Jeannette Maurer Carmadella

Jeannette Maurer Carmadella

EDUCATION

American University Washington College of Law, J.D. (2006)
Loyola University Maryland, B.A. (2001)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Political Science Studies (1999-2000)

BAR ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia

U.S. District Court, District of Maryland

U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

Jeannette Maurer Carmadella specializes in trademark and copyright law, with particular emphasis on brand protection and enforcement. Jeannette provides strategic counseling at all stages of brand development – from name selection to registration, use and enforcement – with the goal of helping clients grow and protect their valuable brands. She also manages and develops client trademark and copyright portfolios in the U.S. and internationally and litigates copyright and trademark matters in federal court and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). In addition, Jeannette has extensive experience with cannabis law, including regulatory, branding, and trademark issues that are specific to the industry. Her practice also includes licensing, domain name disputes, Internet and social media issues, false and misleading advertising and rights of publicity and privacy.

Jeannette is an active member of the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA), INBLF (International Network of Boutique and Independent Law Firms) and the International Trademark Association (INTA). She has also enjoyed teaching Communications and Media Law as an Adjunct Professor at American University and giving guest lectures on trademark, copyright and media law. She has also served as a pro bono legal advisor to numerous creative artists.

Prior to joining Lutzker & Lutzker in 2006, Jeannette graduated from American University Washington College of Law, where she was an Editor of the International Law Review. While in law school, Jeannette gained invaluable experience working as a legal intern at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She was also a summer associate at a boutique litigation firm in Bethesda, MD. Prior to law school, Jeannette worked as a legal assistant in Arent Fox, LLP’s trademark practice group and worked with the Parkinson’s Action Network (now part of the Michael J. Fox Foundation).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE