NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The law firm of Adams and Reese further enhanced its intellectual property team as IP litigator Maia T. Woodhouse joined the firm’s Nashville office. Woodhouse is a member of the firm’s well-established global intellectual property practice, focusing on trademark, patent, trade dress, trade secret and copyright disputes.
Woodhouse has extensive experience practicing in federal courts across the country and before the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
“Maia is a superb young IP litigator,” said Gif Thornton, managing partner of Adams and Reese. “She makes our strong intellectual property practice even stronger. We welcome her to the team.”
Woodhouse works closely with a wide variety of clients ranging from multi-national corporations, charitable organizations and respected artists, focusing on their unique needs to protect and leverage their intellectual property through outside-the-box solutions. Her cases often involve complex products spanning a variety of industries, including medical device, nanoindentation, water filtration, and mechanical and software-related technologies.
Woodhouse's experience further strengthens the firm's global IP practice. The firm's IP attorneys practice in the forefront of trademark, patent and copyright law, leading-edge guidance and business solutions on anti-counterfeiting, privacy and data protection, digital business and litigation.
“This move continues the upward trajectory of our global IP team,” said Mitch Boult, intellectual property attorney who leads the firm’s strategic growth initiative and is a member of the Executive Committee. “Maia is one of the top IP litigators of her generation and our clients will benefit immediately from her skills and insights.”
Woodhouse has been named a Rising Star in Intellectual Property Litigation by Mid-South Super Lawyers® from 2014-17. She is a member of the Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum Class of 2016-17 and was selected as a Pathfinder by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity in 2016. She is a member of the Intellectual Property Section of both the Nashville Bar Association and Tennessee Bar Association, and is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Published in multiple media outlets, including Intellectual Asset Management and Lexology, Woodhouse is a contributing author on Tennessee’s trademark laws for Practical Law Company, and is a frequent speaker on protecting, managing, and monetizing intellectual property assets.
Woodhouse graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in English and Art History in 2007, and completed her J.D. from the Vanderbilt University Law School in 2010.
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