Maureen Beacom Gorman regularly advises clients with global intellectual property rights in a multi-disciplinary approach on all aspects of intellectual property portfolio management strategy, including acquisition and protection of intellectual property rights, investigation of counterfeit and other infringing uses of trademarks and copyrights, and enforcement in federal, state, and foreign courts, international arbitration bodies such as WIPO, and administrative bodies including U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

 

Maureen’s invaluable familiarity with the inside workings of the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a former trademark examining attorney and her twenty years plus of practice form the background for her comprehensive understanding of the nuances of global portfolio strategy and guidance in trademark and copyright prosecution, enforcement, litigation, and licensing in the United States and internationally.  She has handled trademark prosecution and/or protection for goods and services in all International Classes. She has extensive experience in consumer goods as well as the food, beverage, and hospitality industries. She was also a member of the International Trademark Association’s U.S. Subcommittee on Anti-Counterfeiting and led the internet enforcement task force for that committee.

 

In 2017, Maureen was named the exclusive winner in the International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Awards “Intellectual Property–Trademarks” category for Illinois, an honor also bestowed upon her in 2015. She was named to the 2016 list of Litigation Trailblazers and Pioneers published by the National Law Journal, a list which identifies litigation professionals who bring about meaningful change through their work. Maureen has also been selected by her peers as a “Leading Lawyer” since 2016, and recognized by the World Trademark Review (WTR) in the WTR 1000 rankings since 2014.