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Roylance, Abrams, Berdo
 & Goodman, L.L.P.

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Suite 600
Washington D.C. 20036
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 Stephen A.   Straub 

Stephen A. Straub is an associate in the firm’s Trademark practice. He has experience in trademark and copyright transactions including prosecution, opinion drafting and litigation in federal court. He represents both domestic and international clients across many industries including hospitality, clothing and fashion, sporting goods and musical instruments. He assists clients in the development and management of their intellectual property portfolios.

Mr. Straub specializes in the preparation and prosecution of domestic and international trademarks and service marks. He frequently represents clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, focusing on ex parte appeals and inter partes opposition and cancellation proceedings. He also provides opinions on registration and enforcement of trademarks, service marks and copyrights; performs due diligence searches; and counsels clients on licensing rights between parties. 

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Straub served as intern for Judge Gerard F. Rogers of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and as an extern in Trademark Law Office 102 at the USPTO.

Before his law career, Mr. Straub spent seven years at The Boeing Company serving in a number of different roles related to production of the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter. Prior to his time at Boeing, Mr. Straub served in the U.S. Air Force’s 354th Fighter Squadron in Tucson, Arizona.

Education

Franklin Pierce Law Center; J.D., 2007

Franklin Pierce Law Center, LL.M., Intellectual Property, 2007

University College Cork, College of Business and Law, Ireland; Certificate of Legal Studies, 2005

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; B.S., Aeronautics, 2004, cum laude

Professional Affiliations

Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)

Member, INTA's Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Committee 

Bar & Court Admissions

District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Select Representative Cases

Hubbell Incorporated v. Acuity Brands, Inc. – design patent and trade dress infringement

Etigra, LLC v. Bayer CropScience LP  patent and copyright infringement

Normark Corporation v. Pure Fishing, Inc. – trade dress infringement

Publications

Author, “Using Compulsory Licensing to Fight the Avian Flu,” Germeshausen Center Newsletter, Franklin Pierce Law School, Summer/Fall 2006

 

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