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Leslie Lott is a founding partner of Lott & Fischer. She is admitted to practice in the State of Florida, the State of New York, the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (formerly U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeal), the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Courts for the Southern and the Middle Districts of Florida, and the Southern District Trial Bar.

She is past Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Florida Bar and a past member of the Executive Council of the Corporation Banking and Business Law Section.

Ms. Lott was appointed by the United States Secretary of Commerce to serve on the Trademark Public Advisory Committee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She has been named to the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals for the Resolution of Trademark Disputes established by the Center for Public Resources/International Trademark Association (INTA).

She is a past member of the INTA Board of Directors and past Chair to both the Counterfeiting and NAFTA Task Forces and the Federal Legislation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees of the International Trademark Association.

Additionally, she is past Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Ms. Lott is an adjunct professor of trademark law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and has been a speaker at meetings and events sponsored by the American Bar Association, Practising Law Institute, Law Education Institute, International Trademark Association, The Florida Bar, and the South Florida IP Law Association, among others.

She has been listed in The Best Lawyers publication every year since 1995.

She is also listed in the Guide to the World’s Leading Trademark Law Practitioners, Leading American Attorneys, Who’s Who in American Law, Florida Super Lawyers, 2009 South Florida Legal Guide “Top Lawyers in South Florida ,” and Marquis’ Who’s Who.

2014-15 Florida Bar Board of Governors video intro – Leslie J. Lott

Education

  • University of Florida, College of Law, J.D., 1974
  • The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, B.A., with Honors, 1972

Bar Admissions

  • Board Certified Intellectual Property Attorney (Florida Bar)
  • Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals – 1998
  • Middle District of Florida – 1995
  • Southern District Trial Bar – 1984
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida – 1981
  • State of New York – 1977
  • U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals – 1975
  • District of Columbia – 1975
  • State of Florida – 1974

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association – Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section, 1974 – Present
  • A patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section, Chair – Subcommittee on Taxation – 1990
  • American Bar Foundation – Life Fellow
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1999-2000
  • Federal Legislation Committee – 1992-1993
  • Committee on the International Trade Commission – 1986-1987
  • Dade County Bar Association
    Editor, Southern District Digest – 1981-1984
  • Meetings and Programs Committee – 1984
  • The Department of Commerce United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Public
  • Advisory Committee – 2002- 2005
  • District XI Long Term Care Ombudsman Committee
  • Appointed by Governor Bob Graham – 1981-1982
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association – 1986-Present
  • The Florida Bar – Patent, Trademark and Copyright Committee of Corporation Banking and Business Law Section
  • Executive Council, Corporation Banking and Business Law Section 1991-1993
  • Chair – Intellectual Property Law Committee 1990-93
  • Vice Chair – Intellectual Property Law Committee 1989-90
  • Chair – Sub committee on the Florida Manual of Trademark Examining Procedure – 1983-1986
    International Trademark Association Member, Panel of Distinguished Neutrals for the Resolution of Trademark Disputes – 1994-present
  • Chair, Compensation & Benefits Subcommittee,
  • Board of Directors – 2003-2005
  • Planning Committee – 2003
  • Internet Committee – 2002
  • Co-chair, Mid-Year Leadership Meeting, 2001
  • Management Committee – 1998-2003
  • Twentieth-Century Task Force – 1998
  • Chair – Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee – 1997-1998
  • Vice Chair – Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee – 1996-1997
  • Board of Directors – 1993-1994
  • Chair – Counterfeiting Education Task Force – 1993-1994
  • Chair – NAFTA Task Force – 1991-1992
  • Federal Legislation Committee – 1984-1985
  • South Florida IP Law Association, formerly Patent Law Association of South Florida
  • University of Miami College of Law
    Moot Court Judge – 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987
  • Trial Advocacy Judge – 1983, 1990
  • University of Florida Law Center Association Board of Trustees – 1998-Present
  • Alumni Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Law
  • Adjunct professor of Trademark Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law – 1999-Present

