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Joyce Liou and Bryan Blumenkopf both spoke at LAIPLA's Washington in the West 2022. Joycce spoke about "Trademark Year in Review & Look Ahead." Bryan spoke about "Section 101: the Divide between the PTO and the Courts."

Joyce Liou and Bryan Blumenkopf both spoke at LAIPLA's Washington in the West 2022. Joycce spoke about "Trademark Year in Review & Look Ahead." Bryan spoke about "Section 101: the Divide between the PTO and the Courts."<hr>

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Joyce Liou co-chairs the Trademark Group and is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. She engages in a broad intellectual property practice, with an emphasis on both IP counseling and litigation for a diverse roster of clients. Joyce has litigated numerous district court disputes involving trademark, copyright, false advertising, right of publicity, and unfair competition claims, and has secured preliminary injunctions, summary judgment rulings, and trial verdicts for her clients. In addition to federal litigation, she routinely handles proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and has extensive experience with trademark clearance, prosecution, licensing, and due diligence. Joyce manages IP portfolios and provides global strategies for industry giants and startups alike, from a broad spectrum of fields, including technology, consumer goods, entertainment, pharmaceuticals, food, and agriculture.Joyce’s successes have built her reputation as a recognized leader in trademark law. In 2022 and 2023, she was shortlisted for Trademark Lawyer of the Year by Euromoney Legal Media. Joyce serves on the Legislation and Regulation Committee for the International Trademark Association. Outside of her practice, Joyce is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion in the greater community. She serves on the Development Committee for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and participates in clinics to help individuals seeking U.S. naturalization or asylum on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.Joyce received her J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2010. While attending law school, she externed for the Honorable William H. Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She received her B.A. in economics and political science with distinction from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007.

Joyce Liou

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As a seasoned engineer from some of California’s leading game development and space/defense companies, Bryan applies his experience developing cutting-edge electronics and software systems to advising innovative clients on patent prosecution, post-grant review, and intellectual property strategy. He has overseen industry-leading patent portfolios and led clients in mission-critical IP matters relating to optics, AI, mobile devices, audio systems, medical devices, wireless communications and networking, computer software, virtual reality, and interactive media — fields in which he often has first-hand experience as a practitioner himself.As part of MoFo’s Inter Partes Review and Post Grant Practice, Bryan regularly represents patent owners and patent challengers in PTAB trials and ex parte reexamination proceedings. Bryan also has experience with high-stakes district court trials, and works regularly with the IP Litigation Group on patent infringement proceedings.Prior to law school, Bryan was a software engineer at Activision Blizzard Inc., where he worked on multiple entries in the best-selling Call of Duty video game series; a research engineer at the California Institute of Technology, where he worked on technology for the NASA “Curiosity” Mars rover; and an electrical engineer at Boeing, where he worked on unmanned aerial vehicles. He has additional research and development experience from Ford Motor Company, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, and the MIT Media Lab.Additionally, Mr. Blumenkopf is active in Morrison & Foerster's pro bono program. He secured a litigation victory in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a discharged U.S. Army veteran who had been sexually assaulted by a fellow service member. As a result of Mr. Blumenkopf's advocacy, the veteran was retroactively issued a medical retirement from the Army, bringing with it back pay and much-needed health care benefits.Mr. Blumenkopf earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law, where he was the chief articles editor of the UCLA Journal of Law and Technology.He is registered to practice in California, before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and in numerous federal district courts and appellate courts.

Bryan Blumenkopf

Associate

Trademark

LAIPLA Washington in the West

23 Jun 2022 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM PDT