Maryann E. Licciardi

Maryann's practice focuses on domestic and international trademark and copyright matters, including trademark prosecution, contested proceedings, trademark and copyright litigation, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board practice, and domain name disputes, and counseling of corporate and individual clients.  She has represented clients in many industries, including the sports and entertainment, banking and financial, publishing and printing, apparel and household products industries.

“The mind is everything.  What you think, you become.” — Buddha

Honors & Recognitions

"Maryann Licciardi is widely recognised as a leading trademark practitioner for her deep expertise in handling high-profile trademark cases across a variety of industries, both domestically and abroad." 2024 Who’s Who Legal: IP 

“Across virtually every industry area, [Maryann] Licciardi delivers comprehensive and effective trademark counsel, supporting the commercial objectives through strategic portfolio management and penetrating enforcement.” 2024 WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals

"Maryann Licciardi has built up a prolific trademark practice and is praised for her sterling handling of domain name disputes, trademark litigation and prosecution." 2022 Who’s Who Legal: IP 

Maryann Licciardi "has especially strong expertise in the financial services sector, and one key client there is Barclays.” 2023 WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 

"Maryann Licciardi shows incredible skill in moving difficult matters forward in the right direction and really understands clients’ business needs and priorities.” 2022 WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 

"Maryann Licciardi, a ‘trusted adviser on myriad trademark matters who gives highly considered and helpful advice.’” 2021 WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals

"Mary Donovan, Christopher Jensen and Maryann Licciardi bring impressive experience to bear in portfolio management, litigation and TTAB proceedings respectively." 2019 WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals

Maryann Licciardi is "applauded for 'her proficiency in dispute resolution. She vigorously defends her clients’ interests and is able to push for sophisticated terms of co-existence.' She rolls up her sleeves in both contentious and non-contentious matters."  2018 WTR 1000 - The World's Leading Trademark Professionals

• Named in WTR 1000 - The World Leading Trademark Professionals, Individuals:  for Enforcement and Litigation, and Prosecution and Strategy (2018 to present)

• Named in New York Metro "Super Lawyers" as a Rising Star in Intellectual Property (2016 & 2017)

• Named in The Best Lawyers in America for Copyright Law (2020 to present) reprinted in New York Magazine

• IP Stars (“Trademark Star” - Managing IP 2021 to present)

• Named in Who’s Who Legal, IP – Trademarks (Law Business Research Ltd.) (2023 to present)
• Named in The Legal 500 - Intellectual Property - Trademarks: Litigation (2024)

Community & Professional Activities

• American Bar Association – Member (2004 to present)
• New York State Bar Association – Member (2004 to present)
• New York County Lawyers Association – Member (2004 to 2018)
• Intellectual Property Law Vice-Chair, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (2010-2011)
• Copyright Society of the USA – Member (2016 to present)

Experience

• Focuses on domestic and international trademark and copyright matters, including trademark prosecution, contested proceedings, trademark and copyright litigation, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board practice, and domain name disputes, and counseling of corporate and individual clients.
• Current clients include Major League Baseball, Barclays, J. Crew, MSCI, and Jane Street (global proprietary trading firm) and Institutional Shareholder Services (global leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions)
• She worked on the successful cancellation of the registration of MAJOR LEAGUE ZOMBIE HUNTER & Design.

Prior Employment

U.S. Department of Justice, International Trade Field Office, Commercial Litigation Branch - Law Clerk 

Blog Posts

Cases

Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. v. Christopher Webb (T.T.A.B. 2018) (represented Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. in successful cancellation proceeding against registration for MAJOR LEAGUE ZOMBIE HUNTER and Design, where Board found that continued registration of registrant’s mark would result in a likelihood of confusion among consumers)

Office of the Commissioner of Baseball v. S9 Sports, LLC (T.T.A.B. 2016) (represented Office of the Commissioner of Baseball in successful opposition against application to register HIGH SCHOOL WORLD SERIES, where Board found registration of applicant’s mark would result in likelihood of confusion with Office of the Commissioner of Baseball’s famous WORLD SERIES marks)

New York Yankees Partnership v. IET Products and Services, Inc., 2015 TTAB LEXIS 96 (T.T.A.B. 2015) (represented New York Yankees in successful opposition against applications to register a top hat design mark and THE HOUSE THAT JUICE BUILT word marks, where the Board found that the registration of applicant’s marks would result in a likelihood of dilution by blurring of the New York Yankees baseball club’s famous trademarks)

New York Yankees Partnership v. Evil Enterprises, Inc., 2013 TTAB LEXIS 72 (T.T.A.B. 2013) (represented New York Yankees in successful opposition against application to register BASEBALLS EVIL EMPIRE, where Board found the New York Yankees had established prior rights in the EVIL EMPIRE designation based on extensive use of term by the public, press, fans and media to refer to the New York Yankees baseball club, and that registration of applicant’s mark would result in a likelihood of confusion among consumers and false suggestion of a connection with the New York Yankees)