Of Counsel
Westchester County, NY
Jane F. Collen advises clients across a wide range of industries on all aspects of Intellectual Property law. Assisting clients with the adoption, protection, and enforcement of trademark rights, Jane has been protecting client’s brands for over 30 years. In addition to serving U.S.-based companies, Jane also works with numerous foreign-based companies seeking to protect their IP in the United States.
Recognized as an authority and thought leader in intellectual property law, Jane authors Continuing Legal Education lectures and scholarly and academic articles. She founded a professional networking organization for women in business, BusinessPink®.
At Practus, Jane continues her focus on continuity, client service, and innovation in the practice of law. Her role of counsel lends itself to strategic guidance, advocating for her client’s business goals and maintaining her team’s international excellence. She also still speaks as a CLE-accredited lecturer, focusing, as always, on the evolving copyright and trademark challenges engendered by new technology. As a novelist herself she enjoys sharing insights into author branding and copyright issues including those associated with fan-created content and online communities such as fan websites.
When not working, you can find Jane enjoying many pastimes. Her love of writing has thus far spawned a nine book children’s series, The Enjella® Adventures. In August 2025 she released her fourth book in a historical fiction series, The Journey of Cornelia Rose. In her spare time, she swims, bikes and skis and jumps on her trampoline with her grandchildren.
“(S)he to whom much is given, much is expected.”
Impossible to pick –there are so many great authors! Favorite genres –historical fiction and romcom
My Cousin Vinnie and The Kid
Hawai’i –the big island has both mountain hikes and snorkeling and surfing
Chocolate layer cake (Life is short, eat dessert first)
If I weren’t a lawyer, I’d be a novelist. Oh, wait, I get to be both!
Jane F. Collen advises clients across a wide range of industries on all aspects of Intellectual Property law. Assisting clients with the adoption, protection, and enforcement of trademark rights, Jane has been protecting client’s brands for over 30 years. In addition to serving U.S.-based companies, Jane also works with numerous foreign-based companies seeking to protect their IP in the United States.
Recognized as an authority and thought leader in intellectual property law, Jane authors Continuing Legal Education lectures and scholarly and academic articles. She founded a professional networking organization for women in business, BusinessPink®.
At Practus, Jane continues her focus on continuity, client service, and innovation in the practice of law. Her role of counsel lends itself to strategic guidance, advocating for her client’s business goals and maintaining her team’s international excellence. She also still speaks as a CLE-accredited lecturer, focusing, as always, on the evolving copyright and trademark challenges engendered by new technology. As a novelist herself she enjoys sharing insights into author branding and copyright issues including those associated with fan-created content and online communities such as fan websites.
When not working, you can find Jane enjoying many pastimes. Her love of writing has thus far spawned a nine book children’s series, The Enjella® Adventures. In August 2025 she released her fourth book in a historical fiction series, The Journey of Cornelia Rose. In her spare time, she swims, bikes and skis and jumps on her trampoline with her grandchildren.
Jane Collen co-founded Collen IP, one of the top Intellectual Property firms in the country in terms of both the volume of administrative litigation before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and business innovation. Based in New York, the firm provided clients with the full spectrum of IP-related services, with a special emphasis on trademark issues, from the initial trademark application process to litigation and other proceedings in defense of contested trademarks. As an early adopter of the technology it helped protect, Collen IP went paperless in 2002.
As with all trademark work, Jane’s practice has a major international dimension, including a global network of associated law firms and companies for whom she has obtained registrations on behalf of clients in over 150 jurisdictions worldwide.
Jane has taken on leadership roles in various professional associations, including the International Trademark Association (INTA) — she has chaired numerous subcommittees. After serving on the INTA’s Trademark Reporter committee writing book reviews, she currently works on the Copyright Policy subcommittee of the Copyright Committee. She founded BusinessPink®, a networking group for women, is active in the international legal network Consulegis and the Chartered Institute for Trademark Agents and is the former chair of the Westchester County Bar Association’s corporate and commercial committee.
Jane lectures frequently on intellectual property law topics, including brand protection and enforcement, domain name disputes, and other legal issues affecting trademarks in the online world. She speaks at companies, universities, professional organizations, and for law professional organizations such as bar associations.
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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