Notable and Reported Cases

U.S. Circuit Courts

  • Phonometrics, Inc. v. Hospitality Franchise Sys., 203 F.3d 790; 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 1728; 53 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1762 (Fed. Cir. 2000

U.S. District Courts

  • Dellacasa, LLC v. John Moriarty & Assocs. of Fla., 2008 Dist. LEXIS 29871 (S.D. Fla.2006)
  • Dellacasa, LLC v. John Moriarty & Assocs. of Fla., 2008 Dist. LEXIS 7593 (S.D. Fla. 2008)
  • Richtone Design Group L.L.C. v. Classical Pilates, Inc., 2007 Dist. LEXIS 26998 (S.D.N.Y. 2008)
  • Pilates, Inc., 2006 Dist. LEXIS 64370 (S.D.N.Y. 2006)
  • Woods v. Christensen Shipyards, Ltd., 2006 Dist. LEXIS 49564 (S.D. Fla.2006)
  • Woods v. Christensen Shipyards, Ltd., 2005 Dist. LEXIS 42994 (S.D. Fla.2006)
  • Default Proof Credit Card Sys. v. Home Depot , Inc., 389 F. Supp. 2d 1325; 2004 Dist. LEXIS 28082 (S.D. Fla.2004)
  • Aff’d by Default Proof Credit Card Sys. v. Home Depot , Inc., 412 F.3d 1291, 2005 App. LEXIS 11414 (Fed. Cir., 2005)
  • Sigma Chi Fraternity v. Sethscot Collection, 2000 Dist. LEXIS 6332 (S.D. Fla.2000)
  • Popular Bank v. Banco Popular, 180 F.R.D. 461; 1998 Dist. LEXIS 12884 (S.D. Fla.1998)
  • Popular Bank v. Banco Popular, 9 F. Supp. 2d 1347; 1998 Dist. LEXIS 9719 (S.D. Fla.1998)
  • Michael Caruso & Co. v. Estefan Enters., 994 F. Supp. 1454; 1998 Dist. LEXIS 10142 (S.D. Fla.1998)
  • Popular Bank v. Banco Popular, 1998 Dist. LEXIS 9718; 46 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1728 (S.D. Fla.1998)
  • M & B Bev. Corp. v. N.Y. N.Y. Hotel, LLC, 1997
  • Dist. LEXIS 24258 (S.D. Fla. 1997)
  • Trendmasters, Inc. v. Walgreen Co., 1997 Dist. LEXIS 5601, (N.D. Ill.1997)
  • Trendmasters, Inc. v. Walgreen Co., 1996 Dist. LEXIS 10446, (N.D. Ill.1997)
  • Acushnet Co. v. Birdie Golf Ball Co., 166 F.R.D. 42; 1996 Dist. LEXIS 8633; 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 688 (S.D. Fla.1996)
  • Fila v. Kim, 884 F. Supp. 491; 1995 Dist. LEXIS 9068; 34 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1657 (S.D. Fla.1995)
  • CPC Int’l v. Blandito Food Distrib. Corp., 835 F. Supp. 636; 1993 Dist. LEXIS 15968; 7 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 529 (S.D. Fla.1993)
  • Ottoman’s v. Sunshine State Laboratories, 92 Civ. 5386 (JES) 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12710 (S.D.N.Y.1992)
    (*as LESLIE J. LOTT & ASSOC., P.A.)
  • Herbert Products, Inc. v. S & H Industries, Inc., 1977 Dist. LEXIS 12153; 200 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 247 (S.D.N.Y.1977)
    (*with Pennie & Edmonds)

Florida Courts

  • Soowal v. Marden, 452 So. 2d 625; 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 13935 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

