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Amy Sullivan Cahill: “Women are not hung up on the way they’ve always done things”
Amy Cahill runs Cahill IP, a globally recognized intellectual property practice based in Louisville, Kentucky. Her firm recently became the first ever Kentucky based law firm accepted for membership in NAMWOLF (National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms).
To achieve a paperless office, Cahill uses Office 365, Clio, NetDocuments and Alt Legal, which are all integrated. She uses Fastcase—provided free to D.C. Bar members—for legal research. She does not bill clients for checking the docket or sending out reporting letters, and does not need to charge them for a paralegal’s time to do these tasks either. As a result of this technology combination, her clients understand what is on their bills. Their bills are lower, too.
Cahill explains that women’s innate flexibility can help them adopt new technology more readily. ‘Women are not hung up on the way they’ve always done things,’ she says. ‘If there’s a way to do it better, I have no pride or embarrassment that stops me from doing it a different way. As lawyers, it’s really not serving clients well if we avoid automation. Because of our technology tools, it’s so easy now for us to get new clients through the door. Also, our services are more affordable, which attracts a broader spectrum of clients.’
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Amy Sullivan Cahill Named to Global IP STARS Top 250 Women in IP for Third Year
American intellectual property (IP) attorney Amy Sullivan Cahill has been named to the international 2017 edition of IP STARS “Top 250 Women in IP” list for the third year in a row. For the full list see: http://www.managingip.com/Article/3719202/The-Top-250-Women-in-IP-2017.html
Ms. Cahill is founder of Cahill IP, PLLC, an award-winning intellectual property (IP) law firm based in Louisville, Kentucky. The Top 250 Women in IP list recognizes female IP lawyers in private practice who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year. Cahill remarks, “I am proud to be included in the 2017 IP STARS Top 250 Women in IP list, and I thank the organization for their kind consideration.”
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Cahill IP, PLLC Named as a Top Intellectual Property Firm in Louisville
Following its first year in the Louisville legal community, Cahill IP, PLLC has ranked as Louisville’s 6th largest Intellectual Property Law Firm, and the 4th largest firm for federal trademark filings, in Louisville Business First’s annual ranking.
While Cahill IP is a boutique firm, it ranked ahead of several of Louisville’s largest law firms for intellectual property practice.
Cahill IP’s attorneys combine their years of large firm experience with new legal technologies to respond to client demands for the highest quality legal services from a responsive agile platform (www.cahill-IP.com).
For more information about Louisville Business First’s Intellectual Property Rankings, go to http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2017/05/26/what-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-trademarks.html (http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2017/05/26/what-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-trademarks.html) (http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2017/05/26/what-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-trademarks.html) and also see the May 26, 2017, print edition.
NAMWOLF Member Firm
Cahill IP, PLLC Becomes First Kentucky Firm to Qualify for National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) Membership
Louisville, KY – May 24, 2017 — Cahill IP, PLLC, an intellectual property (IP) law firm based in Louisville, is the first-ever Kentucky firm to qualify for membership in the selective National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF). Committed to diversity and integrity, NAMWOLF supports its American and Puerto Rican members in pursuit of corporate legal work.
To qualify for NAMWOLF membership consideration, Cahill IP met rigorous criteria, demonstrating excellence in quality of law practice and adherence to NAMWOLF’s core values. Cahill IP was recently certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), one of the certifications required by NAMWOLF.
Joel Stern, CEO NAMWOLF, remarked: “NAMWOLF is very pleased to have the Cahill IP law firm as its first Kentucky-based member. Cahill IP is one of a select few IP firms that have qualified for membership in its region. Our organization is proud to recognize firms like Cahill IP, which share our vision of bringing diversity and excellence to the legal profession.”
Cahill IP provided favorable client references from national and regional clients, including members of the Fortune 500. The firm’s Founder and Managing Member, Amy Sullivan Cahill, maintains a 4.9 out of 5 Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review rating – NAMWOLF requires a minimum rating of 4.5.
Ms. Cahill commented: “We are incredibly proud to be the first Kentucky firm to be selected for NAMWOLF membership, and the only IP firm in our geographic area. As a woman-owned business with excellent women intellectual property attorneys, we are fully aligned with NAMWOLF’s values and mission. We look forward to working with NAMWOLF to educate corporations and public entities to recognize the value of working with the entire legal community, including women and minorities.”
About Cahill IP, PLLC
Cahill IP, PLLC (www.cahill-ip.com) is an all-intellectual property boutique law firm, woman-owned and woman-managed. Offering cost-effective business solutions for IP needs, Cahill IP uses advanced technology and billing approaches for trademark and copyright litigation representation, trademark availability searches, trademark and copyright registration services, advertising review, USPTO Inter Partes proceeding representation, and license drafting and review. The firm represents local, national and international companies in U.S. District Courts and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Members of the firm include Amy Sullivan Cahill, Michelle Browning Coughlin, Sallie Jacobs Stevens and Christina Ryan.
