Emily R. Billig

• Negotiated a favorable settlement for a national client in a trademark litigation matter involving claims under the Lanham Act, the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, and state unfair competition laws.

• Manages large international patent and trademark portfolios for multiple clients.

• Negotiated a favorable settlement for an international mining and mineral processing company in a patent infringement lawsuit.

• Manages trademark licensing for a national non-profit organization.

• Represented an international manufacturer of sound recording equipment with enforcement of trademark and trade dress rights for products, successfully negotiating a settlement including name change and domain transfer requirements against a competitor.

• Successfully prosecuted a dispute under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy for a well-known international non-profit organization.

• Advised a client in intellectual property protection for a large-scale, mobile art installation.

• Represented the inventor of a clay pigment additive in a hearing to reconsider a European patent examiner's rejection of the patent claims, resulting in an agreement for the allowance of the claims.

Professional Memberships

• Member – Bar Association of Baltimore City
• Member – Maryland State Bar Association

Community Service

• Business Volunteers Maryland GIVE Program, 2015

Honoraries

• Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for Intellectual Property Law (2024)
• Listed as a Maryland Rising Star in Maryland Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property (2016 – 2021)
• Listed in Chambers USA as a leading Intellectual Property lawyer in Maryland (2019 – 2023)

• "Trademark Laws: Maryland," Thomson Reuters Practical Law (January 2023)
• "Coronavirus: USPTO and U.S. Copyright Office Extend Deadlines due to Covid-19 Pandemic" (April 1, 2020)
• "Baker's Dozen: Gift Giving," Women's Initiative Newsletter (December 2019)
• "Hand it Over: Satisfying the Written Description Requirement in Patent Filings," IAM Weekly International Reports (September 2019)
• "Baker's Dozen: Best Self-Care Tips," Women's Initiative Newsletter (April 2019)
• "Small Mistake, Big Consequences: a Trademark Practice Pointer," IAM Weekly International Reports (April 2019)
• "Trademark and Branding Pitfalls in a Hashtag Culture," IAM Weekly International Reports (May 2018)
• "Independence is Bliss? Congress Revisits Proposal for Independent USPTO," IAM Weekly International Reports (November 2017)
• "A Trademark by Any Other Colour: Cheerios™ and Colour Trademark Requirements," IAM Weekly International Reports (September 2017)
• "Return of the Rocket Docket?: New Case Law Potentially Changes the Tide of Patent Lawsuits Fleeing Favored Venues," Baker Donelson IP Watch blog (July 2017)
• "New Case Law Potentially Turns the Tide of Patent Lawsuits Fleeing Favoured Venues," IAM Weekly International Reports (July 2017)
• "Canada's Embattled Anti-Spam Law Marks End of Grace Period Despite Uncertain Future," Baker Donelson IP Watch blog (July 2017)
• "Rock Band Assists Washington Redskins to an Offseason Victory," Baker Donelson IP Watch blog (June 2017)
• "Big Trouble Over Tiny Enzymes: Limits on Geographic Reach of Patent Act," IAM Weekly International Reports (March 2017)
• "An Economic Turn for the Better: USPTO Lowers Trademark Fees," Baker Donelson IP Watch blog (February 2015)
• "Software Patent Abstraction Hits Social Media Platforms," Baker Donelson IP Watch blog (January 2015)
• ".bank is here!," Baker Donelson IP Watch blog (November 2014)
• "Your Image Here: The NCAA Settles with Athletes Over Rights of Publicity," Baker Donelson IP Watch blog (June 2014)
• "SCOTUS Joins Team Anti-Troll," Baker Donelson IP Watch blog (April 2014)
• "Pushing Patent Trolls Into the Light of Day: Congress Attacks the Practices of Non-Practicing Entities," Baker Donelson IP Watch blog (December 2013)

• Presenter – "Your Company's Social Media and Legal Information to Know," Mid- Atlantic Community Papers Association (March 2017)
• Co-presenter – "Legal Aspects of Social Media," Annual Conference of Les Dames d'Escoffier International, Washington, D.C. (October 2016)
• Presenter – "Introduction to .bank and Other Recent Developments in Bank Internet Operations," Annual Conference, Pennsylvania Bankers Association (2015)
• Presenter – "Update on 10 New Ways to Avoid Legal Headaches from Social Media," Baltimore Public Relations Council (2014)

• Baker Donelson Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2024 Listing (August 17, 2023)
• Chambers USA Ranks 80 Baker Donelson Attorneys in 2023 Edition (June 2, 2023)
• 79 Baker Donelson Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA 2022 (June 6, 2022)
• 80 Baker Donelson Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA 2021 (May 25, 2021)
• 16 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers List (December 16, 2020)
• 78 Baker Donelson Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA 2020 (April 27, 2020)
• 15 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers List (December 6, 2019)
• Baker Donelson Achieves High Rankings in Chambers USA 2019 (April 30, 2019)