Monica Riva Talley, Director

• Phone: 202-772-8688
• Email: mtalley@skgf.com
• Website: www.skgf.com
• Professional Biography:

   

  Monica Riva Talley is a director in the Mechanical/Trademark Practice Group at Washington, DC-based intellectual property law firm Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. She has over 15 years of experience protecting some of the world's most recognizable brands.  Having worked in advertising and marketing prior to her entry into the field of law, she is known for respecting the business motivations that drive the selection of trademarks, and for providing clients with creative, cost-effective, and practical solutions that work within both business and legal parameters.  She specializes in trademark portfolio analysis and management, counseling, clearance, and prosecution.  She works with clients to establish corporate intellectual property programs, and conducts domestic and international due diligence investigations and analysis.  Ms. Talley is also skilled at planning trademark policing and enforcement strategies, negotiating and drafting license agreements, and conflict resolution.

  Ms. Talley has been involved with every aspect of trademark, service mark, trade name, unfair competition, false advertising, and trade dress litigation.  She also has significant expertise in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  She has handled a wide range of Internet trademark and domain name disputes; filed arbitration complaints under ICANN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy; negotiated resolutions to disputes; and drafted advantageous settlement and coexistence agreements. Ms. Talley serves a broad base of international clients in the consumer products, apparel, food and beverage, manufacturing, telecom, biotechnology, information technology, media, and entertainment fields, and also represents numerous associations, and works with clients in registering and enforcing certification marks. 

• Organization: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Articles in the National Law Review database by Monica Riva Talley: