Sarah S. Brooks
Partner
With a background in science, Sarah is adept at understanding the latest technologies. She draws from this education and experience to help clients in a range of technology sectors, including wireless telecommunications, semiconductors, computer sciences, and streaming services, to protect their innovations and brands.
Sarah is also highly involved in pro bono matters, with a focus on helping children in guardianship and immigration matters. She previously served as hiring partner for Venable's Los Angeles office for four years.
Related Practices
- Brand and Content Protection
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Litigation: Technology
- Trademark Litigation
- Trademark Prosecution and Brand Management
- PTO Contested Proceedings
- International Trade Commission Section 337 Investigations
- Semiconductor Technologies
Related Industries
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Secured a preliminary injunction victory in a trademark dispute on behalf of client 2ONE Labs and PPM against Imperial Tobacco, the third-largest tobacco company in the world
- On behalf of the Marshall Tucker Band, successfully canceled trademarks filed by the band’s former manager, who claimed ownership of the group’s name and logo, in order to secure trademarks used in merchandising and licensing transactions
- Represented a Michelin-starred restaurant in a trademark infringement lawsuit alleging willful infringement by an e-commerce company, resulting in a favorable settlement for the plaintiff
- Represented a patent owner in nine IPRs, and succeeded in five being non-instituted. In the four IPRs that were instituted, claims survived in three
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. magna cum laude Tulane University Law School 2005
- Senior associate editor, Tulane Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- B.S. Biology Tufts University 1999
Bar Admissions
- California
- New York
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Past president and board member, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
Recognition
Recognition
- Los Angeles Business Journal, Women of Influence: Attorneys, 2021, 2023, 2025
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2021 – 2025
- Daily Journal, Top Intellectual Property Lawyers, 2020, 2023
- Super Lawyers
- Southern California, 2017 – 2022
- Rising Star, Southern California, 2013 – 2016
Community
Community
Pro Bono
- In conjunction with the Civil Rights Corps and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), represented the plaintiffs in Singleton et al. v. Cannizzaro, achieving a historic settlement with the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office (OPDA), bringing an end to the OPDA's years-long use of fake subpoenas and intimidation to illegally coerce and jail victims and witnesses
Volunteerism
- Volunteer, Public Counsel, in children's rights and guardianship matters