  • In re Brouwerij Nacional Balashi NV, Serial No. 78/304,942, Serial No. 78/304,953, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 2006 TTAB LEXIS 265; 80 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1820, August 2, 2006
  • In re Willow CSN Incorporated, Serial No. 75/617,596, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 2003 TTAB LEXIS 22, January 23, 2003
  • In re China Grill, Inc., Serial No. 74/725,766, Serial No. 74/725,767, Serial No. 75/015,078, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 1999 TTAB LEXIS 358, August 11, 1998.
  • La Galvanina, S.p.A. v. Societe Des Eaux Azula, S.A., Opposition No. 92,144 to application Serial No. 74/273,814 filed on May 11, 1992, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 1997 TTAB LEXIS 439, March 18, 1997

Publications and Presentations

  • Speaker and Author, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s 42nd Annual Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute, “Update on Trademark Law 2016,” July 21-22, 2016, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
  • Speaker, “Mediation Live! A Real-Life Mediation Experience.” International Trademark Association Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 22, 2016.
  • Speaker and Author, University of Miami School of Law, “Social Media and the Law,” April 19, 2016, Coral Gables, Florida.
  • Moderator, “Critical Issues Facing Florida Lawyers.” Presented by the Dade County Bar Association, Bench and Bar Conference, Miami, Florida, February 26, 2016.
  • Panelist, “A View From the Bench: Super Stars Mock Trial.” Presented by the Daily Business Review, Miami, Florida, October 2, 2015.

    Moderator, “Practicing with Professionalism.” Dade County Bar Association Professionalism Committee, Miami, Florida, August 6, 2015.

