Laurie H. van Löben Sels
Special Counsel
Duane Morris LLP
Suite 2200
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105-1127
USA
Phone: +1 415 957 3072
Fax: +1 415 358 5593
Email:
lhvanlobensels@duanemorris.com
Laurie H. van Löben Sels practices in the area of intellectual property law, with a focus on the protection and enforcement of trademarks and trade dress, including the investigation, litigation and settlement of disputes in federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Ms. van Löben Sels assists brand owners in developing global brand-protection strategies, including anticounterfeiting efforts such as the seizure of counterfeit goods by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. She also advises clients concerning copyrights, Internet domain names, design patents, trade secrets, unfair competition and the licensing of intellectual properties. Ms. van Löben Sels' clients represent a wide range of industries, including high-end consumer electronics, luxury goods, personal-care products, food, wine, fashion, entertainment and social networking.
Ms. van Löben Sels is a 1996 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a member of the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, and a graduate, with honors, of the University of California, Berkeley, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She is an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University School of Law, where she teaches Trademark Law.
Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property Law
- Trademarks and Copyrights
Professional Activities
- International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC)
- Customs and Internet Committees - International Trademark Association (INTA)
- International Association of Young Lawyers - Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA)
- American Bar Association
Admissions
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1996
- Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
- Space Law Moot Court - University of California, Berkeley, B.A., with honors, 1989
- Phi Beta Kappa
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Special Counsel, 2011-present - Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
- Special Counsel, 2007-2010
- Associate, 1996-2001 - Golden Gate University School of Law
- Adjunct Professor, 2009-present
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Panelist, "Imported, Counterfeit Merchandise and U.S. Customs Enforcement – Is It Genuine?" ABA Section of International Law Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2011
