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Colleen Ganin Partner

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    New York

    1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor

    New York, NY 10036-2711

    +1.202.654.6237

    CGanin@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Colleen Ganin focuses her practice on trademark and copyright clearance, prosecution, licensing and enforcement, and counsels clients in a variety of industries, including fashion, finance, sports, entertainment, consumer products, and technology.

Among managing large-scale trademark clearance and filing programs and international trademark portfolios, Colleen also counsels clients on securing and enforcing trade dress rights, as well as copyright in wearable designs.

Colleen’s IP transactional experience includes trademark, copyright, and content license agreements, merchandising agreements, sponsorship agreements, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, asset purchase agreements, art commission agreements, publicity agreements and software development agreements.

While attending the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Colleen served as the Senior Articles Editor for the Arizona Law Review and was awarded the University of Arizona Foundation “Outstanding Senior” Award.

Professional Leadership

  • Anti-Defamation League
    • Washington, D.C. Regional Board, Member 2022
    • Glass Leadership Institute, Class of 2017
  • Seattle Sports Commission, Board Member, 2018 - 2019
  • International Trademark Association, Non-Traditional Marks Committee Member
  • American Bar Association YLD Entertainment & Sports Committee, Vice-Chair/Content Editor, 2016 - 2017
  • Cardozo Society, Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, Board Member, 2016

Related Employment

  • Dickinson Wright PLLC, Phoenix, AZ, Associate, 2015 - 2017
  • Judicial Extern for The Hon. Jeffrey S. Sunshine, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Brooklyn, NY, 2013

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • New York
  • Arizona
  • District of Columbia
  • Washington

Education

  • University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, J.D., 2015, Senior Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review
  • The University of Arizona, B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2011