Blog Post 07.21.22
Chloe Stepney is an associate in Pillsbury’s intellectual property practice.
Chloe assists clients in every phase of intellectual property litigation, including analyzing legal issues, conducting research, managing discovery, drafting memorandums, motions and oppositions and preparing for trial. In addition to litigation, she advises clients regarding brand protection by conducting trademark clearance searches, developing trademark registration strategies, corresponding with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, monitoring for trademark infringement and counseling clients on trademark enforcement. Chloe also has an active pro bono practice, including work with Public Counsel.
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While a law student, Chloe worked as chief technical editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review. Additionally, she served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Dolly M. Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and as co-president of Loyola Law School’s Women’s Law Association. Prior to her legal career, Chloe worked in audience development and social media marketing for Tribune Publishing, NBC Los Angeles and agencies serving entertainment and Fortune 500 companies.
Representative Experience
- Representing MicroVention, Inc. against Balt USA, Inc. in a dispute in the Central District of California, asserting multiple patents related to MicroVention’s commercially successful V-Trak delivery system and V-Grip detachment controller used in the treatment of brain aneurysms.
- Representing MicroVention, Inc. in a trade secret and breach of contract dispute in the Central District of California against Balt USA, Inc. and former MicroVention executives in connection with the misappropriation and use of MicroVention trade secrets and other confidential information in the development of competing medical device products.
- Providing ongoing global trademark protection counseling and monitoring for companies in various industries, including analyzing watch reports, advising on enforcement strategy, drafting and sending cease-and-desist letters, and managing enforcement compliance.
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- Assisted in securing resolution of trade secret misappropriation, patent infringement, trademark infringement, data privacy, and contract disputes in federal and state courts.
- Represented clients in successfully overcoming refusals to register from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Professional Highlights
- Diversity Committee Member, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
- Pro bono representation of amici curiae in Chicago civil rights case
- Author, “FTC Will “Vigorously Enforce” the Law Against Companies That Fail to Protect Consumer Privacy,” Pillsbury’s Internet & Social Media Blog, July 21, 2022
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- Author, “Best Practices and Brand Exclusives: NFTs and Community Building in the Metaverse,” Pillsbury’s Internet & Social Media Blog, May 11, 2022
- Author, Actual Harm Means It Is Too Late: How Rosenbach v. Six Flags Demonstrates Effective Biometric Information Privacy Law, 40 Loy. L.A. Ent. L. Rev. 51, 2019
- Former co-president, Women’s Law Association, Loyola Law School
- Diversity Fellow, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, 2018
Education
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J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2020
Chief technical editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review; Co-president, Women’s Law AssociationB.A., Print and Digital Journalism, University of Southern California, 2012
Admissions
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California
Courts
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All State Courts of California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California