Jeannette Maurer Carmadella’s practice focuses on intellectual property law, with particular emphasis on counseling clients in copyright and trademark matters, managing client trademark and copyright portfolios, and litigating copyright and trademark matters in the context of both federal court and administrative proceedings. She advises clients on trademark selection, clearance, prosecution, registration, licensing and enforcement matters. She coordinates with foreign counsel to protect client trademarks around the world. She has wide-ranging experience protecting client copyrights, including assisting clients with federal copyright registration and defending against print and online infringement, with special expertise in representing photographers. In addition, she assists clients with issues of domain name disputes, false and misleading advertising and rights of publicity. Ms. Carmadella is also an Adjunct Professor at American University and is currently teaching an undergraduate course in Communications Law.

Prior to joining Lutzker & Lutzker, Jeannette worked as a legal intern at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, focusing on the museum’s copyright and trademark issues. She was a summer associate at a boutique litigation firm in Bethesda, Maryland. She also worked as a legal intern in the General Counsel’s Office of The Broadcasting Board of Governors. Prior to law school, Jeannette was a legal assistant in the technology department of Arent Fox, PLLC’s trademark practice group. She previously had legislative experience with the Parkinson’s Action Network.

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