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Law Office of Lisa N. Kaufman, P.A.

Trademark, Copyright, and Unfair Competition Law

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Ms. Kaufman, a graduate of the University of Florida College of Law and Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, has over 30 years of experience practicing trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law, including e-commerce matters. She has worked for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; for Ralston Purina Company and Borden, Inc., both Fortune 500 companies, as in-house counsel; and in private law firms, both large and small.

Ms. Kaufman’s practice encompasses trademark and copyright counseling, searching, clearance, and registration both in the United States and internationally. She handles litigation relating to intellectual property matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in the federal courts. Ms. Kaufman also handles issues relating to the Internet such as domain name registrations and disputes.

She is admitted to practice before the Federal District Courts of the District of Columbia and the Middle District of Florida and before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

A member of the bars of the states of Virginia, Florida and Missouri as well as the District of Columbia, Ms. Kaufman has been an active member of the Florida Bar Intellectual Property Law Committee and the Franchise Committee. She has served on several committees of the International Trademark Association (INTA). Ms. Kaufman taught a trademark course to paralegals at Santa Clara University and lectures on trademark and copyright law.

Ms. Kaufman drafts and negotiates license and franchise agreements and other contracts related to intellectual property matters.

Co-Author

Chapter 7 “Trademarks, Service Marks and Other Intellectual Property Rights” of the Florida Bar’s Continuing Legal Education Manual on Franchise Law and Practice

Affiliations

Member of the Florida Bar Intellectual Property Law Committee and Antitrust Committee

Member of the D.C. Bar Intellectual Property Law Section

Member of Phi Beta Kappa

Indiana University Alumni Association

University of Florida Alumni Association

Women's Executive Club of Fort Lauderdale

Expert Witness

All Cities Realty, Inc. v. CF Real Estate Loans, Inc. dba REMAX All Cities Realty, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Case No. SACV05 0615

Community Service

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society South Florida Woman of the Year 2009-2010

LISA N. KAUFMAN, ESQ.

Clients Represented

Domestic and international clients encompass a broad range of industries, including pharmaceutical and chemical companies, consumer products companies, food manufacturers, clothing manufacturers, cosmetic and perfume manufacturers, highly sophisticated software and technology companies. Representation has included artists and musicians, as well as clients in the service sector including banking and financial services, telecommunications, automobile dealerships, an Internet service provider, hotels, restaurants, airlines, museums, retailers, major publishers, amusement parks, sports organizations, a psychological testing and educational testing service, and an outplacement counseling service.

Types of Clients Represented

Belabumbum

Hello Wallet

Mastiff Games

Meggitt Maryland dba Wilcoxon Research, Inc.

Offerdahls

Ron Jon Surf Shop of Fla., Inc.

Sid Wainer & Son dba Friendly Fruit