Greenberg Traurig's Los Angeles Office Adds Experienced Trademark Attorney
to Growing Intellectual Property Practice
Elise Tenen-Aoki is sixth IP lateral to join firm in past three months
LOS ANGELES, CA -- August 27, 2002 --
Elise Tenen-Aoki has joined
the Los Angeles office of Greenberg Traurig LLP where she will be a member
of its rapidly expanding intellectual property practice headed by patent
authorities, Charles Berman
and Christopher Darrow.
Tenen-Aoki brings extensive experience in a broad range of trademark and
copyright matters on a national and global level, thus adding to the firm’s
well-established national intellectual property group, which is one of the
largest in the U.S.
“Trademarks are a vital element of any business from entertainment to
apparel, and the development and protection of a company’s trademarks are
critical to ensuring the value and integrity of the products and services
they offer,” said Richard Davis,
managing partner of Greenberg Traurig’s Los Angeles office. “Elise’s extensive
experience in national and international trademark and copyright matters
will add substantially to the depth and breadth of the firm’s dynamic West
Coast IP and entertainment practices.”
Tenen-Aoki is skilled in helping companies to develop global strategies
to register, use and protect their trademark portfolios, and in negotiating
licensing and merchandising agreements for these valuable assets. She has
a solid background in the entertainment industry having served as intellectual
property counsel for a major entertainment company where she was responsible
for overseeing a portfolio of more than 25,000 trademarks. Adept at maintaining
a balance between a company’s business and marketing objectives and the
need to create a strong enforceable trademark portfolio, she also provides
guidance to corporate executives in the apparel, consumer product, pharmaceutical
and restaurant industries on the proper use of marks. Early in her career,
Tenen-Aoki was an examining attorney at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
in Washington D.C. Most recently, she was a partner at Oppenheimer, Wolff
& Donnelly.
Tenen-Aoki obtained her bachelor’s degree cum laude from Tufts University
and her J.D. from American University School of Law. She is licensed to
practice in California, District of Columbia and Maryland and is a member
of the International Trademark Association.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with 1,500
attorneys and governmental affairs professionals in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The
firm is ranked seventh on The American Lawyer's Am Law 100 listing of the
largest law firms in the U.S., based on number of lawyers.
Greenberg Traurig serves clients from offices in: Albany, NY; Amsterdam, The
Netherlands; Atlanta, GA; Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver,
CO; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL;
Morristown, NJ; New York, NY; Orange County, CA; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA;
Phoenix, AZ; Sacramento, CA; Silicon Valley, CA; Tallahassee, FL; Tokyo, Japan;
Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, FL; Wilmington, DE; and Zurich,
Switzerland. Additionally, the firm has strategic alliances with the following independent
law firms: Olswang, London and Brussels; Studio Santa Maria, Milan and Rome; and
Hayabusa Kokusai Law Offices in Tokyo.
For additional information, please visit the firm's Web site at
www.gtlaw.com.
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