Ellen A. Rubel

A former United States Patent and Trademark Office attorney once honored as Trademark Examiner of the Year, Ellen Rubel brings particular experience in trademark issues to her intellectual property practice.  

• She focuses her practice in the areas of domestic and international trademark development, maintenance, prosecution, and protection. 
• She also regularly conducts intellectual property due diligence in the context of mergers, acquisitions, and credit facilities. 
• In addition, Rubel assists and advises in a variety of intellectual property contentious matters and with intellectual property licensing and transactional work.

Immediately prior to joining Moore & Van Allen, Rubel was of counsel at a Maryland firm. 

Of Note

• Trademark Examining Attorney then Senior Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office from 1989-1992
  • examined applications for federal registration
  • trained other attorneys on the prosecution process 
• Recipient, Trademark Examining Attorney of the Year from the American Intellectual Property Association
• Lecturer, U.S. Trademark Association Roundtable Conference
• Staff Attorney, Office of the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks, 1992-1996 
  • developed and interpreted policy for various sectors of the agency
  • drafted and issued petition decisions 
• Past speaker, at the Interagency Depository Seminar
• Author,  “Trademarks and the Press:  A Year in Review” article  published in Editor and Publisher magazine
• Past mentor, Campbell Law School's Connection Program

Speaking Engagements

• Rubel to Co-Facilitate Charlotte Office INTA/USPTO Roundtable, October 14, 2012

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Wake County Bar Association
• Maryland Bar Association
• International Trademark Association
• North Carolina Bar Association: Intellectual Property Section