Professional Experience

Nina Shreve has extensive experience in all aspects of trademark law, including litigation, prosecution, client counseling, opinion work, due diligence investigations and other transactional matters. Ms. Shreve is also active in the firm’s patent litigation practice focusing particularly on litigation in the pharmaceutical area. In addition to the pharmaceuticals product area, Ms. Shreve has represented clients in patent and trademark matters in diverse industries, including computers and electronics, consumer healthcare products, industrial machinery and building products.

Ms. Shreve is a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee. 

Awards and Recognition

Ms. Shreve was listed in Legal 500 2007 in IP-Non-Contentious/Transactional:-- trademarks – full coverage. Nina Shreve and Kristin Blemaster were named recipients of the 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for their article, “Clearing a Trademark for Use,” originally published in the May 2005 issue of General Counsel New York.

For information on the selection processes, see:

Legal 500
Burton Award

Education

J.D., cum laude, St. John's University Law School, 1977, Articles Editor of St. John's Law Review
B.A., Liberal Arts, Earlham College, 1973

Bar Admissions

State of New York, 1978; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Professional Activities

American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Association; International Trademark Association; New York State Bar Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association; National Association of Women Lawyers

Additional Publications

“Clearing a Trademark for Use,” General Counsel New York, May 2005
“International Trademark Registration: The Madrid Protocol Takes Effect In The United States,” New York Intellectual Property Law Association Bulletin, October/November 2003
“IP for the Hi-Tech Industry,” Building and Enforcing Intellectual Property Value: An International Guide for the Boardroom 2003, a Nasdaq and Morgan Stanley publication