Aaron Schroeder

Associate Intellectual Property

New York +1 212 390 4156

Aaron Schroeder

Overview

Aaron Schroeder is an associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on the areas of copyright, trademark, trade secret, music, right of publicity, internet and advertising law.

Litigation

  • Defending major technology company in copyright and trade secret lawsuit.
  • Defending Osiris Ventures, LLC against trademark opposition to its registration of a mark for its hemp consulting services. Global Hemp, Inc. v. Osiris Ventures, LLC (T.T.A.B.).
  • Defended prominent major sports team in high-profile trademark dispute concerning the adoption of a new team name, and obtained favorable settlement after months of negotiations and threat of a preliminary injunction.

Counseling, Transactional, and Non-Litigation Enforcement Matters

  • Representing Dick’s Sporting Goods on trademark prosecution and enforcement matters.
  • Representing Palo Alto Networks in managing its trademark portfolio, including worldwide trademark prosecution and enforcement against third parties.
  • Conduct trademark clearance analysis, and prosecute and enforce trademarks, for clients for a broad range of goods and services, including pharmaceuticals, private equity, entertainment, consumer products, and apparel.

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2019

Research Assistant for UCLA Law School Dean Jennifer Mnookin and Professor Neil Netanel, 2018

A&R Intern at Atlantic Records, 2016

Music Programming Intern at SiriusXM, 2014

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Thought Leadership

Publications

"2021 Trade Secret Developments," IPO Trade Secret Committee, 2021.

Co-Author, "Copyright Parody and Dr. Seuss," PLI Intellectual Property Law Institute 2021 e-Course Handbook, 2021.

Co-Author, “Why Trademark Filings May Be on the Rise at the USPTO,” World IP Review, December 24, 2020.

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2021New York

Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D.2020

    Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award

    Chief Articles Editor, Journal of Law & Technology

    Clinician, First Amendment Amicus Clinic

    Clinician, Documentary Film Legal Clinic

  • New York UniversityB.A., Psychology; Philosophy Minorcum laude2017
    Dean’s List