Brittani Gambrell

Brittani Gambrell is an associate in the Intellectual Property Transactions Group based in Schwabe’s Portland office. She has a strong passion for the technology and retail industries, with a primary professional focus on IP. She is committed to helping her clients find creative solutions to complex problems, and holds a deep understanding of how to protect her clients’ brands.

Before joining Schwabe, she completed a year-long fellowship program at Nike, where she supported various legal teams including Consumer Marketplace, Sports Marketing, Brand Marketing, Consumer Digital, and IP. Outside of Schwabe, she mentors aspiring and current law students and serves as the Social Action Chair of the Portland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Experience:

• Assist clients with IP transactions by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating IP licenses, settlement agreements, independent contractor agreements, software licenses, and NDAs.
• Perform high level trademark clearance searches and advise on trademark registration for brands in the consumer, manufacturing, and retail industry.
• Aid in the prosecution of numerous trademark applications by conducting legal research and drafting office actions in response to trademark refusals.
• Develop compliance strategies for major retail brands to align with evolving advertising and privacy laws.
•  Support brands with enforcement of trademark rights by investigating trademark infringement and drafting cease-and-desist letters.
•  Drafted a joint venture agreement for an educational nonprofit.
• Assisted in the creation of application product detail pages by analyzing global legal requirements and advising business clients on applying these requirements to the application’s technical back-end capabilities.
• Updated Terms and Conditions of Sale for a company’s website for Asian Pacific and Latin American countries to ensure all policies aligned with local business realities and legal requirements.

Education:

Howard University, School of Law, Juris Doctor (2022)‎

Howard University, Bachelor of Arts, Legal Communications (2017)‎

Admissions:

Oregon

District of Columbia

Publications:

So the FTC Banned Non-Competes… What Does This Mean For Your IP?

Heads Up: The CCPA Regulations Are Now Enforceable

Industries:

Consumer Products, Manufacturing & Retail

Technology

Areas of Law:

Trademarks, Copyrights, Marketing, and Advertising

Transactions, Licensing, and E-Commerce

Sweepstakes & Promotions

Privacy & Data Security

Sports & Entertainment