Mari-Elise Paul
Mari-Elise Paul is a member of the Intellectual Property & Technology Group. Her practice involves litigating intellectual property infringement and trade secret misappropriation matters, prosecuting trademark and copyright registration applications, litigating trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, and negotiating and drafting licenses, assignments, and other agreements that involve intellectual property or technology rights. She also practices in the Privacy and Data Security area and advises clients on a variety of privacy matters, including compliance with privacy and data security laws and drafting privacy policies.
Mari-Elise Paul Named a 2022 Go To Lawyer for Intellectual Property Law
by staff writer, Attorney At Law Magazine, September 27, 2022
Virginia's Go To Lawyers for Intellectual Property Law
by editor, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, September 26, 2022
Institute Across Borders: Your Essential US and EU Privacy Update
panel member, Ontario Bar Association, November 9, 2021
Young Practitioner Spotlight: Faridah Saliu-Bello
International Trademark Association (INTA) Newsletter, October 7, 2020
Protecting Your Digital IP
by Liz Carey, Smiley Pete Publishing, September 28, 2020
UNITED STATES: NFL Team to Drop ‘REDSKINS’ Name, Trademark, and Logo
International Trademark Association (INTA) Newsletter, July 15, 2020
Intent to Use Sufficient to Overcome Abandonment Claim
INTA Bulletin, May 1, 2020
Petitioner Scores a Hole-In-One with Cancellation
INTA Bulletin, May 1, 2020
Northern District of Illinois Rules Joinder of 79 Online Retailers Improper
INTA Bulletin, April 1, 2020
Everyone's New Year's Resolution: More Privacy
Tennessee Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section, Nashville, Tennessee, December 9, 2019
Levi's Keeps Tabs on YSL's Pockets
Trademarkology blog, September 24, 2019
The Race to Privacy
Stites & Harbsion Thirsty Thursday Speaker Series, April 25, 2019
Trademark Takedown Trends: Adoption of a DMCA-style Notice and Takedown Procedure for Trademark Infringement Allegations
It’s Like That: RUN-D.M.C. Sues Amazon and Wal-Mart for Trademark Infringement
S.W.I.F.T. (Stites Women Investing in our Futures Together) Committee, Member
Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation, Board of Trustees
Louisville American Heart Association, Board of Directors
Go Red for Women Luncheon - Louisville, American Heart Association, Chair (2020)
Americans for the Arts, Member
Louisville Ballet, former Board of Directors
Dance Exchange, former Board of Directors
cum laude
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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University of Louisville Law Review, Member, Symposium Editor
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The Brand, President and Editor-In-Chief
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2010 Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Patent Moot Court Competition; INTA Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
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Research Assistant to Dean Jim Chen and Professor John Cross
magna cum laude
University of Maryland
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Honors Citation; Philip Merrill President Scholar
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Creative and Performing Arts Scholar
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College of Arts and Humanities Deans Scholar
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Academic Deans List
Mari-Elise currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation and Board of Directors for the Louisville American Heart Association. She is a former member of the board for Louisville Ballet and previously served on the Board of Directors for Washington, D.C.'s Dance Exchange. She is also a member of Americans for the Arts, volunteers for the Washington Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and is actively involved with Gilda's Club. Mari-Elise has recently become involved with advocating for congenital heart defect research.
Prior to law school, Mari-Elise attended the University of Maryland and studied dance and English, with an emphasis in rhetoric. As a law student, Mari-Elise volunteered at the Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts and performed with Louisville’s modern dance company Moving Collective.
Outside the office, Mari-Elise can usually be found spending time with her husband Bruce, their daughter Stella, her step-twins Alex and Emily, and the family puppy Moxie. Mari-Elise enjoys practicing and teaching hot yoga, running, traveling, and experimenting in the kitchen with Bruce.
Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Litigation - Intellectual Property (2022-23)
Virginia's Go To Lawyers for Intellectual Property Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly (2022)
World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR), Diversity Trailblazers (2021)
Virginia Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2015)
Washington DC Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2015)
Mari-Elise Paul Named a 2022 Go To Lawyer for Intellectual Property Law
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Virginia Lawyers Weekly recently named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Mari-Elise Paul to the 2022 list of Virginia’s Go To Lawyers for Intellectual Property Law. She is one of 19 attorneys honored.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Additionally, 11 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 19 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Stites & Harbison Promotes Five Attorneys to Member
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced today that five attorneys have been promoted to Members (Partners) within the law firm effective January 2022. The new Members (Partners) include:
U.S. Privacy And Data Security Developments - Where Do We Go From Here?
Sara Spurlock and Mari-Elise Paul discuss U.S. Privacy Laws, FTC Enforcement and The COVID effect in this Mondaq Webinar.
Heavy Meta: Is Rebranding Worth All This?
Article by IP attorney Mari-Elise Paul in the Louisville Bar Association's Bench & Bar discussing rebranding.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Additionally, 11 attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 14 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Mari-Elise Paul Named a 2021 Trailblazer in World IP Review’s Diversity Publication
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Mari-Elise Paul as one of 20 Trailblazers profiled from around the world in WIPR’s Diversity Trailblazers 2021 list.
U.S. Privacy and Data Security Developments - Where Do We Go From Here?
Stites & Harbison attorneys Sarah Cronan Spurlock and Mari-Elise Paul discuss U.S. Privacy Laws, FTC Enforcement and The Covid Effect in this Webinar presented by Mondaq.