Trade Marks and Copyright 2026

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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Patricia M Flanagan, Camila Chediak, Brian J Paul and Jodi-Ann Tillman Shutts & Bowen LLP

Shutts & Bowen LLP was established in 1910 and is a full-service business law firm with approximately 280 lawyers located in eight offices across Florida. Shutts is a leading law firm renowned for its exper -

tise in intellectual property law, offering comprehen - sive services in trade marks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets.

Authors

Patricia M Flanagan is a partner in the West Palm Beach office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the intellectual property practice group. As a highly regarded leader in the field of trade mark and copyright

Brian J Paul is a senior associate in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the intellectual property practice group. A registered patent attorney, Brian is admitted to practice before the United

law, Patricia focuses her practice on the protection, monetisation, and enforcement of such intellectual property rights, both domestically and internationally. Widely acknowledged for the broad scope of her capabilities in the area of trade mark and copyright law, Patricia is consistently recognised by such preeminent directories, such as Chambers USA. Camila Chediak is an associate in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the intellectual property practice group. Camila advises emerging and industry-leading companies on a broad range of trade mark and copyright matters, including the clearance, prosecution and enforcement of intellectual property assets, as well as licensing and other transactional work. She also regularly assists clients in trade mark oppositions and cancellation proceedings before the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, in domain name disputes, and in federal court litigations.

States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He also serves on the Executive Council of the Florida Bar Business Law Section, where he holds the position of vice chairperson of the Computer Law and Technology Committee.

Jodi-Ann Tillman is an associate in the West Palm Beach office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the intellectual property practice group. Jodi concentrates her practice in the areas of copyright and trade

mark transactional work; trade mark counselling and strategy, clearance, prosecution and enforcement; and the management of multi-national trade mark portfolios in a wide range of industries.

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