Lisa Rosaya

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A trusted adviser for clients navigating challenges related to intellectual property (IP), with particular experience in trademarks, copyrights, designs, domain names and related IP rights, Lisa Rosaya provides sophisticated legal and business counsel to industry-leading companies as they look to protect and capitalize on their IP and pursue innovative revenue streams.

In their recent rankings, Chambers commented that Lisa “is highly regarded for her trademark expertise and routinely advises clients on portfolio development and management, including due diligence counsel in relation to transactions.” One client commented that “her knowledge is stellar, and her recommendations turn out to be the best course of action. She is clear and concise and explains the matter in a manner that is not only comprehensible but makes me feel that I understand the direction she is recommending.” Another says that “Lisa is an excellent trademark attorney. On top of being responsive and having a great attitude, she is brilliant with her solutions. Her extensive experience in trademark law, along with her understanding of businesses, allows her to provide on-point advice.”

Lisa’s practice focuses on collaborating with clients to develop strategic approaches to obtain, manage, protect and monetize IP assets on a global scale. She advises clients across the consumer products, cosmetics, fashion and luxury, food and beverage, social media, telecommunications and media and entertainment industries on the protection and enforcement of their trademarks, copyrights, designs and related IP rights. Additionally, she conducts IP due diligence for corporate transactions and has experience perfecting IP security interests domestically and internationally.

With experience throughout the entertainment, health care, digital media and consumer product and retail sectors, Lisa is an experienced adviser on both IP and advertising and right of publicity issues, helping clients draft and negotiate IP and advertising agreements and IP-related provisions in agreements in M&A and commercial transactions. This work includes licensing agreements, co-branding and joint development agreements, settlement/coexistence agreements, social media influencer agreements, model releases, stock and asset purchase agreements, security agreements and subscription agreements. Lisa also has particular experience helping clients recover infringing domain names through the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy.

Prior to joining Manatt, Lisa was an IP partner at a large global law firm. Earlier in her career, she acted as a trademark examining attorney at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Honors & Awards

Band 2 Ranked Attorney, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Chambers USA, 2010 - 2024

Band 2 Ranked Attorney, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Chambers Global, 2019 - 2024

World Trademark Review (WTR) Global Leaders Guide, featuring the trademark elite from across the WTR 1000 and WTR 300, Selected for Inclusion, 2015 - 2023

Recognized lawyer at New York and national levels in prosecution and strategy (Gold), and enforcement and litigation (Bronze), WTR 1000, 2015 - 2024

Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, NY Metro Region, 2012 - 2023

Named among "The Top 250 Women in IP," Managing IP, 2021 - 2022

U.S. Recognized Lawyer, Trademarks; non-contentious, Legal 500, 2013 - 2020

IP Star, Managing IP, 2020 - 2024

Shortlisted for Practitioner of the Year (Trademark), Managing IP Americas Awards, 2021

Leader in Trademark Law, World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR), 2018 - 2020

Top Women Attorneys in NY Metro, Selected, 2020

Memberships

Admitted to practice in New York and Colorado

Commercialization of Brands Committee, International Trademark Association (INTA), 2022 - 2025

Chair of the Right of Publicity Committee, INTA, Chair of the Right of Publicity Committee, 2020 - 2021

Vice Chair of the Right of Publicity Committee, INTA, Vice Chair of the Right of Publicity Committee, 2018 - 2019

Rights of Publicity Committee (and former subcommittee), INTA, 2014 - 2021

Presidential Task Force, INTA, 2016

Treasurer, New York State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2013 - 2014; co-chair, Trademark Committee, 2008 - 2013

GNSO-chartered Registration Abuse Policies Implementation Drafting Team, Internet Cororation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Fall 2010

Internet Committee - Domain Disputes and WHOIS Subcommittee, INTA, 2010 - 2013

Dilution and Well Known Marks Committee - North America Subcommittee, INTA, 2006 - 2009

07.03.24

Rosaya Recognized on World IP Review’s Leaders 2024 List

Manatt’s Digital and Technology Transactions Partner Lisa Rosaya was included in World IP Review’s Leaders 2024 list.
06.05.24

Manatt Receives Top Rankings in 2024 Chambers USA Guide

Manatt has once again been ranked among the nation’s leading law firms in Chambers’ 2024 USA Guide across 18 categories with 42 individ...
05.31.24

Rosaya Ranked on Managing IP’s 2024 IP Stars as Trade Mark Star

Manatt Digital and Technology Transactions Partner Lisa Rosaya was ranked by Managing IP as a 2024 Trade Mark Star in New York and the United States.
03.06.24

Manatt Professionals Receive High Rankings in 2024 Chambers Global ...

Privacy and Data Security Partner and Co-Leader Scott T. Lashway and Digital and Technology Transactions Partner Lisa Rosaya were ranked in the ...

09.12.24

Fed. Circ. Ruling Creates New Rule For Certification Marks

Manatt Litigation Partner Samantha Katze and Digital and Technology Partner Lisa Rosaya wrote an article for Law360 discussing the Federal ...

08.23.24

Remember My Origin: Federal Circuit Establishes Standard for ...

Trademarks are used to identify and distinguish an individual’s or entity’s goods or services from those manufactured or sold by others ...
05.02.24

9th Circuit: District Courts Can Void Trademark Applications in Cases ...

District courts have long had the ability to cancel trademark registrations in cases involving infringement claims or registered marks under 15 ...

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