Lisa Bollinger Gehman

Associate

Philadelphia

T +1 215.564.2684

F +1 215.568.3439

lgehman@bakerlaw.com

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Overview

Lisa Bollinger Gehman focuses her practice on trademarks and copyrights. Her areas of concentration include trademark clearance, expansion and enforcement, unfair competition, dilution, domain names and litigation in federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Lisa manages large worldwide trademark portfolios, and regularly represents clients in anti-counterfeiting efforts and domain name disputes. She also counsels clients on copyright matters, including rights clearance and DMCA compliance.

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Represented a global financial software manufacturer in a bench trial in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Judge ruled in favor of client.
Received a favorable fair use ruling for a newspaper in a copyright infringement suit in the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Manages the day-to-day activities for global trademark portfolios for a range of businesses, including in the retail, apparel, software, insurance, manufacturing, biopharmaceutical, entertainment and education industries.

Represented a global financial software manufacturer in a bench trial in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Judge ruled in favor of client.
Received a favorable fair use ruling for a newspaper in a copyright infringement suit in the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Manages the day-to-day activities for global trademark portfolios for a range of businesses, including in the retail, apparel, software, insurance, manufacturing, biopharmaceutical, entertainment and education industries.
Prepares cease and desist letters and handles takedown notices relating to internet-based infringements.
Successfully represents clients in Uniform Domain Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings against cyber-squatters.
Regularly conducts U.S. and foreign trademark clearance searches for clients around the world.
Drafts office action responses to overcome denials of trademark registrations before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Conducts trademark and copyright due diligence for intellectual property asset purchases.
Experienced in federal district court litigation pertaining to trademark infringement, unfair competition and copyright infringement.
Successfully defended a clothing brand in a trademark and right of publicity infringement suit in the Central District of California.
Obtained a dismissal of advertising firm from a trademark infringement and unfair competition suit alleging contributory liability in the Southern District of New York.
Represents clients in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the TTAB.
Assists clients in resolving trademark disputes, including negotiating and drafting settlement, co-existence and license agreements.
Counseled entertainment and sports industry client on book clearance rights and set up a digital rights management for the images and agreements.
Counseled education technology client on music rights licensing and clearance.
Assisted with complex assignment of registered and unregistered copyrights and publishing agreements for a well-known author.

Recognitions and Memberships

Memberships

American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
- IP Law Section - YLD Liaison (2021 to 2022)
Lancaster Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Indigenous Rights Committee (2020 to 2022)
- Law Firm Committee (2022 to Present)
Copyright Society of the USA
- Pennsylvania Chapter Co-Chair (2020 to Present)
Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association (PIPLA)
- Board Member (2019 to 2021)
Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court
- Board Member (2019 to 2020)
ChIPs
- Philadelphia Chapter

News

Publications

Articles

9/1/2016
Lisa Gehman Authors Article on Fair Labor Certification and the Fashion Industry for the Drexel Law Review

Blog Posts

12/21/2022
Holiday Sayings – Who Owns Them?
6/1/2022
Decentralized Domains: Metaverse Land Grab
12/23/2021
USPTO Implements Trademark Modernization Act
12/22/2021
USPTO Sanctions Chinese Law Firm for Fraud and Terminates More Than 15,000 US Trademark Applications
4/28/2021
Proposed Fast-Track Copyright Registration Option for Small Claims
4/5/2016
In re Tam: Still No Trademark Registration for The Slants

Pro Bono

Support Center for Child Advocates: Child Advocate Volunteer Attorney
Trademark counseling for Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE), a non-profit that provides legal aid to low-income individuals
Trademark counseling for Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition (DBCC), a non-profit that raises awareness of breast health issues

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Services

Trademark and Copyright

Prior Positions

Law Clerk for the Honorable David R. Workman, Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas (2016 to 2017)
Judicial Intern for the Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2015)

Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

Education

J.D., Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2016, summa cum laude; Dean's Award for Exceptional Achievement as a Law Student; Associate Editor, Drexel Law Review
B.S., Legal Studies, Central Penn College, 2013, summa cum laude