Erica Klein is a Shareholder at the firm and has more than 20 years of experience practicing intellectual property law. Her practice focuses on trademark and copyright law, and issues relating to e-commerce, internet law, social media, online privacy, domain names, rights of publicity and...
Erica Klein is a Shareholder at the firm and has more than 20 years of experience practicing intellectual property law. Her practice focuses on trademark and copyright law, and issues relating to e-commerce, internet law, social media, online privacy, domain names, rights of publicity and unfair competition for start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She regularly counsels clients concerning brand development, licensing, and protection and enforcement of intellectual property, both in the U.S. and as part of a global strategy.
Erica represents clients in varied industries, but she focuses her practice on entertainment, broadcasting, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion, and consumer goods. Her work includes licensing, transactional matters, trademark and copyright prosecution, enforcement, litigation, and general counseling on a variety of IP issues.
Erica is the current chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
Erica received a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College, cum laude, where she was the Co-Chairman of the Dartmouth Programming Board. She also attended the University of Michigan, where she obtained her law degree, and was the Chairman of the Student Funded Fellowship Program.
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Education
J.D., University of Michigan Law School
B.A., Dartmouth College, cum laude
New York State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section Chair
International Trademark Association
New York Intellectual Property Law Association
American Bar Association
New York Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2014-2018
Brooks Kushman Further Expands Trademark Practice with Addition of Erica D. Klein
SOUTHFIELD, MI – Brooks Kushman is pleased to announce the addition of Shareholder Erica D. Klein to the firm’s Southfield office. The move further expands the firm’s leading trademark practice. Klein brings more than 20 years of experience focused on the strategic development, management, and protection of intellectual property assets. Her...
Co-author, “Fashion Forward Financing: Looking to Banks and IP for the Next Trend,” New York Law Journal, September 2017
Co-author, “Retail Restructuring Outlook,” August 2017
Co-author, “EU and US Reach Agreement on New Data Transfer Framework,” February 2016
Co-author, “Third Circuit Upholds FTC’s Cybersecurity Authority,” September 2015
Co-author, “Changes to the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Crimes,” Bloomberg BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, May 2013