Partner
Westchester County, NY
James Hastings represents global clients in the consumer goods, technology and healthcare industries in all aspects of trademark, marketing law and brand protection. He is currently Vice Chair, Online Brand Enforcement Committee, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Previously in his career, Jamie was in-house counsel to a national multi-channel retailer.
Jamie’s practice spans the full lifecycle of brand management, including trademark and copyright clearance and prosecution, brand enforcement and litigation, marketing and advertising compliance, and portfolio strategy. He is the editor of Trademark Opposition Lawyer, a digital legal publication providing guidance on contested proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
Jamie’s insight on IP and brand protection law has been featured in Law.com, Bloomberg, MLex, and other leading legal media outlets. When not working, you can find Jamie practicing his guitar, participating in community activities, and enjoying time with family and friends.
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If I weren’t a lawyer, I’d be a public policy wonk in D.C.
James Hastings represents global clients in the consumer goods, technology and healthcare industries in all aspects of trademark, marketing law and brand protection. He is currently Vice Chair, Online Brand Enforcement Committee, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Previously in his career, Jamie was in-house counsel to a national multi-channel retailer.
Jamie’s practice spans the full lifecycle of brand management, including trademark and copyright clearance and prosecution, brand enforcement and litigation, marketing and advertising compliance, and portfolio strategy. He is the editor of Trademark Opposition Lawyer, a digital legal publication providing guidance on contested proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
Jamie’s insight on IP and brand protection law has been featured in Law.com, Bloomberg, MLex, and other leading legal media outlets. When not working, you can find Jamie practicing his guitar, participating in community activities, and enjoying time with family and friends.
Jamie Hastings served as in-house counsel for a leading U.S. multichannel retailer, where he gained valuable insight into the business considerations that drive effective legal strategy.
Jamie is a certified Legal Lean Sigma® practitioner and uses the lean six sigma method for trademark and brand protection management. Lean management principles have been successfully adopted by leading companies throughout the world. The Lean Method is a client-focused approach that emphasizes delivering value through efficiencies and reducing waste in portfolio and risk management processes.
Jamie has worked with a wide variety of consumer, health, non-profit, and technology brand clients over the years in the protection and enforcement of their trademark and intellectual property portfolios.
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Jamie Hastings lectures regularly at industry events on the topics of trademark, direct marketing, and e-commerce law. He has been a featured webinar speaker for Strafford CLE and The Knowledge Group, leading continuing legal education companies for attorneys and in-house counsel.
At Practus, we handle complex and challenging legal matters. I look forward to talking to you about how we can best meet your goals.
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