Carol M. Wilhelm
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Carol Wilhelm is an intellectual property law attorney who joined Looper Reed & McGraw in September 2008 after 16 years of practice at the national law firms of Pennie & Edmonds, Jones Day and Jenner & Block. Carol has extensive experience in all areas of trademark, copyright and unfair competition, including litigation, prosecution, transactions, due diligence and client counseling. Carol's practice also encompasses general corporate matters and transactions.
Area of Practice
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Representative Experience
Significant cases include:
Circle Line v. Circle Line - bench trial of historic NY trademark issue Cumberland v. NutraSweet - obtained summary judgment for defendant in trademark/trade dress infringement and false advertising case, affirmed on appealBIC v. Far Eastern - bench trial for plaintiff on trademark infringement claims, affirmed on appeal Vornado v. Duracraft Corp. - trial and successful appeal for defendant on trade dress claim involving interface of patent and trademark laws Holmes v. Vornado - represented plaintiff in false advertising case reaching Supreme Court on jurisdictional issue
Managed intellectual property portfolios and matters of multi-national clients such as PODS, Bic, Swedish Match North America, Culinary Institute of America and others.
Professional Activities, Memberships & Affiliations
State Bar of New York - 1993
State Bar of Texas - 2001
Supreme Court of the United States - 2002
U.S. Courts of Appeal: Tenth Circuit - 1994; Federal Circuit - 2000
U.S. District Courts: SDNY - 1994; EDNY - 1994; SDTex - 2003; EDTex - 2002; NDTex - 2002
Legal internships: CBS Inc.; Children's Television Workshop
Publications & Speeches
Authored treatise chapter entitled "Intellectual Property Issues" in American Bankruptcy Institute's Business Bankruptcy Acquisitions , 2d edition (2006).
Education
1989 - B.A., Duke University, magna cum laude
1992 - J.D., New York University School of Law
