Ashley Rovner-Watson
Top rated Intellectual Property attorney in Chicago, Illinois
Amin Wasserman Gurnani, LLP
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Licensed in Illinois since: 2017
Education: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Selected to Rising Stars: 2021 - 2025 Amin Wasserman Gurnani, LLP
230 W Monroe StSuite 1405
Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-784-1071 Email: Ashley Rovner-Watson Visit website
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I am an Associate Attorney with Amin Talati Wasserman, LLP working in the trademarks group. My practice focuses on trademark preparation and prosecution, dealing with the full spectrum of trademark clearance, application, registration, and maintenance both domestically and internationally. I enjoy networking and talking with fellow legal, as well as non-legal, professionals to help myself learn and grow. As an adamant learner, I seek any experience that will help me improve and grow within my profession.
My practice at Amin Talati Wasserman, LLP focuses on the following:
• Responsible for filing 80 new trademark applications in 2022 after bringing in domestic and international rollouts of 10+ trademarks from 2019-2021
• Responsible for individually signing five new clients, including handling of onboarding and trademark needs
• Successfully settled multiple international oppositions while collaborating with international agents
• Strategize with agents regarding international trademarks, including personally filing 20+ applications, using Canada’s expedited review system for clients, and handling international clearance, registration, and maintenance
• Assist with several client acquisitions while personally maintaining trademark portfolios and filing both domestic and international trademark assignments to new owners
• Run preliminary and full trademark searches for trademark clearance using TESS, TSDR, and trademark search agencies
• Prepare, file, monitor, and report on federal and international trademark applications for a variety of clients mainly in the food, beverage, and cosmetics industries, including US states which have legalized hemp and CBD-based trademarks
• Respond to Office Actions, file Sections 8 and 15 Declarations of Use and Incontestability, file Sections 8 and 9 Renewals for trademark registrations, and handle various other communications, maintenance, and filings before the USPTO regarding various trademarks
• Run and report on use investigations for use in potential cancellation procedures, cease and desist letters, and other enforcement matters
First Admitted: 2017, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://amintalati.com/professionals/ashley-rovner/
- Associate Attorney, Neal & McDevitt, LLC: Wrote both inquiry and cease and desist letters on clients' behalf's; drafted Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaints dealing with domain name disputes; researched and drafted memorandum, motions, and complaints for a variety of trademark, copyright, and marketing matters, for litigation and transactional purposes; ran TESS and TSDR trademark searches for trademark infringement, clearances, and filings; prepared, filed, and monitored trademark registrations for a variety of clients, 2018
- Privacy Consultant, Tueoris LLC: Understood the full scope of a corporate privacy and personal data protection schemes including data flows and risk assessment, identified areas of potential privacy vulnerability at all levels and proposed solution plans to prevent, mitigate, and resolve such risks; monitored, researched, analyzed, and provided advice on industry trends, existing, proposed and new laws, and policies regarding their impact to the companies we advised; implemented compliance standards with privacy and personal data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation set forth by the European Union, 2018
- Assistant Editor fo the Chicago-Kent College of Law Journal of Intellectual Property: Checked citations in journal articles to ensure sources were properly cited and supported in the article before publication; edited improper citations within the footnotes and body of the journal article and turned in the edited article for publication in the Journal; responsible for writing, editing, and posting several blog posts to be published to the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property website, 2017
- The Free Internet Project Research Assistant: Researched ISP, safe harbor, free speech, privacy, information access, and net neutrality laws for international countries, specifically Hungary of the E.U.; posted findings to the Free Internet Project website to be accessed and compared to other countries around the world; see The Free Internet Project website here: http://thefreeinternetproject.org/, 2016
- Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Committee Co-Chair: Worked with fellow co-chairs and other members of the Chicago Bar Association to plan, host, and participate in monthly meetings and events regarding various aspects of intellectual property law., 2018
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Chicago Women in Intellectual Property (ChiWIP), Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- Volunteer with the Lawyers for the Creative Arts
- Co-Recipient of the 2020 David C. Hilliard Award for Outstanding Committee Service - IP from the CBA Young Lawyers Section while serving as a Co-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Committee., David C. Hilliard Award for Outstanding Committee Service, Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section IP Committee, 2019
- Chicago-Kent College of Law: Graduated in 2017 and Named to the Dean's Honor List Every Semester (2014-2017)
- Miami University of Ohio: Graduated Cum Laude with Honors in 2014, Named to Dean's Honor List Every Semester (2010-2014), Member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, Member of the Miami University Honors Program and the History Honors Program
- A quick overview from Amin Talati Wasserman's Hemp Happenings (SM) detailing current United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) treatment of CBD products, focusing on trademark Classes 3 and 5, and the implications of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FDCA) for clients interested in filings trademarks for CBD goods., A “Topical” Approach to Obtaining Trademark Protection for Your CBD Business, Beauty & Cosmetics, CBD, Entrepreneurs, Food & Beverage, Nutraceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, Start-ups, Supplements, 2020
- A summary of Reversionary Rights and their impact on copyright protection. , Reversionary Rights: Unusual Ways to Have A Second Bite at the Copyright Apple, Intellectual Property, Copyrights, 2016
- A summary of issues associated with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the ramifications on the music industry. , The Music Industry Unites to Call for a Change in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Music Law, Digital Milennium Copyright Act, 2016
- A quick review of music licensing laws that are frequenting newsstands across the country. Disclaimer: The following is not to be construed as individualized legal advice and should not be relied upon without seeking specific legal advice., Local Bars & The Direct License, Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Music Law, Entertainment Law, Licensing, 2016
- An overview of Creative Commons and its licensing schemes, including the positives, negatives, and changes that the scheme promotes for copyright law., Creative Commons: The Joining of Creativity and Protection, Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Trademarks, Creative Commons Licenses, 2016
- State laws regarding Internet Privacy from the National Conference of State Legislatures , States and Internet Privacy: An Ongoing Legislative Battle, Intellectual Property, Privacy, State Law, 2015
- Beauty & Cosmetics
- CBD
- Computer Technology Services
- Data Privacy
- Entrepreneurs
- Food & Beverage
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Internet
- Medical Devices
- Music & Entertainment
- Nutraceuticals
- Pharmaceuticals
- Start-ups
- Supplements
Office location for Ashley Rovner-Watson
230 W Monroe St
Suite 1405
Chicago, IL 60606
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2021 - 2025