Practice Areas
Education
- B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1983
- J.D., American University, 1986
Bar & Court Admissions
- Illinois, 1986
- Maryland, 1988
- Pennsylvania, 1991
- North Carolina, 2001
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, Ms. 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, Ms. 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
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association