Jamie is a Partner in the Trademark, Copyright and Brand Management practice group for the Minneapolis office of Dorsey. She has over a decade of experience in trademark prosecution and internet-related legal work.
As a member of the firm's top-ranked trademark team, Jamie's practice emphasizes trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law and e-commerce law, including acquisition and enforcement of U.S. and international rights in trademarks, domain names, keywords and copyrights. She also negotiates and drafts licensing, co-branding, and e-commerce agreements, website terms of use, and other online policies.
"I focus on understanding my clients' businesses so that I can give the best, proactive advice possible," Jamie says. "Once I understand their businesses, I can help my clients direct their intellectual property budgets toward the most important assets in their portfolios."
A wide range of companies-public and private, large and small-rely on Jamie as their attorney for branding strategy and copyright-related issues. She works with clients to select strong new names and brands, then helps leverage them through registration and, when necessary, enforcement against others. She handles matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). She negotiates and drafts licenses for trademarks and copyrighted works. She assists with intellectual property-related due diligence in corporate transactions. She helps companies deal with infringement of their marks on the internet through domain names, keywords and metatags. And she has deep experience in registering both generic and country code domain names for clients and in counseling clients on managing their domain name portfolios to deter cybersquatters.
Jamie earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), which has the highest ranked intellectual property program among U.S. law schools, according to U.S. News and World Report. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University.
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California,
1997 J.D.
Honors: Prosser Prize
Honors: Advanced Legal Research
Honors: Prosser Prize, Copyright and Unfair CompetitionNorthwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois,
1995Stanford University,
1991 B.A.
Successful Trademark Practice, The Young Lawyer (American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division), February, 2003
Intellectual Property in M&A Transactions-What Diligence Is Due?, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Update, December, 2002
Domain Name Alert: .US and .EDU Availability Expands and .Museum Launches, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Update, November 26, 2001
Domain Name Alert: The .Biz and .Info Cyberfrontier, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Update, June, 2001
Domain Name Q&A,, Dorsey & Whitney Client Brochure, October, 2000
Two New Weapons in the Trademark Arsenal: The Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and ICANN Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Newsletter, January, 2000
Time to Pay Up: Internet Service Providers' Universal Service Obligations Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 16 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 37, 1997
Co-Author, Software Look and Feel Protection in the 1990s, 15 Hastings Comm. & Ent. L. J. 571, 1993
Protecting Your Brand in DotChaos - Overview of the New Generic Top Level Domain Name Application Process and Updates from ICANN's November 2008 Meeting in Cairo, November 10, 2008
Web Free-For-All on the Horizon – Brand Owners Should Begin Planning Their Defensive Strategy Now, October 24, 2008
Courts Split Over Whether Sale of Keyword Ads Infringes Trademark Rights, August 8, 2008
"Internet Governing Body ICANN Approves Next Generation of Top Level Domain Names", Computer Law News, Winter 2005, 2006
Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC v. Webactive GmbH Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Horizon Air Industries, Inc. Northwest Airlines v. Worldlink Media Inc. Northwest Airlines v. PWI, Inc. In re Supervalu Inc. Prairie Winds Energy, Inc. v. East River Electric Power Cooperative Wells Fargo Home Mortgage v. Silverlink Interim Services, Inc. v. Interim Solutions and Sales, Inc. Kepner Tregoe, Inc. v. Executive Development, Inc. U. S. Bank v. First Savings Bank
Classes/Seminars Taught:
International Trademark Law - Nothing Sucks Like an Electrolux, Trademark Staff Training,
2004Trademark Due Diligence, Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group,
2003Handling Domain Name Disputes, Trademark Staff Training,
2002Copyright Basics for Creative Professionals, Art Institutes International Minnesota,
2002Managing a Trademark Portfolio: How to Make Your Client Love You, Dorsey New Lawyer Training,
2002International Trademark Law - A Brief Tale of Hawking the Chevy Nova in Mexico, Trademark Staff Training,
2002Introduction to Trademarks, Trademark Staff Training,
2002Introduction to Trademarks, Trademark Staff Training,
2004Internet Roundtable, William Mitchell College of Law,
2001Pointing Their Browser Your Way: Developing Business and Preventing Cybersquatting Through Strategic Registration of Domain Names, Minnesota CLE,
2001"Tasting, Kiting, Phishing and Pharming: IP Law Goes Online", Dorsey & Whitney Corporate Counsel Symposium, Minneapolis, Minnesota"Trademark and Franchise Licensing: The Fine and Uncertain Line Between Too Much and Not Enough Licensor Control", Presentation for Law Seminars International"IP Strategies and Patent Reform: Where We Are, Where We're Going, and New Problems to Worry About," Presentation on Sarbanes-Oxley and New 8-K Rules' Impact on I.P. Practice, Dorsey Corporate Counsel Symposium
International Trademark Association MemberMinnesota Women Lawyers MemberMinnesota Intellectual Property Law Association MemberMinnesota Justice Foundation,
1999
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2003 Director, Board of DirectorsMinnesota Justice Foundation,
2001
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2002 Member, Strategic Planning CommitteeMinnesota Justice Foundation,
2002
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2003 Chair, Development CommitteeHennepin County Bar Association New Lawyers Section,
1998
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1999 Professionalism Director, Board of DirectorsHennepin County Bar Association,
1998
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1999 Member, Governing CouncilHead of Dorsey's Minneapolis Trademark, Copyright and Brand Management Group