Christina L. Winsor

PARTNER

Christina L. Winsor is a Partner in the Firm and Chair of its Intellectual Property Group. Christina counsels clients ranging from global luxury brands to small start-ups. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in various industries, such as fashion, cosmetics, luxury goods, music, food, toys, machinery, technology, medical instruments and many more. She enjoys advising clients in all aspects of building a strong and successful brand, including trademark clearance, registration, enforcement, and licensing. She has vast experience in creating customized investigative and enforcement programs to combat infringing and counterfeit trademarks and copyrights, both online and in the physical world. Her background includes anti-counterfeiting and infringement litigation, administrative procedures before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and domain name enforcement actions. Christina additionally counsels her clients on website development and the various agreements required to conduct business online.

Education

• St. John’s University School of Law, J.D., 2006

• Boston College, B.A., cum laude, 2002

Honors and Awards

• Articles Editor, New York International Law Review

• 2nd Prize, ASCAP2005 Nathan Burke Memorial Writing Competition in Copyright Law

• Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2021 – 2025

Associations

• International Trademark Assocation

• Fairfield County Bar Association

• New York Bar Association

Presentations

• Coming to America: Immigration and Other Legal Considerations For Italian Entrepreneurs And Scientists, Italian Cultural Institute of New York, 2013

• Coming to America: Immigration and Other Legal Considerations For Irish Entrepreneurs, Irish Consulate, New York City, 2013

• Key Intellectual Property Guidelines in Marketing, 2023

• Represented clients across a variety of industries settle copyright claims brought by photographers

• Represented clients across a variety of industries in settlements of false advertising claims

• Represented cosmetic client in international trademark enforcement matter, including TTAB cancellation action

• Represented candy company against claims made by competitive candy company regarding shapes of candies

• Represented entertainment company in TTAB cancellation action and worldwide trademark enforcement matter

• Manage worldwide trademark portfolios and the prosecution thereof

• Negotiations of various services and retail agreements protecting clients’ rights and intellectual property

• Counseled clients in privacy matters, drafting website agreements, and compliance

• Represented luxury goods clients in the enforcement of counterfeits, including obtaining TROs and attending civil seizures of products bearing counterfeit trademarks