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Lisa
Greenwald-Swire
Principal
650-839-5198
Lisa Greenwald-Swire is a Principal in the Silicon Valley office of Fish & Richardson. Ms. Greenwald-Swire's practice emphasizes trademarks and she is a member of the firm’s Trademark and Copyright Group. She has extensive law firm experience that includes U.S. and international trademark counseling and prosecution, advising on branding strategies, trademark and copyright infringement, domain name disputes, and licensing issues. Previously she clerked for The Honorable David O. Carter in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (1999-2000). Ms. Greenwald-Swire also clerked for Judge John E. Munter of the City & County of San Francisco Superior Court (1997), was a Legal Assistant at the Office of the Corporation Counsel in the Civil Division (1993, 1995-1996), and was a Reader and Assistant to Judge David Tatel of the U.S. District Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit (1995).
Admissions
Clerkships
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The Honorable David O. Carter,
United States District Court for the Central District of California,
1999 - 2000
Memberships and Affiliations
Member, INTA Famous & Well-Known Marks Committee (2010-2011); INTA Internet Committee (Fall 2006-2009); INTA Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (Spring 2002-Fall 2006); member of the Board of Directors and Civil Rights Committee, Anti-Defamation League (Spring 2002-current); American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Other Distinctions
Honors and Awards
Listed in World Trademark Review 1000 for trademark prosecution and counseling in California (2011, 2012).
Named one of California’s Top Intellectual Property Lawyers by the Daily Journal (2012).
Publications and Presentations
Speaker, "What Your Business Needs to Know About Copyright - Navigating the DMCA Safe Harbor and Notice and Takedown Provisions," Fish & Richardson Web Seminar (June 2011).
Speaker, "What Israeli Companies Really Need to Know About IP in the US," Israel (January 2011).
Speaker, "IP, the New Commodity: Monetizing Your Copyrights and Trademarks," Corporate Counsel’s IP Trademark, Copyright & Licensing Forum, New York (September 2010).
Author, "Cost-Effective Enforcement Strategies for a Challenging Economy," The Computer and Internet Lawyer, 27, 6, (June 2010).
Presenter, "Product Life Cycle Management," Bay Area Pharma and Life Sciences IP Summit (February 2010).
Speaker, PLI’s 15th Annual Institute on Intellectual Property Law, "Cost-Effective Brand Enforcement Strategies for a Challenging Economy," San Francisco, CA (October 2009).
Speaker, Fish & Richardson and Field Fisher Waterhouse "Hot Topics in New Media," Silicon Valley and London (2008).
Author, "Moral Ethics," The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 12, 3 (Spring 1999). Education
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BA,
University of Michigan
Political Science, English
with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Iota Rho, Pi Sigma Alpha
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JD,
Georgetown University Law Center
1999
cum laude
Editor-in-Chief, The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
Experience
Litigation Examples
Federal District Court
San Francisco Technology, Inc. v. Solgar, Inc. - Currently representing defendants NBTY, Inc. and Solgar, Inc. in this false marking patent case filed in the Northern District of California.
Reason Foundation v. The Reason Project - Represented The Reason Foundation, a well-known non-profit organization promoting libertarian principles, in a trademark infringement and unfair competition action relating to the use of the REASON mark by The Reason Project, a non-profit organization promoting secular values. Obtained a favorable settlement for the client.
TTAB
Franklin Resources, Inc. v. AF Holdings, L.P. - Represent Franklin Resources, Inc. in opposition to application to register FRANKLIN SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS - case pending
eHarmony, Inc. v. InqHire Corporation - Represented eHarmony, Inc. in opposition to application to register JOBHARMONY. Case resolved on summary judgment for eHarmony, Inc., opposition was sustained, and JOBHARMONY application was rejected.
Computer Geeks, Inc. v. COMPGEEKS.COM - Represent COMPGEEKS.COM in opposition to application to register COMPUTER GEEKS - case pending
UDRP
eHarmony.com Inc v Brett Donovan - Represents eHarmony, Inc. in domain name dispute involving the (eharmony.co.uk) domain name. Obtained favorable panel decision transferring domain to eHarmony, Inc.
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