Areas of Expertise

Trademarks

Copyrights

Intellectual Property Litigation

Professional Summary
Ms. Ferrari litigates trademark, copyright and patent infringement actions in the Federal courts and prosecutes and defends trademark cancellation and opposition petitions before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Her practice also includes dispute resolutions in the acquisition, protection and disposal of intellectual property assets. She has advised clients, drafted agreements, and negotiated settlements in areas involving licensing, royalties, assignments, liens, the use of clients' marks in competitors' advertising, and the seizure of counterfeit goods. She also has advised clients on matters such as breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, and covenants not to compete.

Previously Ms. Ferrari litigated a variety of complex commercial and criminal matters in Federal and State trial and appellate courts. She litigated issues arising under various federal statutes and rules, including issues of personal jurisdiction, federal preemption, erroneous jury instructions and venue. She also worked previously with the litigation group of a major television broadcasting company.

Before entering private practice, Ms. Ferrari worked in The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Appeals Bureau, where she litigated numerous appeals before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court.

Immediately after graduating from law school, Ms. Ferrari clerked for Hon. Franklin S. Billings, Jr., then Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.

Education
J.D., New York University, 1990,
Journal of International Law and Politics; NYU Moot Court Nationals Team
B.A., Brown University, 1986

Admissions
New York
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Memberships
Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Articles
“International Briefing - An Anti-Cybersquatting Case Study,” Managing Intellectual Property

“International Briefing - How to Avoid Errors of Inventorship,” Managing Intellectual Property

Decisions
Newport News Holding Corp. v. Virtual City Vision, Inc., and Van James Bond Tran., Final Order. Case No. 4:08-cv-0019-FBS (E.D. Va. July 27, 2009).

Newport News Holdings Corp. v. Virtual City Vision, Inc., et al., Case No. 4:08-cv-00019 (E.D. Va. Feb. 3, 2009).

Westrex Corp. v. New Sensor Corp., 83 U.S.P.Q.2d 1215 (T.T.A.B. May 11, 2007).