Jennifer Golinveaux
Partner
Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Practice
Jennifer is an intellectual property litigator and co-chair of Winston & Strawn’s highly regarded Intellectual Property Practice. She represents clients in a wide variety of industries in copyright, DMCA, trademark, trade dress, design patent, right of publicity, and internet-related disputes. She is known as an industry leader in copyright and trademark litigation and counseling and is consistently recognized by The Legal 500 US, Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America®, and World Trademark Review.
Key Matters
Significant representations include:
- Recently secured dismissal of a vicarious copyright infringement claim brought by the music industry against one of the largest internet service providers in the U.S. that sought a billion dollar plus damages award for the alleged infringing activities of the ISP’s subscribers.
- Lead counsel for Office Depot in copyright litigation brought by Great Minds concerning educational materials subject to Creative Commons licenses. Won dismissal of case on pleadings in the Central District of California and successfully argued appeal in the Ninth Circuit.
- Lead counsel for European entities Ocom and LeaseWeb in litigation brought by Perfect 10 alleging claims of direct and secondary copyright infringement in connection with CDN and web hosting services.
- Defended leading retailers against allegations that certain footwear carried in stores and online infringed on design patents, trademarks, and trade dress associated with a leading footwear company’s products.
- Represented Veoh Networks in obtaining summary judgment for Veoh regarding its entitlement to safe harbor from plaintiff’s claims of direct and indirect copyright infringement under Section 512(c) of the DMCA. Both decisions affirmed on appeal.
- Represented a prominent electronic components manufacturer in successfully obtaining a TRO and preliminary injunction in patent litigation over screen protectors.
- Represented Bare Escentuals Beauty, Inc. in a number of trademark and false advertising litigations in the Northern District of California.
- Obtained a ruling holding that Google’s use of framing and hyperlinking was a fair use.
- Obtained summary judgment for Veoh regarding its entitlement to safe harbor from plaintiff’s claims of direct and indirect copyright infringement under Section 512(c) of the DMCA.
- Represented a well-known individual as plaintiff in case involving claims of trademark infringement, right of publicity, and cybersquatting, and resulting in recovery of key domain names.
- Represented a technology company in in rem action under the Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, resulting in recovery of key domain names.
- Represented Clearplay Inc. in litigation involving cutting edge copyright and trademark claims challenging Clearplay’s distribution of DVD player control software.
- Represented eBay, Inc. in copyright and trademark infringement and DMCA litigations in the Northern District and Central District of California.
- Represented prevailing plaintiff in, granting injunctive relief in connection with the defendants’ cybersquatting and trademark infringement.
Jennifer is an outstanding attorney. She has deep knowledge in the copyright, trademark and trade dress areas.
Chambers USA
She has extensive global portfolio management experience and is called on for prosecution and enforcement work by diverse companies.
World Trademark Review's WTR 1000
She is always responsive, always on top of the latest doctrinal currents, and always counseling for best client outcomes.
The Legal 500