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Catherine Fran Hoffman

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  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Licensed for 31 years
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About Catherine

Catherine F. Hoffman is an intellectual property attorney. Her practice focuses on trademarks, copyrights, and patent litigation, with an emphasis on acheiving a proper balance on return of investment for clients.

Upon graduation from Emory University's Goizueta Business School, Ms. Hoffman worked as a Software Engineer for Burroughs Corporation and Electronic Data Systems, traveling domestically and internationally to implement and test banking software solutions. After earning her law degree from the University of Miami School of Law, Ms. Hoffman served as a law clerk to the Honorable C. Clyde Atkins (S.D. Fla.) and later served as a staff attorney for the Honorable John W. Dell and the Honorable George W. Hersey at the Florida Appellate Courts, Fourth District Court of Appeal.

Ms. Hoffman's well rounded business experience provides valuable insight to her clients in this global economy.  Ms. Hoffman also assists as local counsel for firms looking for an efficient and trustworthy partner in cases filed in the Southern or Middle District Courts of Florida.

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Practice areas

OtherPatent infringementIntellectual propertyTrademark applicationTrademark infringement
  1. Trademark infringement: 30%

    Counterfeit infringment and trademark infringement, unfair competition claims and related claims.

    16 years

  2. Trademark application: 30%

    All aspects of prosecution before the USPTO as well as Trademark Trial and Appeal Proceedings including Ex Parte Appeals, Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings

    16 years

  3. Intellectual property: 25%

    In addition to other listed areas, prepartion of licensing, assignment, work for hire, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, freedom to operate, intellectual property portfolio management, trademark and copyright prosecution, litigation in federal courts and domain name disputes.

    18 years

  4. Patent infringement: 10%

    Design and Utility Infringement litigations in Federal Court

    16 years

  1. Litigation: 5%

    All types of Intellectual Property Litigation, including commericial litigation experience since 1991 after finishing a Federal Judicial Clerkship in the Southern District Court of Florida for the Honorable C. Clyde Atkins, Senior United States District Court Judge

    32 years

Languages spoken

English

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MAYBACK & HOFFMAN, P.A.

5722 S Flamingo Rd #232
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33330-3206

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    License
    StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
    FLMember in Good Standing198906/11/2021
    We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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    Legal answers1
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    Awards
    Award nameGrantorDate granted
    Legal EliteFlorida Trend Magazine2008
    Legal EliteFlorida Trend Magazine2007
    Work Experience
    TitleCompany nameDuration
    Managing PartnerMAYBACK & HOFFMAN, P.A.2006 - Present
    Contract AttorneyCatherine F. Hoffman, P.A.2002 - 2006
    AttorneyDevine Goodman Rasco & Wells1999 - 2002
    AttorneyGreen & Ackerman1997 - 1999
    Staff AttorneyFourth District Court of Appeal, Florida Appellate Courts1994 - 1996
    AttorneyDavis Scott Weber & Edwards1991 - 1994
    Judicial Law ClerkUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida1989 - 1991
    Systems EngineerElectronic Data Systems1984 - 1986
    Systems AnalystBurroughs Corporation1982 - 1984
    Associations
    Association namePosition nameDuration
    International Trademark AssociationNorth American Law and Practice Subcommittee member2010 - 2011
    Publications
    Publication nameTitleDate
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 66 No. 16TTAB Cuts Up Saw Manufacturer's Registration Arguments2011
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 66 No. 17Court Says Consumers Know Havana Club Rum Is Not from Cuba2011
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 66 No. 17Court Flushes Trademark Claim for Functional Bathroom Tissue Design2011
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 66 No. 4Gas Station “Pole Spanner” Design Found Nondistinctive2011
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 66 Issue 4Establishment of IP Enforcement Committee2011
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 66 Issue 9United States: Cancellation Claims Precluded as Res Judicata2011
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 65 Issue 13Proceedings Resume in Oldest Pending TTAB Case2010
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 65 Issue 5Picture Not Worth a Thousand Words as Applied to a Web-Based Specimen2010
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 65 Issue 10TTAB Rejects Applicant's Menu of Arguments for Restaurant Mark2010
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 65 Issue 10TTAB Puts Brakes on Tire Company's Opposition2010
    American Bar Association publicationAnnual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation2010
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 65 No. 19U.S. Companies Win $78 Million Verdict Against Chinese Cybersquatters2010
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 65 No. 16Subpar Examination Practice Frustrates TTAB2010
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 65 No. 20Initials Can Make Name Not Merely a Surname2010
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 65 Issue 10Ruling Allows Bacardi to Continue Using HAVANA CLUB Mark2010
    INTA BULLETIN Vol. 64 Issue 2Ninth Circuit Broadens Scope of Civil Penalty for Counterfeit Goods Bearing Registered Trademarks2009
    American Bar Association publicationAnnual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation2009
    Education
    School nameDegreeGraduated
    University of Miami School of LawJD - Juris Doctor1989
    Emory UniversityBBA1982
    Speaking Engagements
    Conference nameTitleDate
    IPLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SOCIETY Corporate Counsel LuncheonRelevant IP Issues for Corporate Counsel2011
    INTA Roundtable Host and ModeratorProper Use of Trademarks in Advertising and Product Packaging2011
    American Intellectual Property Law AssociationDesign Patent Litigation - The Next Frontier2010
    Wuppertal, Solingen and Remscheild regions of Germany Trade AssociationProtecting IP in the US2007
    Legal cases
    Case nameOutcome
    Himoinsa Power Systems v. Power Link Machine Co.Court granted judgment in favor of Defendant based on lack of personal jurisdiction and case was closed.
    Michael Powell v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.$15M damages, $3M punitives, $2.8M Atty's Fees
    Reisenthel v. Mad Bags, et al.Consent Order entered

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    Bradley Trushin, Intellectual property Attorney on May 17, 2010
    Relationship: Worked together on matter

    I endorse this lawyer's work. Ms. Hoffman is a highly skilled attorney at the top of the legal profession. Her analytical skills and writing ability are unparalleled, yet she focuses on practical problem solving and gets things accomplished in short order.

    Suzanne Gorowitz, Copyright application Attorney on May 17, 2010
    Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

    I endorse this lawyer's work. She is extremely professional and very intelligent. I highly recommend her.

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