Marsha G. Gentner
Ms. Gentner joined JPH&S in 1983. She is a member of the JPH&S Management
Committee. Ms. Gentner represents a wide range of domestic
and international clients in a variety of industrial, commercial and
technological fields with respect to intellectual property matters
throughout the world. Her primary focus is on computer, trademark and
copyright law, with particular emphasis on litigation and licensing.
Ms. Gentner has litigated numerous trademark and copyright cases, including
those involving Internet and domain name disputes, software piracy and
seizure orders, in the U.S. District Courts and Courts of Appeal,
and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Background
Born:
South Bend, Indiana, 1954
Undergraduate Education:
Indiana University B.S., summa cum laude, 1975
Four-time recipient of the Special Achievement Award
Postgraduate Education:
Georgetown University J.D., 1978
Staff Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 1976-1978
Admitted to Bar for:
District of Columbia 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit 1997
Memberships:
The District of Columbia Bar Association
(Litigation; Computer; Patent, Copyright and Trademark sections)
Computer Law Association
International Trademark Association (INTA)
