of Georgia
- Tennessee Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Executive Council; Member, House of Delegates; member, Intellectual Property Editorial Board
- Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Committee, Member
Honors
- Comments Editor, University of Memphis Law Review
- Member, Inaugural Class of Tennessee Bar Association's Leadership Law
