Stephanie Schmidt

Senior Associate Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Austin
United States
+1 512 536 3051
Austin
United States
+1 512 536 3051
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Stephanie Schmidt

Stephanie Schmidt

Biography

Stephanie is a member of the Intellectual Property Brands group. Her practice focuses primarily on trademark and copyright matters, including counseling clients on selecting and clearing trademarks, prosecuting applications for trademark registrations before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and internationally, trademark enforcement and disputes, developing and policing trademark portfolios, and preparing licensing agreements. She also counsels clients on copyright prosecution, disputes, and licensing. Stephanie also advises clients on matters pertaining to trade secrets and publicity rights. Additionally, Stephanie has experience enforcing intellectual property rights online, including on social media platforms and e-commerce websites.

Professional experience

Representative experience

Representative experience

Stephanie has experience in international prosecution and enforcement of global trademark portfolios for large multinational corporations. She also has experience preparing trademark applications and responses to United States Patent and Trademark Office Actions for new and expanding companies. Further, she has advised clients on a range of contentious matters, including trademark oppositions, infringement litigation matters, and domain disputes under ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy. 

Stephanie has, for example:

  • Simultaneously managed global trademark portfolios for large-scale clients in a variety of industries, including: petrochemical conglomerate (2,000+ marks), data analytics company (500+ marks), medical technology company (200+ marks), health care system (300+ marks), international specialty food manufacturing and distribution company (200+ marks), agricultural conglomerate (130+ marks) and auto body repair chain (75+ marks);

  • Advised on clearance, prosecution and maintenance from newly-formed start-ups to large, established portfolios;

  • Handled and defended trademark enforcement actions including TTAB proceedings and federal lawsuits; and

  • Advised corporate M&A practice on IP provisions in both sell-side and buy-side transactions.

Rankings and recognitions

Rankings and recognitions

  • Legal 500 US, Recommended Lawyer, Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management, and licensing), The Legal 500, 2023 - 2025

Education

Education

  • JD, with honors, The University of Texas Law School, 2017
  • BS, cum laude, Business Administration, University of Southern California, 2013

In law school, Stephanie was a Teaching Quizmaster for the Legal Research and Writing Program. She was also active in the Texas Business Law Society, the Women's Law Caucus, Texas International Law Journal, Domestic Violence Clinic, and the Texas Law Professional Development Institute: Law Firm Track (Spring 2015).

Admissions

Admissions

  • Texas State Bar

Publications

Publications

Speaking engagements

Speaking engagements

  • "Trademark Year in Review," Norton Rose Fulbright Webinar, February 22, 2023
  • "The Intersection of Trademarks and Copyrights and Other Intellectual Property Rights," American Intellectual Property Association Spring Meeting (New Orleans, Louisiana), May 17, 2022
  • "Selecting a Trademark," Trademark Boot Camp Series: Nuts & Bolts of Trademark Practice, Co-Sponsored by the State Bar of Texas IP Section and the Texas Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office, June 17, 2020
  • "Selecting a Trademark," Trademark Boot Camp Series, Co-Sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association IP Law Section, the State Bar of Texas IP Section, and the Texas Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office, March 22, 2019
  • "Trademark Basics for Small Business Owners," Pflugerville Black Business Builders Annual Symposium, February 16, 2018

Memberships and activities

Memberships and activities

  • International Trademark Association
  • State Bar of Texas IP Section, Trademark Committee Member
  • American Bar Association
  • Austin Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Austin Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Austin Young Lawyers Association
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association
  • AmeriCorps Alumna

Languages

Languages

  • Spanish

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