Sharoni S. Finkelstein

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ssfinkelstein@Venable.com

Los Angeles, CA

Sharoni Finkelstein focuses on trademark enforcement and prosecution. Sharoni prepares cease-and-desist letters; handles infringement matters on social media platforms; and represents clients in federal court, before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), and in Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) proceedings. She manages high-volume enforcement programs and has negotiated complex settlements in trademark infringement matters. Sharoni also counsels clients with U.S. and international trademark portfolios, and manages global trademark portfolios for multinational companies. She performs domestic and international trademark clearance, prosecution, maintenance, and portfolio management; and advises clients on proper trademark use.

Prior to joining Venable, Sharoni was an associate at an international law firm. She began her career at a boutique intellectual property law firm in Los Angeles, managing that firm's U.S. trademark portfolio, performing trademark clearance and prosecution, representing clients in trademark enforcement matters, and negotiating and drafting customer agreements, as outside counsel to a communications corporation.

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Representative Matters

Represents one of the largest privately owned national chains of fitness centers in multiple trademark enforcement actions across the United States
Represented Francis Ford Coppola Industries (FFC Industries) in a lawsuit against Coppola Foods Limited, a London-based food company, for trademark infringement regarding its intent to sell a line of COPPOLA-branded Italian food products in the United States. Obtained a nationwide permanent injunction barring the defendant from selling any COPPOLA-branded products in the United States (GMYL L.P. [Francis Ford Coppola Industries] v. Ernesto Coppola and Coppola Foods Limited, N.D. Cal.)
Represents FFC Industries against Peter Coppola, a New York-based hair stylist and salon owner, in a trademark opposition proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to prevent registration of the COPPOLA mark for hair care products (GMYL L.P. [Francis Ford Coppola Industries] v. Peter Coppola Beauty LLC, TTAB)

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Credentials

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Education

J.D. Loyola Law School 2010
- Dean's Honor List
- Chief production editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review
- Extern, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Clerkship for Honorable Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge
B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz 2006

Bar Admissions

California
District of Columbia

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Professional Memberships and Activities

Member, International Trademark Association, Unfair Competition Committee
Member, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Trademark Litigation Committee
Member, California Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
Member, Young Lawyers Committee, WILEF Southern California

Languages

Hebrew