Amy Sullivan Cahill, Founder, Cahill IP, PLLC, to Join TTAB Judge Michael Adlin to Address Sweeping Changes to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Practice
Louisville, KY –February 1, 2017 -The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Amy Sullivan Cahill, Founder, Cahill IP, PLLC will join U.S. Patent and Trademark OffficeTTAB Judge Michael Adlin and David Ludwig to speak at The Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Sweeping Changes to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Practice: Addressing Potential Issues.” This event is scheduled for February 16, 2017 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (ET). Registration is available at this link: https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/all-events-list/live-webcasts/event-homepage/?event_id=2099
Event Synopsis:
Intended to increase the efficiency of Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings and to conform its rules with the technological advances, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has amended the TTAB Rules of Practice. The new rules apply to inter partes and ex parte appeal proceedings. Main changes include allowing submission of testimony by declaration and limiting the number of allowed discovery requests. Though the new rules are expected to streamline board proceedings, potential pitfalls remain. Counsel and trademark owners should study these changes and adjust their TTAB practices accordingly. In this two-hour LIVE Webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders brought together by The Knowledge Group will help counsel and trademark owners understand the fundamental aspects of this significant topic. They will provide an in-depth discussion of the new TTAB Rules of Practice. Speakers will also offer best practices in adapting to these changes.
Key topics include:
• Policies Underlying 2017 TTAB Rule Changes
• Preserving Your Client’s Rights to Challenge USPTO Filings
• Discovery Changes, New Limits on Number of Requests and Tightened Deadlines
• Revised Deadlines for Inter Partes Motion Practice • New Methods of Introducing Evidence into TTAB Trial Record
• Specific Directives on Authentication of Evidence including Internet Evidence
• Time Bars on Specific Types of Motion Practice
• New Deadline to File Notice of Appeal from TTAB
For further details, please visit: https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/all-events-list/live-webcasts/event-homepage/?event_id=2099.
About Amy Sullivan Cahill
Amy Sullivan Cahill is the Founder of the firm based in the Louisville office. Amy’s practice focuses on trademark and copyright litigation, advertising review, trademark prosecution, trade secret counseling and litigation, licensing and transactional matters. She represents international companies in the online retail, household goods and fashion industries in U.S. District Courts and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Ms. Cahill is versed in registration and enforcement of intellectual property rights through the Department of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol including efforts to prevent the importation of counterfeit goods. Ms. Cahill develops strategies for online businesses to respond to copyright infringement claims in light of developing law under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s safe harbor provision. She is listed in Chambers USA (2105), Kentucky Super Lawyers (2013-15), Top 250 Women IP Stars 2014-2016 and is AV® Peer Review Rated in the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory.
Ms. Cahill co-authored two U.S. Supreme Court briefs on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, one in the copyright infringement class action Reed Elsevier, Inc., et al. v. Muchnick, et al., Civ. No. 08-103 and the other in the landmark trademark dilution case Moseley v. V Secret Catalog, Inc., 537 U.S. 418 (2003).
About Cahill IP, PLLC
Cahill IP, PLLC (www.cahill-ip.com) is an all-intellectual property, boutique law firm, woman-owned and woman-managed. Offering cost-effective business solutions for intellectual property needs, Cahill IP uses advanced technology and billing approaches to offer trademark and copyright litigation representation, trademark availability searches, trademark and copyright registration services, advertising review, USPTO Inter Partes proceeding representation, and license drafting and review.
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Statement regarding Matthew Fulks v. Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter, et al., Case No. 1:16-cv-04278 (SDNY 2016):
Plaintiff Matthew Fulks, a part-time filmmaker and television advertising producer in Louisville, Kentucky, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that those responsible for the creation of the widely-publicized film LEMONADE promoting Beyoncé’s visual album by the same name infringed his original work, Palinoia, a short film plaintiff created in 2014, and that part of LEMONADE’s success is attributable in part to the misappropriation.
The Complaint alleges that Columbia Records solicited materials from plaintiff Fulks and received, through an intermediary acting on behalf of Fulks, links to the Palinoia work, and then misappropriated elements of the work for Defendants’ use in the widely-distributed LEMONADE film, within a year of receiving the Palinoia work. The Complaint also describes some of the substantial similarities between the works in question.
Plaintiff has asked a jury to award him damages recoverable under the Copyright Act as a result of the unauthorized reproduction, including Defendants’ profits earned on the sales of the LEMONADE album attributable to the unauthorized reproduction of his original work.
Plaintiff is represented by Robert Clarida of Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC of New York, Amy Sullivan Cahill of Cahill IP, PLLC of Louisville, Kentucky., and Thomas H. Hughes of Hughes Law Firm of Louisville, Kentucky.
A copy of the Complaint can be found here: Matthew Fulks v. Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter, et al., Case No. 1:16-cv-04278 (SDNY 2016)
Robert Clarida – http://www.reitlerlaw.com/
Amy Sullivan Cahill – https://cahill-ip.com/
Thomas Hughes – https://whyfeedthegreed.com/