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278.11 sec. 001 - Trademark Practice (Spring 2025)
Instructor: Angela Lucille Dunning
Instructor: Judd Lauter
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
Tu 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Location: Law 113
From January 14, 2025
To April 22, 2025
Course End: April 22, 2025
Class Number: 32882
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 20
Waitlisted: 1
Enroll Limit: 20
As of: 11/28 03:55 AM
This course provides students with an opportunity to experience trademark law practice. After reviewing the fundamentals of trademark law, students will work through a series of simulations of trademark practice activities and proceedings, including selecting trademarks and conducting due diligence, registering trademarks, responding to an office action from the United States Patent & Trademark Office, analyzing a complaint, assessing expert surveys, crafting arguments for dispositive motions, mediation, and oral argument.
Students will be evaluated based on their participation and performance on the in-class simulations and accompanying written work product. Attendance at all sessions is expected.
Angela is a litigation partner at Cleary Gottlieb where she litigates trademark, copyright, trade secrets and unfair competition cases - as well as other complex commercial disputes - for the world’s top companies. She has tried numerous cases to a jury verdict and has substantial experience in the federal appellate courts, including successful arguments before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in high-profile, published cases. Among these, Angela represented Google in an important genericide trademark suit, Elliott v. Google, in which the Ninth Circuit unanimously affirmed summary judgment that the GOOGLE trademark is not generic. She represented Blurb in the “monkey selfies” copyright suit, Naruto v. Slater, procuring affirmance of the lower court’s dismissal order on the ground that animals, as non-humans, lack standing under the Copyright Act. Angela also obtained dismissal and affirmance for eBay on copyright preemption grounds of claims asserted under the California Resale Royalty Act (Close v. Sotheby’s). In other notable cases, Angela served as lead counsel for 23andMe in a trademark dispute with Ancestry.com over rights to the term “ancestry,” and she co-led a team that procured dismissal with prejudice of two different cases against Meta Platforms - one of which, Dfinity Foundation v. Meta Platforms, was recognized by Law360 as a top trademark decision of 2022.
Angela’s current practice focuses on intellectual property issues arising from generative AI. She represents Midjourney, a prominent generative artificial intelligence platform, in connection with a first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit asserting copyright infringement and trade dress claims; is defending a major technology company against copyright claims filed by comedian Sarah Silverman, writer Michael Chabon, and others directed to its large language model; and is advising numerous other companies on the development and use of generative AI tools. Angela widely presents and lectures on the intellectual property implications of generative AI.
World Trademark Review describes Angela as a “high-caliber trial lawyer,” as well as a “great writer and strategist who leaves no stone unturned in developing her positions.” She has repeatedly been named one of the Top 100 Women Lawyers in California by Daily Journal, a leading lawyer for commercial disputes by The Legal 500 US, and most recently a "Leading Woman Lawyer in Technology (IP)" by Law.com. Angela is a member of the International Trademark Association. She has previously taught trademark law classes as an adjunct at the University of California, Berkeley.
Judd is a Special Counsel in the San Francisco office of Cooley LLP. He has extensive experience managing all aspects of federal litigation and proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In addition to litigation and dispute work, Judd advises clients on copyright, trademark and advertising issues, and he actively manages global trademark and copyright portfolios for startups and household names alike.
Judd has had a lifelong interest in science and technology and has followed developments in the field of AI closely. As generative AI has begun to transform business and the law, Judd has assumed a leading role in advising clients on the legal complexities and challenges implicated by these technologies. Judd is also defending a major technology company against copyright claims arising from the training of its large language models.
World Trademark Review recognizes Judd as one of the top lawyers in California for trademark enforcement and litigation, noting his “well thought-out and sound legal advice” and delivery of “excellent substantive support with very timely service.” Judd is a member of the International Trademark Association. He regularly speaks on a variety of intellectual property topics and has previously taught trademark law as an adjunct at the University of California, Berkeley.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
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Exam Notes: (None) Class requires a series of papers, assignments, or presentations throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Intellectual Property and Technology Law
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