Sean advises clients across a diverse range of industry sectors as they develop and protect their brands. His creative and business-minded strategies help clients with all aspects of their trademarks, brand protection, and advertising.
Sean provides comprehensive intellectual property guidance to clients in connection with their intellectual property assets, particularly in the areas of trademarks, brand development and protection, marketing, and advertising. Drawing from extensive experience handling key transactions, resolving disputes, and managing global IP portfolios, he collaborates with clients to help them achieve their unique goals.
Sean regularly works with companies and organizations ranging in size from startups to multinational conglomerates. In addition to representing artists, celebrities, and athletes, he is experienced across a wide spectrum of industries, such as agriculture and food manufacturing, alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, electronics, entertainment and media, energy, fashion and apparel, financial and insurance services, higher education, industrial and building products, pharmaceuticals, restaurants, retail, technology/software products and services, tobacco, and a variety of nonprofit organizations.
As a former professional marketer, Sean uniquely understands the potential business disruption and costs involved with rebranding. He designs a holistic plan for each client to develop, build, protect, and monetize their intellectual property portfolios. In addition to licensing, sales, and acquisitions, Sean helps clients protect and defend against infringement through litigation in the federal courts and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). He is also experienced with false advertising matters across a broad range of products and services, from cosmetics labeling and solar panels to retail automotive sales.
Sean is an army veteran who served as a captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. He deployed to Iraq in 2005 with the Third Infantry Division, serving as one of the primary strategic planners supporting Iraq's first constitutional referendum and permanent government national elections.
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