Angela has been practicing Intellectual Property Law for over twenty years, beginning her career as counsel for Playboy Enterprises, Inc. She has worked with some or all of the members of Wilcox IP, PC since 1999, serving as the managing partner of the Trademark and Copyright Groups of the firm’s predecessors since 2004. Throughout this time, Angela has provided trademark and copyright counsel to her clients in areas such as branding and corporate name research and clearance, trademark and domain name acquisition, trademark and copyright prosecution, trademark and copyright policing and trademark and copyright litigation.

Angela works with a broad spectrum of corporate clientele, ranging from non-profit organizations to Fortune 500 companies. See a representative list of Wilcox IP’s clients. Angela considers her provision of legal counsel to be a partnership with her clients, billing trademark search, clearance and application work on a project-based rather than hourly platform, in order to promote free communication and access with her clients. With over twenty years of industry experience, Angela provides her clients with the resources of a global IP leader through the expertise and accessibility of a boutique firm. Among the services offered to her clients, Angela provides:

• Domestic and International Trademark Search, Clearance and Opinions
• Domestic and International Trademark Preparation, Filing and Prosecution of New Applications
• Domestic and International Trademark Registration, Maintenance and Renewal
• Domestic and International Trademark and Copyright Policing and Watch Services
• Federal and Trademark Trial and Appeal Litigation
• Brand Name and Domain Name Acquisition
• Copyright Filing
• Trademark Portfolio Audits and Counseling

Angela’s trademark practice is diverse, focusing not only on trademark protection of brands, but beginning at brand creation. In this regard, Angela represents all sizes of national and international branding and naming firms, assisting in the development of clear and protectable identities, names, brands, taglines and domain names for their clients. Learn more about Wilcox IP’s services for branding agencies.

Outside of the office, Angela loves spending time with her husband, two children, dogs, fish and chameleon (when she can find him), most of whom provide an excellent daily source of trademark-able phrases and copyright-able antics.

Publications

• DePaul Journal of Art and Entertainment Law “Should Actors be Afforded Protection of the Characters They Portray?”
• CBA Author and Presenter “Lagers and Ciders and Beers…plus Wine!”

Professional Involvement

• International Trademark Association
• Illinois Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association

Civic Activities

• Barrington Community Unit School District 220 Board of Education Member
  • Chair Person of Policy Committee, Safety & Security Committee, Insurance Committee
• Barrington Children’s Charities, Board Member
• Barrington Junior Women’s Club, Committee Head
• Countryside PTO, Committee Head
• Pro bono services for:
  • ARC
  • The Atlanta Black Film Festival
  • Battered Women’s Alternative, San Francisco
  • Lawyers in the Classroom, Chicago
  • Los Angeles Public Schools
  • Love Has No Labels Campaign, New York
  • Outdoor Adventure Clubs, Cincinnati
  • Q Christian Fellowship, Washington
  • The HARPS Foundation, Virginia
  • The Twin Towers Fund, New York
  • ZEUM, San Francisco
  • UNICEF