“I value building strong relationships with my clients. With nearly thirty years of experience as both in-house and outside counsel, I offer clients a business-focused and cost-effective approach to brand protection.”
Jennifer Ziegler is an experienced trademark attorney who works with clients across a wide spectrum of industries to solve complex issues, including global brand protection and enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, copyright, and licensing.
With over 27 years of combined experience as in-house and outside counsel practicing in the areas of trademark and copyright law, Jennifer Ziegler specializes in global brand protection, trademark and copyright enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, and trademark portfolio management. She works extensively with company legal, marketing, and business development groups to devise cost-effective global brand protection strategies. She works with her clients on issues involving anti-counterfeiting, copyright, domain name recovery, IP due diligence, licensing, trade dress, and unfair competition. Jennifer has extensive experience working with clients of all sizes in a variety of industries, including automotive, consumer products, entertainment, bio-tech and life sciences, and financial services.
Immediately prior to joining Brooks Kushman, Jennifer served as Associate General Counsel, Trademarks for a major motorcycle manufacturer, where she oversaw all aspects of trademark prosecution and enforcement in the United States, Canada, and throughout Europe. Her in-house experience has given her valuable insight into providing clients with cost-effective and targeted legal service. Jennifer values close business relationships that enable a team approach to brand protection.
Jennifer serves as a volunteer mediator for The Dispute Resolution Center, a community mediation center serving Washtenaw and Livingston counties, where she has mediated over 50 legal disputes. Her training and experience as a mediator has given her particular expertise in conflict resolution.
Education
J.D., University of Miami School of Law
B.A., Cornell University
Organizations & Affiliations
State Bar of Michigan
State Bar of Connecticut
State Bar of Florida
State Bar of Massachusetts
International Trademark Association (INTA), Building Bridges committee member
Recognitions
World Trademark Review Industry Awards 2010, Vehicles & Transport Team of the Year (team member)
World Trademark Review Industry Awards 2008, Automotive & Aviation Team of the Year (team member)
Industries