Melinda S. Giftos

I specialize in trademarks, unfair competition, copyrights, domain names, trade secrets, anti-counterfeiting, defamation, publicity rights, and non-competition. I also have a keen interest in legal aspects of emerging technology, advertising and social media.

I have experience in preparing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, both domestic and international, such as intellectual property licenses and assignments, distributor agreements, confidentiality agreements, entertainment agreements, advertising agreements, production agreements, promotion agreements, sponsorship agreements, agency agreements, software development and licensing agreements, software as a service agreements, non-compete agreements, and joint venture agreements

I have experience with copyright infringement, trademark infringement, patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation and litigation matters involving licensing and data.

I assist clients with data privacy and security issues in contracting, preparedness programs and breach response.