Keely Herrick, Managing Partner focuses her practice on intellectual property law, including domestic and global trademark prosecution, clearance, opposition and cancellation actions, enforcement, and licensing as well as domain name disputes and copyright matters. Prior to her current position, she worked in the intellectual property department of Katten Muchin Rosenman in New York City and Parks Wood LLC in Atlanta. While at Katten, she received the firm’s annual pro bono award in 2008 for her work in connection with obtaining music licenses for the ballet company Dances Patrelle.
She has continued her passion for pro bono work in Atlanta an active participant and former board member of Georgia Lawyers for the Arts. She has been a board member at Actor’s Express and an advisory board member at Out Front Theatre. She regularly provides seminars at museums, schools, business owners associations, and other venues on intellectual property matters. She is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in Creative Loafing and AXS.com.
Keely has extensive experience in the food and beverage and fashion industries, and some of her favorite past work experiences include legal internships at the BMG and EMI music labels and an internship in the writers’ office of the daytime drama “One Life to Live.
Every business has a brand, and most have more than one. What are the basic intellectual property concerns that you should discuss with your clients? In this program, we will provide an outline of trademark and copyright protections available to busi...