Meaghan Hemmings Kent focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation, including copyright, trademark, false advertising, trade secret, patent, right of publicity, and domain name matters.  She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a Registered Patent Attorney.  Her litigation experience comprises diverse industries, from media, wire services, news outlets, and software and electronics to architectural plans, photography and artwork to medical devices and pharmaceuticals to consumer products.  She has appeared before federal and state courts in numerous jurisdictions all over the country, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Ms. Kent has particular experience in online disputes, including domain name matters, adword disputes, and resolving publicity, copyright, trademark, and counterfeit matters with social networking sites and other online venues.  She has successfully prosecuted numerous domain name disputes before federal courts and arbitrators such as WIPO.  She is a member of Venable's Domain Name and Cyberpiracy Team, which advises clients on Internet domain name disputes and worldwide domain name registration and policing strategies.

Ms. Kent's practice also includes intellectual property counseling and transactional work, including licensing, media transactions, developing intellectual property portfolios, brand management strategy, and conducting intellectual property audits.  Her experience includes copyright and trademark acquisition and licensing.

Ms. Kent is a member of Venable's Advertising and Marketing team, which was selected in 2010 as a recipient of the Chambers USA Award of Excellence and recognized by Legal 500.

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