Associate
Miami Office
Tel: 305.397.0812
Fax: 305.358.3309
SLatham
@FeldmanGale.com
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EDUCATION
- LLM, Intellectual Property, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2004
- JD, cum laude, Florida State University College of Law, 2003; Dean’s list; Executive Editor, Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law
- BS, Business Administration, University of Delaware, Dean’s list
COURT ADMISSIONS
- Florida Bar
- New Jersey Bar
- New York Bar
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States District Court, Southern and Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court, New Jersey
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
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SUSAN J. LATHAM focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation, particularly in the areas of trademark, trade dress, copyright, false advertising, unfair competition, trade secret, and entertainment. Ms. Latham has experience litigating in many jurisdictions across the nation and across a wide variety of subject areas. Ms. Latham has handled intellectual property issues arising in many different industries such as aviation, cosmetics, fashion show production, finance, fragrances, hair care, hotels and resorts, music production, online sports fantasy teams, restaurants, screenwriting and film, sports beverages, television, test preparation and wine. For example, Ms. Latham's efforts on behalf of a defendant have been successful in obtaining an early dismissal of a trade dress infringement matter relating to the design of certain motorcycle accessories.
Ms. Latham also has experience handling appeals. For example, Ms. Latham successfully put her trademark and anti-counterfeiting experience to work in obtaining oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals regarding trademark counterfeiting claims within the resort services industry, which then led to settlement.
Ms. Latham began her career in finance, as a stockbroker, but has always had a passion for Intellectual Property law and the creative arts. Consequently, after graduating from Florida State University College of Law, she attended the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City where she earned a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property law and received the award for Distinguished Performance and the Charles Ballon Writing award. While pursuing her Masters of Laws, Ms. Latham worked for the fashion company Kate Spade. LLC, where she gained substantial experience in anti-counterfeiting issues.
When she is not litigating, Ms. Latham enjoys writing articles about intellectual property issues. Ms. Latham's articles have been published in well-respected journals and trade publications, as well as being cited by a federal appellate court.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Associate, Feldman Gale, P.A. (2005 to present),
- Associate, Lewis & McKenna, Saddle River, New Jersey (2004 to 2005)
- Intellectual Property Externship, Kate Spade, LLC (2004)
PUBLICATIONS
- How Recognition of Geographical Areas of Viticultural Significance Affects U.S. Trademarks for Wine, Practical Winery & Vineyard Journal, October 2011
- Newton v. Diamond: Measuring the Legitimacy of Unauthorized Compositional Sampling - A Clue Illuminated and Obscured,” 26 Hastings Comm. & Ent. L.J. 119 (2003). Cited by the Sixth Circuit in Bridgeport Music, Inc v. Dimension Films, 2004 WL 1960167 (6th Cir., Sept. 7, 2004).
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section
- The Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
- American Bar Association
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
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