Lisa Garono is Of Counsel in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in Haynes and Boone's Silicon Valley office. Her practice focuses on all aspects of soft IP. Lisa has extensive experience in worldwide trademark clearance, portfolio protection, enforcement, anti-counterfeiting issues, electronic asset protection and enforcement, and evolving IP internet issues including phishing, pharming, dilution and related cyber fraud matters. Lisa has worked with Fortune 50 companies with extensive in house legal departments and with "shoe-string" start-ups. She served as the Director of IP for Commerce One Inc. and as Trademark Counsel for Agilent Technologies, Inc. before joining Haynes and Boone.
Recent Publications
- "United States Patent and Trademark Office Rules on Deposing Non-U.S. Resident Executives in Trademark Proceedings," Lexology, April 14, 2010.
Online Publications
01/11/2012 -
New gTLD Application Window Opens January 12: What Do Brand Owners Need to Know to Protect Their Brands?
Starting tomorrow, organizations may start submitting applications for new gTLDs (generic Top Level Domains). The application window will close on April 12, 2012.
08/16/2011 -
The IP Beacon, August 2011
A Haynes and Boone Newsletter highlighting current issues in Intellectual Property Law.
05/09/2011 -
The IP Beacon, May 2011
A Haynes and Boone Newsletter highlighting current issues in Intellectual Property Law.
05/09/2011 -
Top Five Hints for Making an Effective Dilution Claim
12/17/2010 -
FLASH - Supreme Court Does Not Answer Copyright Exhaustion Question in Costco
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a split decision and failed to resolve whether copyrighted materials legally made abroad can be imported into the U.S. and sold without the express permission of the copyright owner.
10/04/2010 -
Hot Branding News, Fall 2010
04/02/2010 -
United States Patent and Trademark Office Rules on Deposing Non-U.S. Resident Executives in Trademark Proceedings
A recent ruling should provide some comfort for non-U.S. companies involved in U.S. trademark oppositions or cancellations. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has clarified that companies with no U.S. operations cannot easily be forced to travel to the U.S. for oral depositions.
03/25/2010 -
Google AdWords Decision Issued by the European Court of Justice
The European Court of Justice ruled this week that Google did not infringe trademark rights by letting advertisers purchase keywords corresponding to their competitors’ trademarks in Google’s AdWords program.
02/02/2010 -
Another Detour? Steer Internet Traffic to Your Sites by Registering .CO Domains
In what may be a new opportunity for cybersquatters, the Colombian .CO registry will soon allow for registration of domain names ending in simply .CO. Such domain names may be a prime platform for social networking sites and brand owners. As the registry explains, the acronym .CO can be associated with terms that include company, corporation, commerce, communities, content, connect, communication, collaborate, and consumers.