Lindsey Rothrock

Lindsey assists clients in protecting their brands, creative works, and proprietary information. She has extensive experience in providing strategic advice and assistance to clients regarding brand development, trademark clearance, registration, and maintenance for national and international trademark portfolios. She enjoys working with clients to develop and implement global trademark strategies, and she has an expansive network of foreign trademark counsel to assist her clients in protecting their intellectual property abroad. She works with clients and companies of all sizes across a wide range of industries, but is particularly well-versed in representing clients in the food and beverage, medical devices and software industries.

Lindsey also regularly advises and assists clients regarding trademark infringement and enforcement issues, including preparing and responding to cease and desist letters, representing and defending clients before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and negotiating consent-to-use and co-existence trademark agreements.

In addition, Lindsey counsels clients with regard to general operations and commercial strategy as they relate to Intellectual Property concerns, including negotiating licensing agreements, co-branding agreements, asset purchase agreements, confidentiality agreements, and assignments. She counsels clients regarding e-commerce matters and domain name acquisition, transfers and disputes.

Speeches

• Program Co-Leader and Presenter, “IP in Outer Space: Exploring Trademarks and Patents Internationally and Beyond,” S. Jay Plager Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, March 2024
• Moderator, “International IP,” IndyBar CLE Webinar, Oct. 3, 2023
• Presenter, “Criminal Penalties in IP Law,” S. Jay Plager Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, February 2023
• Program Co-Leader and Moderator, “Current Antitrust and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Issues Concerning Collegiate Athletes,” S. Jay Plager Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, October 2021
• Panelist, “Career Insights for Aspiring Female IP Attorneys,” Indianapolis Bar Association, September 2021
• Program Co-Leader and Presenter, “Trademark Registration Practice after Tam and Brunetti and Social Justice Brand Changes,” S. Jay Plager Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, February 2021
• Presenter, “How-To: Trademark Licensing,” S. Jay Plager Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, January 2020
• Presenter, “Artificial Intelligence and Trademarks,” S. Jay Plager Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, March 2019
• Presenter, “Intro to 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing,” Crain’s webinar, April 2015
• Presenter, “The Importance of Trademarks And Social Media,” Moye White New And Emerging Franchisor Conference, 2010
• Panelist, “Copyrights And Wrongs: Drawing The Line in a Digital Era,” Society of Professional Journalists and Denver Press Club, 2009

Publications

• Author, “Taking off our Attorney Hats in Support of World Anti-Counterfeiting Day,” World Trademark Review Weekly, June 9, 2022
• Quoted, “Innovation needed to bridge patent diversity gap, attorneys say,” The Indiana Lawyer, Marilyn Odendahl, April 14, 2021
• Author, “Consumer Education: Fighting Against the Demand for Counterfeit Goods,” Indianapolis Bar Association Website – Intellectual Property Section, August 2020
• Author, “The U.S. Supreme Court Holds That the USPTO Cannot Recover Legal Personnel Salaries in Civil Actions Under the Patent Act,” IndyBar IP blog and ebulletin newsletter, December 2019
• Author, “U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down a Longstanding U.S. Ban on ‘Immoral’ and ‘Scandalous’ Trademarks,” Taft Law Bulletin, June 2019
• Author, “3D Printing – A Fast Moving Market,” 3D Printing Quarterly Report Q3 2016, October 2016
• Author, “How to Identify and Protect Your Organization’s Trademarks and Copyrights,” Indiana Nonprofit Summit Blog, September 2014
• Author, “Stop Your Trademark From Going XXX,” ColoradoBiz, cobizmag.com, 2011
• Author, “Protect Clients’ Trademarks From The New .XXX Domain,” Newsletter of The Colorado Bar Association, Transaction Section, 2011
• Author, “IP Assets: Seven Ways to Protect Your Intellectual Property on a Budget,”
  Moye White Opportunities & Challenges, 2009