Emma Harty
IP Attorney
Emma is a seasoned intellectual property attorney who handles a broad spectrum of IP issues, with a particular focus on trademarks, patents and copyrights. She manages the entire lifecycle of intellectual property, from adoption and prosecution to enforcement and exploitation. Emma excels in helping clients choose and secure trademarks and service marks, guiding them through the registration process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). She’s adept at building and defending trademark portfolios, conducting trademark searches, filing applications, and responding to office actions, which results in strong brand recognition and protection for her clients. Emma also handles the enforcement of trademarks through cease and desist letters, takedown notices, oppositions, and cancellation proceedings, effectively protecting her clients’ brand identities.
On the patent side, Emma is actively involved in prosecuting patents across various technical fields, including electronics, software, mechanical devices, telecommunications, and design patents. She frequently works with the USPTO and international patent offices to secure patents for her clients, ensuring their innovations are well-guarded. Emma conducts detailed patent searches, performs clearance checks, and provides opinions on validity, non-infringement, and freedom to operate, enabling her clients to make informed decisions about their intellectual property.
Emma’s patent and trademark work is complemented by her extensive litigation experience, where she represents clients in federal court cases involving trademark infringement, patent infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition, and related contract disputes. She handles all stages of litigation, from discovery to expert witness preparation, leading to successful outcomes for her clients.
Emma’s practice also includes advising clients on complex transactional matters across various industries. She is experienced in negotiating and drafting a variety of agreements, such as trademark licenses, software development agreements, technology consulting agreements, and IP-related aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Her transactional work includes crafting licensing agreements, assignment agreements, nondisclosure agreements, settlement agreements, clinical trial agreements, master research agreements, supply agreements, and asset purchase agreements, ensuring her clients’ intellectual property is safeguarded in all their business dealings. Emma performs thorough due diligence during mergers and acquisitions, scrutinizing contracts and intellectual property portfolios to provide her clients with a comprehensive understanding of the assets and liabilities of the companies they are targeting.
Her extensive knowledge of various technologies, such as consumer products, software, business methods, medical devices, and more, ensures she is well-equipped to tackle a wide range of intellectual property issues, providing her clients with comprehensive and effective legal support
Education
- J.D., University of Arizona – James E. Rogers College of Law
- Law Review
- B.S., Optical Engineering, Cum Laude, University of Arizona
Admissions
- Colorado
- Missouri
- Arizona
- USPTO