  • Speaker, “What Every Employment Lawyer Should Know About Intellectual Property Law.” Florida Bar webcast, Labor & Employment Law Section, February 3, 2015.
  • Moderator, “Protecting the Crown Jewels of the Corporation: An Intellectual Property, Tort and Employment Perspective.” Dade County Bar Association, Bench and Bar Conference, Coral Gables, Florida, February 28, 2014.
  • Speaker, “Road to Becoming a Superlawyer.” Dade County Bar Association, Miami, Florida, February 7, 2014.
  • Moderator, “Practicing with Professionalism.” Dade County Bar Association Professionalism Committee, Miami, Florida, August 7, 2013.
    Moderator, “New gTLDS: Opportunity or Formula for Disaster?” International Trademark Association Internet Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 7-9, 2013.
  • Moderator, “Intellectual Property Update” Dade County Bar Association, Bench and Bar Conference, Coral Gables, Florida, February 8, 2013.
  • Moderator, “Practicing with Professionalism.” Dade County Bar Association Professionalism Committee, Miami, Florida, August 22, 2012.
  • Speaker and Author, The Institute of Continuing Legal Educations’ 38th Annual Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute, “Update on Trademark Law 2012,” July 19-21, 2012, Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Acme, Michigan.
  • Speaker and Author, “IP Year in Review.” Florida Bar Third Annual Intellectual Property Law Symposium, Orlando, Florida, March 2, 2012.
  • Speaker and Author, “What Business People Should Know About Intellectual Property.” Rotary Club of Miami, January 5, 2012.
  • Speaker and Author, “Red Alert – 10 Times to Think IP.” South Florida Paralegal Association Monthly CLE Luncheon, Miami, Florida, April 26, 2011.
  • Speaker and Author, “Practicing with Professionalism.” Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, Miami, Florida, April 16, 2010.
  • Speaker and Author, “Ethics and Mentoring in Modern Practice.” Dade County Bar Association Professionalism Committee, Miami, Florida, April 9, 2010.
  • Speaker and Author, “Hot Topics in Intellectual Property 2010, Trademark Law.” Florida Bar Intellectual Property Symposium, Tampa, Florida, March 26, 2010.
  • Speaker and Author “Red Alert – 10 Times You Should Think I.P.” Coral Gables Bar Association meeting, Coral Gables, Florida, March 17, 2010.
  • Speaker and Moderator, “Winning Strategies for Depositions in U.S. Trademark Cases,” International Trademark Association annual meeting, Seattle, Washington, May 18, 2009.
  • Speaker and Author, “Intellectual Property Rights and Legal Strategies,” International Trade Forum, Palm Beach, Florida, April 1, 2009.
  • Speaker and Author, “TTAB Pleadings,” Navigating Trademark Practice Before the PTO 2009: From Filing Through the TTAB Hearing, sponsored by Practising Law Institute, February 20 2009, New York.
  • Speaker and Moderator, “Global Perspectives on Branding, Trademarks and Trade Dress: Maintaining a Competitive Edge in the Face of Global IP Reform,” The American Intellectual Property Law Association Mid-Winter Conference, January 30, 2009, Miami, Florida.
  • Speaker and Author, “TTAB Pleadings,” Navigating Trademark Practice Before the PTO 2008: From Filing Through the TTAB Hearing, sponsored by Practising Law Institute, February 22, 2008, New York.
  • Speaker and Author, “Trademark and Trade Dress Under the Lanham Act,” The Florida Bar Intellectual Property Certification Review, July 19, 2007,Orlando, Florida.
  • Speaker and Author, “Trademark Dilution Law – 2006 and Beyond,” The Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute, July 12-14, 2007, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
  • Speaker and Author, “Spotting the Mechanics – Daubert Challenges in Business Litigation,” University of Miami School of Law , February 19, 2007, Coral Gables, Florida.
  • Speaker and Author, “You, Me, and I.P,” The American Bar Association Midyear Meeting, February 9, 2007, Miami, Florida.
  • Speaker, Lunch and Learn series, Chambers of the Honorable Ursula Ungaro, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, February 2, 2007, Miami, Florida.
  • Speaker and Author, “IP Rocks: Intellectual Property and the Entertainment Business,” Florida Bar Midyear Meeting, January 19, 2007, Miami, Florida.
  • Speaker and Author, “Trademark Litigation Update,” National Continuing Legal Education Conference, presented by Law Education Institute, Inc., January 6, 2007, Snowmass Village, Colorado .
  • Speaker and Author, “Spotting the Mechanics – Daubert Challenges in Business Litigation,” Intellectual Property Litigation and Insurance Seminar, sponsored by Defense Research Institute (DRI), November 3, 2006, Key Biscayne, Florida.
  • Speaker and Author, “Expert Witnesses: When Are They Necessary and Does Daubert/Kumho Make a Difference?” Litigating Trademark, Domain Name, and Unfair Competition Cases, sponsored by American Law Institute-American Bar Association, October 19, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts .
  • Speaker and Author, “Law Firm Growth Opportunities – Maximizing What You Already Have,” The Florida Forum, June 6, 2006, Boca Raton, Florida .
  • Speaker and Author, “Traps for the Unwary in Cross-Border Licensing: Practical Suggestions for Real Life Situations,” Mastering Complete Intellectual Property Licensing Conference, sponsored by Law Seminars International, March 9, 2006, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida .
  • Speaker and Author, “Negotiating Writers’ Rights,” Boating Writers International annual meeting, February 17, 2006, Miami Beach, Florida .
  • Speaker and Author, “Year in Review: Trademarks,” National Continuing Legal Education Conference, sponsored by Law Education Institute, Inc., January 3, 2006, Snowmass Village, Colorado.
  • Chapter Author, “Special Remedies for Counterfeit,” Trademark Infringement Remedies. Washington, D.C. : BNA Books, 2006.

Honors/Recognition

  • Dade County Bar Association Legal Luminary Award – Intellectual Property, 2016 Peer Review Rating of AV® by Martindale Hubbell
  • Recipient of Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship Program’s Excellence Award, March 2009
  • Included in Florida SuperLawyers since 2005
  • Included in Florida Trend’s “Florida Legal Elite” since 2005
  • Included in South Florida Legal Guide “Top Lawyers in South Florida” since 2002
  • Included in Guide to the World’s Leading Trade Mark Lawyers since 1998
  • Included in The Best Lawyers in America® since 1995