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Susan Progoff
Partner
Ropes & Gray
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8704
T + 1-212-596-9152
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Practice
Susan Progoff is a partner in Ropes & Gray's Intellectual Property Group and is co-chair of the firm's Trademark Practice Group. Focusing in the areas of trademark, copyright, unfair competition law since 1979, her practice includes litigation, counseling, prosecution, licensing and transactional work in the United States and internationally. Sue joined Ropes & Gray as a result of its 2005 merger with Fish & Neave, where she was a partner since 1990.
Professional Experience
Sue has handled numerous litigated trademark, copyright and unfair competition matters, including acting as lead counsel in litigation for such clients as Carter's, Lever Brothers Company, Snapple Beverage Corp., Toy Manufacturers of America, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, Ford Motor Company, and Huntsman Gay Capital Partners. She has designed and implemented anti-counterfeiting programs for clients in such diverse fields as fashion and accessories, and automotive parts. In addition, Sue has also handled the trademark and copyright aspects of complex corporate transactions and advised clients on designing and implementing trademark and copyright licensing programs and strategies for building and protecting brands.
Honors & Awards
- New York Super Lawyers (2006 - present)
- The Legal 500 US (IP - Copyright) (2007 - present)
- Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Trademark Law Practitioners (2001 - present)
- International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers (2001 - present)
- Expert Guide's Best of the Best (2005 - present), trademark law
Professional & Civic Activities
- Member, Board of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, INTA/CPR Panel of Neutrals
- Co-Chair, PLI's Annual Program on Understanding the Intellectual Property License, 1997-present
- Frequent speaker at International Trademark Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Practicing Law Institute, American Bar Association, Copyright Society of the United States of America, New York State Bar Association, International Licensing and Merchandising Association and American Arbitration Association
- Contributor, World Trademark Law Report
- Contributor, World Copyright Law Report
Memberships & Affiliations
- International Trademark Association
- Copyright Society of the United States
- American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Past Chair and member, Committee on Trademarks and Unfair Competition; current member, Committee on Copyrights and Literary Property)
- New York Intellectual Property Law Association
- Practicing Law Institute (Co-Chair, Understanding the Intellectual Property License, 1997-present)
Bar Admissions
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Education
- 1979,
J.D., cum laude, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- 1976,
M.S. (Zoology), University of Florida
- 1974,
B.A. (Biology), University of Pennsylvania
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