Belinda J Scrimenti 

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Copyright Protection and Music Licensing

Commercial and Technology

Court and Administrative Litigation

Intellectual Property Licensing and Transactional Due Diligence

International Intellectual Property Protection

Trademark and Brand Protection

Trademark, Copyright, and Internet Enforcement

Artificial Intelligence

Career

Belinda protects her clients’ intellectual property rights at all stages of their brand’s life cycle, from counseling and clearance to trademark prosecution, enforcement, and litigation. She has a wealth of experience managing large domestic and international trademark portfolios. Her national litigation experience includes cases involving trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, domain name, copyright, counterfeiting, and false advertising in more than 40 federal court districts and divisions, as well as before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Belinda also has extensive experience protecting non-traditional marks on a global scale, including single-color, sound, and motion marks. She is a frequent author and speaker on IP issues, has served on numerous International Trademark Association committees, and co-chaired the DC Bar Intellectual Property Community Steering Committee. Repeatedly ranked by the World Trademark Review in the WTR 1000, as well as by “Super Lawyers,” and by Who’s Who Legal, Belinda is admitted to practice in multiple jurisdictions and numerous Federal courts.

Professional Memberships

International Trademark Association, Member

American Bar Association, Member

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member

Ohio State Bar Association, Member

Illinois State Bar Association, Member

Chicago Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Member

Publications

Article, “Using AI to Replicate the Voice of a Celebrity – Watch Out for Legal Issues Including Violating the Right of Publicity,” Broadcast Law Blog (April 2023)

Quoted in the blog “How to Use AI to Impersonate Celebrity Voices (And Why You Probably Shouldn’t)” on Connecting the Dots from Jacob’s Media Strategies website (April 2023)

UNITED STATES: USPTO Continues to Tackle Increased Fraudulent Filings, INTA Bulletin (November 2021)

Education

Awards