Patricia M Flanagan

Practice Areas

Co-Chair of the firm's Trademarks Practice Group, Patricia assists emerging and industry-leading companies in protecting and enforcing their U.S. and international intellectual property rights.

She focuses on strategic management and utilization of their trademark portfolios, including procurement, maintenance, licensing and asserting and defending trademark and unfair competition litigation. From startups to established global companies, Patricia’s clients span a diverse range of sectors, including retail, fashion and hospitality; automotive and powersports; entertainment; technology and software; private equity; and real estate.

As a strategic ally to her clients, Patricia helps develop business methods that cultivate and protect intellectual property assets through trademark and copyright registrations, trade secrets, licensing, publicity, digital media and internet-related content. She also regularly assists clients with clearance and registration of trademarks and service marks; worldwide brand management strategies; trademark oppositions in cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Office; and a range of policing and enforcement issues. She has substantial experience counseling clients on consumer advertising and marketing laws, including guidance on advertising reviews and compliance matters as well as on the Federal Trade Commission’s truth-in-advertising rules.

When litigation arises, Patricia leverages her depth of trial knowledge to protect and defend her clients’ businesses, brands and proprietary information. She has extensive experience litigating cases that center on trademark infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition, false advertising and entertainment litigation in federal courts across the country, as well before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She also is a Supreme Court of Florida Certified Circuit Mediator.

On the transactional side, Patricia assists clients with a variety of contracts and commercial exchanges related to intellectual property. She has helped formulate a range of agreements, from development and intellectual property ownership contracts for employees and consultants to licenses, manufacturing and distribution. She also assists clients by conducting intellectual property due diligence for acquisition/sale transactions and advises on intellectual property provisions in asset purchase agreements.

Career

Prior to joining Fox Rothschild, Patricia was a partner in the Intellectual Property department of a national law firm.

Professional Memberships

Palm Beach County Chapter of the Federal Bar Association | American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), Brand Protection Council Committee | International Trademark Association (INTA) | Licensing International | The Florida Bar, Business Law Section | The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies

Personal

Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude) | Fordham University School of Law - Certificate, Fashion Law Institute, Summer Intensive Program (Fashion Law Bootcamp) | Stetson University (M.B.A.) | University of Central Florida (B.S.)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions: Florida