jhopkins@palmercooper.com
443.955.5470
Julie A. Hopkins practices all aspects of intellectual property law, domestically and internationally, and brings over a decade of intellectual property experience to the firm. Additionally, Ms. Hopkins is the Intellectual Property Law Program Manager at the University of Maryland School of Law.
Ms. Hopkins practices trademark prosecution, registration, and enforcement in the United States and worldwide, including searching and clearance of brand names, logos, slogans, and trade dress. Ms. Hopkins also represents clients in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.She is a registered patent attorney and represents domestic and international clients in patent counseling and procurement. She helps clients to patent, protect, and commercialize inventions in numerous areas, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology products, consumer products, and business methods.
Ms. Hopkins's litigation experience includes trademark, unfair competition, copyright, and patent infringement actions in the U.S. District Courts where she successfully asserted and defended against infringement claims on behalf of her clients. She also represented clients in appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Federal Circuit.
Ms. Hopkins is intimately familiar with the needs of start-up biotechnology and high technology companies. Prior to joining the firm, she taught at the Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center (MIPLRC) with the University of Maryland School of Law. The Center, located in the Mtech Technology Advancement Program (TAP) business incubator in College Park, Maryland, provides legal services to emerging companies and entrepreneurs in the field of intellectual property law.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Hopkins practiced intellectual property law with several American Lawyer Top 100 law firms in Washington, DC, including K&L Gates, LLP, Sheppard Mullin, LLP, and Venable, LLP. She was a member of a top ten nationally ranked trademark group providing comprehensive trademark counsel to organizations in the United States and around the world.
Ms. Hopkins serves on the Board for the Smith College Club of Baltimore as the Events and Communications Chair and volunteers her time with the House of Ruth Maryland as a member of the Crabaret Committee and Young Professionals Committee.
Education
University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., With Honors, 2004
Smith College, B.A., Biology, 1998
Bar Admissions
Maryland
District of Columbia
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Professional Associations
Giles S. Rich American Inn of Court
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
International Trademark Association (INTA)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Maryland State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
District of Columbia Bar Association
Articles and Publications
Patent Abuses Stifle Innovation, www.denverpost.com, May 3, 2013
Patent Laws and Suffering Innovators, www.UPI.com, May 2, 2013
Emerging Patent Law Policy Issues in 2013,www.IPWatchdog.com, February 24, 2013
SHIELD Act will help address patent system abuses, www.TheHill.com, January 29, 2013
Special Litigation Committees After Boland, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Business Bulletin, Spring 2012, pg. 5.
Modernizing the Maryland LLC, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Business Law Bulletin, Fall 2011, pg. 5.
Speaking Engagements
June 14, 2013, Speaker, Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting, “Trademark Trends and Developments 2012-2013”
April 13, 2013, Speaker, 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Nathan Patz Law Center, University of Maryland Carey School of Law, “10 Years of the Intellectual Property Law Program”
April 5, 2013, Speaker, University of Maryland Carey School of Law Journal of Business & Technology Law Spring Symposium: “Social Media and the Law”
November 3, 2012, Speaker, Second Annual STEM Conference, Arlington Branch of the American Association of University Women, “A Career in Patent Law”
May 11, 2012, Speaker, University of Maryland Symposium on Entrepreneurship: A Tool Kit for Launching a University Based Start-Up
May 5, 2012, Speaker, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Law Practice Management Course
February 15, 2012, Speaker, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law,
Patent Bar Exam 101 Panel
November 9, 2011, Speaker, University of Maryland School of Law Fortnightly IP,
“Ask an Alum: Focus on Business and IP Law”
April 16, 2011, Speaker, Mobile Citizen Summit, Microsoft Corporation,
“Intellectual Property Considerations and Strategies for Developing and Sustaining Mobile Technologies”
March, 25, 2011, Moderator, University of Maryland School of Law Journal of Business & Technology Law Spring Symposium: “Confronting the Challenges of Counterfeiting in Practice and Policy”
March 19, 2011, Speaker, First Annual STEM Conference, Arlington Branch of the American Association of University Women, “A Career in Patent Law”
February 16, 2011, Speaker, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Global IP Academy,
“Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center and IP Clinics”
February 10, 2011, Speaker, University of Maryland School of Law Fortnightly IP,
“A Career in Private IP Practice”
January 18, 2011, Speaker, Shady Grove Innovation Center, Rockville, MD, “Developing an Intellectual Property Strategy: Trademarks and Copyrights”
October 27, 2011, Speaker, Morgan State University Chemistry Club, “A Career in Patent Law”
September 14, 2010, Speaker, Germantown Innovation Center, Germantown, MD,
“Developing an Intellectual Property Strategy”
August 20, 2010, Speaker, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Global IP Academy WIPO Delegation, “Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center and IP Clinics”
July 29, 2010, Speaker, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Global IP Academy KIPO Delegation, “Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center and IP Clinics”
Panelist, Annual Career Panel, Maryland Intellectual Property Student Association,
University of Maryland School of Law