Donovan D. Gibbs II
Donovan Gibbs is a member of the Intellectual Property & Technology group, in the Louisville, Kentucky office. His practice focuses on counseling clients in litigation and transactional matters involving intellectual property. He assists clients with the selection, adoption, registration, and protection of their trademarks as well as registration of copyrights. He assists clients with a variety of transactional issues including those related to licensing of copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights. As someone who was once a college athlete himself, Donovan is passionate about providing counsel to players and protecting their NIL rights with a thoughtful and empathetic perspective, through lived experience.
Opening Session - Bourbon Brings It Together: Bourbon and Intellectual Property
panelist, AUTM Central Region Meeting, Louisville, KY, July 15, 2024
Trade Secrets Basics
Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance (KYIPA) News, March 1, 2024
People on the Move in Louisville: Donovan D. Gibbs II
by editor, Louisville Business First, January 31, 2024
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, Young Professionals Advisory Board (2024-present)
Central High School, Street Law Program (2018-20)
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
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American Bar Association Representative
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Black Law Students Association, Member
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Kentucky Legal Equal Opportunity Program, Mentor (2019-20)
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Honor Council
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Harvey Johnston Academic Scholarship (3L)
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KLEO Scholarship
Certificate: Legal Studies (2017)
IUPUI
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Student Athlete, Basketball, Team Captain (2010-14)
Donovan joins Stites & Harbison after working as a Compliance Oversight and Program Advancement, Legal & Business Advisor for Humana, Inc. He was also an IP attorney for a small firm in Louisville. Outside of work, Donovan is a life-long athlete and sports enthusiast. After completing his four years of Division-1 basketball, he continued to compete in semi-pro and pro-am leagues throughout Kentucky and Indiana. Aside from playing basketball, he enjoys all things active, including participating in 5Ks, boxing classes, and experimenting with yoga. He says learning to golf may be his next venture. Other than sports, Donovan loves to travel, visit museums, attend concerts, and spend time with his Cane Corso, Sosa.
KBA Elects Mandy Wilson Decker and Donovan Gibbs II to Leadership Roles
The Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) recently elected two Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys to leadership roles in the Intellectual Property (IP) Law Section. Mandy Wilson Decker was elected Chair of the IP Law Section while Donovan D. Gibbs II was elected Vice Chair of the section. Both attorneys will serve a one-year term.
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana Appoints Donovan D. Gibbs II to Advisory Board
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana recently appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Donovan D. Gibbs II to its Young Professionals Advisory Board.
Who Owns TRAVIS KELCE?: An Example of the Legal Issues that Arise When Related Entities Apply for Similar Trademarks
The Lanham Act bars the registration of similar trademarks (or “marks”) that are likely to cause confusion with existing marks registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). This concept of “likelihood of confusion” is a foundational principal of trademark law and one of the most beneficial aspects of acquiring a federal registration. IP attorney Donovan Gibbs takes a look at those benefits in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.
Stites & Harbison Welcomes Donovan D. Gibbs II to the Louisville Office
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC welcomes attorney Donovan D. Gibbs II to the firm based in the Louisville, Ky., office. He joins the Intellectual Property & Technology Service Group.