Professional Profile

Christina L. Winsor is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group.  Mrs. Winsor concentrates on an assortment of intellectual property matters, including trademark and copyright litigation, registration, protection and enforcement, involving actions in federal court and those before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She has experience in bringing various claims under the Lanham Act and Copyright Act, particularly those of infringement and counterfeiting.

Mrs. Winsor also has experience in multiple practice areas on the Internet, including domain name enforcement and statutory compliance for Internet agreements and licenses surrounding clients’ business needs.

Representative Matters

Mrs. Winsor has represented clients in trademark prosecution matters, including office actions and oppositions before the USPTO.  She has litigated multiple anti-counterfeiting cases in federal courts around the country and has ample experience in brand enforcement and protection.  Internet and website structuring, including licensing and other forms of legal conformity are also incorporated into Mrs. Winsor’s portfolio.

Memberships and Affiliations

American Bar Association
New York Bar Association
International Trademark Association (INTA)

Articles, Publications and Lectures

"Recent Developments in Case Law and Legislative Action: An Analysis of Counterfeiting Enforcement,” Brian W. Brokate & Christina Winsor, 26 THE COMPUTER AND INTERNET LAW. 1, May 2009 

“Election of Statutory damages Precludes the Award of Attorney’s Fees – Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,” January 15, 2008

Assisted, “What’s New in Anti-Counterfeiting,” Brian W. Brokate, published in the Practicing Law Institute seminar handbook, September 2008

Awards and Recognition

ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, Second Prize, 2005
New York International Law Review, Executive Articles Editor
St. John’s Law Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Alumni Chair

Education

J.D., St. John’s University School of Law, 2006
B.A., cum laude, Economics, Pre-Law, Boston College, 2002

Bar Admissions

New York
Connecticut

Court Admissions

U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York