Sarah Bro is the office managing partner for the Firm’s Orange County office. She focuses her practice on trademark prosecution, enforcement and brand portfolio management, as well as licensing, due diligence, copyright, right of publicity and domain name matters.
Sarah assists clients across an array of industries with all stages of domestic and international trademark prosecution, and provides consultation and strategy with respect to the selection, clearance, enforcement and licensing of trademarks. Sarah’s client’s include domestic and international companies in industries such as health care, blockchain and financial technologies, software/mobile applications, three-dimensional printing, agriculture, fashion and apparel, consumer goods, beauty, wellness and lifestyle (including CBD products), arts and entertainment, food and beverage, hospitality, mining and pharmaceuticals. Sarah has extensive experience in the research, drafting and filing of documents with the US Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the US Copyright Office. Sarah has a proven track record in recovering domain names through the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policies. Sarah is also well versed in the submission of “takedown” and infringement notices across third-party websites, social media platforms, app stores and online marketplaces. She has experience in swiftly addressing instances of fraud, phishing or other online abuse by leveraging intellectual property claims through a multi-pronged enforcement approach. Sarah also regularly provides intellectual property (IP) support and guidance in due diligence matters in connection with corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. Sarah’s experience includes a three-month secondment in Germany in the in-house legal department of a leading generic pharmaceuticals company, where she handled a full array of trademark prosecution matters, global brand portfolio management and strategic clearance for a key worldwide product launch.
Sarah is a member of McDermott’s Pro Bono Committee, the Gender Diversity Committee, the Income Partner Committee, the Integrity and Compliance Committee, and the Orange County Recruiting Committee. Sarah is a regular contributor to McDermott’s IP Update newsletter.
She is also a member of our legal cannabis industry group. Our Cannabis Industry group is a multidisciplinary team of lawyers providing clients with regulatory, litigation, intellectual property, trade and tax services with respect to their investments and participation in the cannabis industry, all subject to the Firm’s obligations under federal and state laws and bar licensure rules.
Boston, MA / Speaking Engagements / May 18-22, 2019
World Trademark Review / April 10, 2019
World Trademark Review / March 29, 2019
IP Update / March 2019
IP Update / February 2019
IP Update / January 2019
IP Update / December 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana / Speaking Engagements / November 6-9, 2018
IP Update / November 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana / November 6-9, 2018
IP Update / October 2018
World Trademark Review / October 10, 2018
IP Update / September 2018
World Trademark Review / September 4, 2018
IP Update / August 2018
World Trademark Review / July 13, 2018
IP Update / June 2018
IP Update / May 2018
IP Update / April 2018
IP Update / March 2018
IP Update / February 2018
World Trademark Review / February 23, 2018
IP Update / January 2018
IP Update / December 2017
IP Update / November 2017
IP Update / October 2017
IP Update / September 2017
General Counsel News / September 5, 2017
IP Update / August 2017
IP Update / July 2017
IP Update / June 2017
On the Subject / June 21, 2017
IP Update / May 2017
General Counsel News - Intellectual Property / May 15, 2017
IP Update / April 2017
On the Subject / March 2, 2017
IP Update / February 2017
IP Update / November 2016
IP Update / October 2016
IP Update / September 2016
IP Update / August 2016
IP Update / July 2016
IP Update / June 2016
IP Frontline / May 19, 2016
International News / Spring 2016
IP Update / March 2016
IP Update / February 2016
IP Update / January 2016
On the Subject / December 28, 2015
IP Frontline / November 4, 2015
IP Update / November 2015
IP Update / October 2015
IP Watchdog / September 20, 2015
Do Online Retailers’ Search Results Constitute Trademark Infringement?
IP Update / September 2015
IP Update / August 2015
IP Update / July 2015
IP Update / June 2015
Intellectual Property Today / April 15, 2015
Chuck Yeager's Latest Suit Pulls Out of Nose Dive: Yeager et al. ...
IP Update / April 2015
On the Subject / March 30, 2015
IP Update / March 2015
IP Update / February 2015
On the Subject / January 26, 2015
WTR Daily / January 23, 2015
First Amendment Protects Use of Third-Party's Trademark in Video Game
IP Update / January 2015
Special Report / December 10, 2014
IP Update / December 2014
Intellectual Property Today / December 1, 2014
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Sustains Opposition on the Basis of Fraud
IP Update / November 2014
WTR Daily / October 14, 2014
Ninth Circuit Finds Permanent Injunction Questionable Despite Trademark Infringement
IP Update / October 2014
IP Update / September 2014
IP Update / August 2014
IP Update / July 2014
On the Subject / May 21, 2014
WTR Daily / May 16, 2014
Ninth Circuit Confirms That Trademark Cancellation is Remedy and Not Cause of ...
IP Update / May 2014
IP Update / April 2014
IP Update / January 2014
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Chicago / Press Releases / April 22, 2019
McDermott Taps New Leaders to Drive Continued Innovation and Attract Top Talent ...
Orange County / The Florida Record / March 17, 2017
Kardashians May Be Seeking Arbitration in Trademark Case for Privacy, Cost
New York / Coverage / November 15, 2016
Intellectual Property Today / April 1, 2015
Chuck Yeager's Latest Suit Pulls Out of Nose Dive: Yeager et al. ...
Intellectual Property Today / December 1, 2014
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Sustains Opposition on the Basis of Fraud
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