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Laurie Self is a partner in the Washington office whose practice focuses on US and international intellectual property and technology law. Her broad-ranging experience encompasses copyright, trademark and patent matters; anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting; IP trade-related matters; and IP and technology transactions. Ms. Self is chair of the firm’s global Intellectual Property Rights Group. She practiced in the firm's London office from 1992-1995.
Ms. Self is an expert on domestic and international intellectual property policy. On behalf of her clients, she has spearheaded IP law reform and enforcement campaigns in the US and numerous markets worldwide, including in Latin America, Western and Eastern Europe, and Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union. Her IP enforcement expertise encompasses both on-the-ground civil, administrative and criminal actions against counterfeiters and infringers, as well as Internet monitoring and investigative strategies that use state-of-the-art technologies and forensic tools.
Ms. Self regularly advises right holders in a broad range of industry sectors, including IT, pharmaceutical and luxury goods, on strategies to strengthen domestic and foreign IP laws and enforcement, including in China and other developing markets, and to ensure compliance with the WTO TRIPS Agreement, the WIPO copyright treaties and other bilateral and multilateral obligations. In that capacity, she has extensive experience working with US and foreign legislators, administration officials and other IP policymakers, and in building and coordinating inter- and cross-industry coalitions to advance the goals of her clients both domestically and internationally.
Ms. Self also has deep expertise in the complexities of in-bound and out-bound IP and technology transactions and has represented clients in a wide variety of IP and technology licensing, distribution, publishing, development and services agreements, as well as joint ventures and other strategic alliances. She also works with clients to develop and implement IP and software asset management programs that maximize the value of proprietary IP assets and minimize the risk of infringing third party rights.
Representative Matters
- On behalf of the Business Software Alliance and Microsoft, devised and launched anti-piracy enforcement and law reform campaigns in markets throughout Western and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and Latin America.
- Represented a leading technology company in congressional and industry negotiations of the America Invents Act of 2011, the most comprehensive patent reform legislation in several decades.
- Spearheaded enactment of the Anti-counterfeiting Amendments Act of 2004.
- Participated in a World Health Organization panel of experts tasked with developing model legislative principles to combat pharmaceutical counterfeiting.
- Represented major IT firms, retailers, media companies and others in negotiating business-critical software, IT and web licensing, hosting, development, consulting and service agreements.
- Advised pharmaceutical manufacturers on the legality under TRIPS of patent-related compulsory licensing measures in Asia, Latin America, and other markets.
- Represented a leading technology provider in various joint ventures to provide web-based services and e-commerce tools to small businesses.
Honors and Rankings
- IP Law & Business, Top IP People Under 45 (2008)
- Recognized in Legal 500 for IP - Non-Contentious/Transactional: IP in Complex Transactions - US and IP: Copyright - Regional - US (2007)
Pro Bono
- National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
- Georgetown Children’s House Endowment to Promote Quality Early Childhood Education
Memberships and Affiliations
- International Trademark Association
- ABA, Intellectual Property Section
- Intellectual Property Owners Association, past Vice-Chair of the Counterfeiting and Piracy Committee
- Licensing Executive Society
- D.C. Women’s Bar Association
Publications and Speeches
- Ms. Self is quoted in "Your Step-By-Step Guide to IP Lobbying" Managing Intellectual Property (September 2009), which offers insight on how IP owners and their lawyers have their biggest opportunity yet to influence the policy making process as IP issues move up the political agenda.
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