SALLY ABEL, International Trademark/Domain Protection, Selection/Acquisition, Portfolio Development and Management, Strategic Enforcement, Internet Issues, Litigation/Dispute Resolution : Fenwick & West LLP

SALLY M. ABEL

Emphasis

		International Trademark/Domain Protection
		Selection/Acquisition
		Portfolio Development and Management
		Strategic Enforcement
		Internet Issues
		Litigation/Dispute Resolution

Profile

Ms. Abel focuses on international trademark and trade name counseling, including the development and management of international trademark portfolios and trademark rights in cyberspace.

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1984

University of California, Davis, B.A. in history summa cum laude, 1977

Admitted to Practice

Admitted to practice in California and in several federal courts.

Additional Information

Ms. Abel has repeatedly won international, national, state and Silicon Valley accolades as a preeminent trademark lawyer. She was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of intellectual property law. She was named one of the most highly regarded trademark practitioners in the world in Who's Who Legal 2008, an honor reserved to 20 trademark lawyers, only 8 of whom are from the United States. Additional recent recognition includes:

		International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers 2010 “Most Highly Regarded Individual”
		California Diversity's 2010 Most Powerful and Influential Women in California
		Legal Media Group's "Best of the Best USA 2009" top 25 trademark lawyers in the U.S.
		San Francisco magazine's "Northern California Super Lawyers", 2004-2009
		Chambers USA and Chambers Global as one of the top IP attorneys in the world (2003-2009 (Band 1))
		The Daily Journal's "Top 10 Trademark Lawyers" in California (2008) and "Top IP Lawyers" in California (2005)
		Law Business Research Limited's "International Who's Who of Business Lawyers", 2002-2007
		San Jose Magazine one of the top lawyers in Silicon Valley, 2001-2007
		Euromoney's "Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners", 2000-2005
		Euromoney's "Guide to the World's Best Lawyers" as one of the top 3 most frequently nominated trademark lawyers internationally for 2001

Representative Clients

		Cisco Systems, Inc.
		Google Inc.
		Novellus Systems, Inc.
		NVIDIA Corporation
		Sun Microsystems, Inc.
		Symantec Corporation

SALLY M. ABEL

Partner,
Intellectual Property Group

Chair,
Trademark Group

P: 650.335.7212
F: 650.938.5200

sabel@fenwick.com

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