Marya Lenn Yee has extensive experience in virtually all aspects of trademark and copyright practice, including day-to-day counseling regarding the adoption of trademarks, the supervision and maintenance of registrations for copyrights, trademarks and domain names, the direct handling of disputes in the Patent and Trademark Office and the online Domain Magistrate for domain names disputes, the negotiation and drafting of licenses and agreements for the exploitation of intellectual property rights, and litigation of infringement, unfair competition and cyber-squatting claims.

Marya has been on the cutting edge of several legal issues including:

• Copyright and Trade Dress - Laureyssens v. Idea Group, Inc
• Consumer Trademark Sophistication - Marvel Comics Ltd. v. Enlightened Entertainment and Leifeld vs. DC Comics
• Dilution - Tiffany v. Goldman Properties and Houghton Mifflin v. George Tabb
  (Furious George)
• Copyright and Trademark Infringement/Free Speech - Houghton Mifflin
  (Curious George) vs. Jews for Jesus

Marya is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School. She is a long time Trustee and member of the Copyright Society of the USA and has served on its Executive committee and as Chair of its New York Chapter for many years. She served as co-editor-in-chief of The Intellectual Property Strategist for several years and remains on its Editorial Board.

Marya is admitted to the bars of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Professional Awards and Associations:

• Copyright Society of the U.S.A. - Executive Committee, Young Lawyers
  Committee, founder and co-Chair, New York Chapter Chair, 2000-2002
• Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief and Editor of The Intellectual Property Strategist
• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Topics Editor,The Brooklyn Law Review; Moot Court Honor Society, Lead Oralist and numerous published articles