Ms. Lutz advises in-house attorneys, business executives and individual proprietors on trademark, trade dress, copyright and advertising issues relating to clearance, enforcement, infringement, fair use, works for hire, domain names, privacy and publicity rights, promotional campaigns and product packaging claims.
Ms. Lutz manages large, worldwide portfolios of well-known sporting goods, apparel and other trademarks; evaluates and purchases intellectual property; supervises investigations of infringers; and negotiates licenses and other agreements. She also conducts due diligence reviews of domestic and foreign intellectual property relating to corporate acquisitions and divestitures and secured transactions.
Ms. Lutz represents clients in inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and in Uniform Domain Name Resolution (UDRP) actions. She also oversees complex foreign litigation and opposition and cancellation proceedings. As an associate, Ms. Lutz was a member of teams that litigated trademark infringement, unfair competition and trade dress issues before federal district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Memberships & Associations
District of Columbia Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Association
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Professional Activities
Has spoken domestically and internationally at seminars on strategic considerations in selecting, clearing, and registering trademarks on a global basis, IP due diligence, the profits and perils connected with licensing, and fraud on the U.S. Trademark Office.INTA Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, Editor, Bench Memo, 2007-08; Vice-Chair, 2008-09; Chair, 2009-10.
Community Activities
Taught English as a second language and prepared students to sit for the General Education Development (GED) test.Has raised thousands of dollars for charities by participating in various sporting events.
Honors & Awards
Recommended in US Legal 500 for her work in the Intellectual Property - Trademarks Non-Contentious area, 2011.
Selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the Copyright Law and Trademark Law areas, 2010-2012.
