SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2022: Morgan Lewis partner Carla Oakley has been recognized on Managing IP’s Top 250 Women in IP list for 2022. The publication, which includes more than 30 global jurisdictions, recognizes senior female intellectual-property practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally on behalf of their clients and firms in the last year.
Carla, who is featured in the publication’s United States category, focuses on intellectual property and advertising, from inception and global protection through trial. Her experience includes litigation and counseling involving trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, advertising, rights of publicity, privacy, social media, licenses, product design strategies, patents, and database protection. One of the partners heading up the IP and advertising practice in Northern California, Carla has first–chair jury trial, appellate, and arbitration experience. She helps clients maximize their IP, manage risks, and protect their rights.
In addition to being recognized regularly by Managing IP for her copyright and trademark work, including as a Top Woman in IP in 2021, Carla has been ranked consistently by World Trademark Review 1000 for prosecution and strategy as well as enforcement and litigation in California, and recommended by The Legal 500 US guide in its Intellectual Property: Copyright category.