Patricia A. Olosky

Patty is a member of the firm's Business and Corporate practice. She concentrates on intellectual property (IP), with a particular focus on all aspects of trademark protection and enforcement, as well as copyright and domain name law. As a patent attorney, Patty assists clients with obtaining U.S. plant patents for novel agricultural varieties, as well as U.S. plant variety protection certificates and foreign plant protections.

Patty counsels clients through every phase of the brand lifecycle, from trademark clearance through registration and maintenance, both domestically and internationally. In addition, she assists clients in enforcing and defending IP rights before the U.S. Trademark Trial & Appeal Board and its foreign counterparts. Patty also has extensive experience with commercial transactions involving IP rights, from negotiating agreements with employees, independent contractors, and prospective business collaborators, to advising buyers and sellers on IP issues in the course of mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate and financial transactions.

Having represented clients ranging from individuals and start-ups to global and Fortune 500 corporations that span a wide variety of industries—such as the dietary supplement, apparel, baby product, food and beverage, rail transportation, raw manufacturing materials, biomedical, computer science, and beauty industries —Patty does not believe in a “one size fits all” IP strategy. Rather, by understanding each client’s current and future needs, she provides legal advice tailored to help each client achieve its specific, individualized goals.

Patty is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and has strong relationships with attorneys throughout the world in order to serve her clients wherever their businesses may take them.