TAMANY VINSON BENTZ
CLIENTS
I help NEON COWBOYS, the iconic fashion technology brand and its founder, Asia Hall, protect its one-of-a-kind designs and enforce its intellectual property rights.
I provide practical advice and suggestions to Spin Magazine so it can efficiently move its business forward.
I help Theorem with intellectual property due diligence so it can make informed investment decisions regarding a start-up technology company.
I provide general business advice on disputes, intellectual property, and licensing for CTC so that it can focus on providing innovative power grid solutions for utility companies.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
DLA Piper LLP
Partner Mar 2018-September 2023
Almost 20 years of experience practicing intellectual property and advertising law. My practice includes representing companies in disputes related to their advertising and intellectual property. I focus on representing clients facing novel disputes relating to digital media, consumer products, and services. My practice includes representing major international brands facing litigation throughout the United States. I have also helped companies manage their intellectual property on some of the world’s most trafficked websites.
Venable LLP
Partner Nov. 2014-Mar 2018
Of Counsel Jan. 2013-Nov. 2014
Associate Aug. 2005-Jan. 2013
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Law Clerk Aug. 2004-Aug. 2005
EXPERIENCE
Represented a national toy manufacturer facing copyright and trade dress claims. Tamany creatively applied basic contract principles to undermine a competitor’s intellectual property, thereby, clearing the way for her client to remain on the market.Worked with several stock photography companies on how they managed intellectual property rights over a network.Counsel for several digital media companies, including those that operate the most visited websites in the world.Intellectual property counsel for a large digital media company in Los Angeles, including creative enforcement of its copyrights on digital content it distributes on its highly trafficked YouTube network.Worked with several nutritional supplement companies to invalidate patent protection over popular products so they could maintain their place in the market.Represented a well-known street artist on his use of iconic photographs as the basis for his artwork.Represented multiple celebrities in copyright and trademark disputes.Represented the heirs of an iconic artist in a dispute concerning whether sculpture molds that were created in 1919 were subject to copyright protection and, if so, who was the appropriate owner of any copyrights.Represented a consumer product retailer in a royalty dispute with a commercial production company.Represented a notable tech executive in a defamation case.Intellectual property counsel for a green tech company working to improve the electrical power industry throughout the world.Intellectual property counsel for several fitness companies, advising them on how to protect aspects of their services.
Education
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School J.D., Law May 2004
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine M.B.E., Bioethics May 2004
Arizona State UniversityB.S., Biology May 2001
Law Licenses
State Bar of California 2008- present
State Bar of Maryland 2004- present
State Bar of Washington D.C. 2005- present
AWARDS
The Legal 500 United StatesRecommended, Trademarks: Litigation (2023)Recommended, Media and Entertainment: Litigation (2023)Recommended, Patent Litigation: Full Coverage (2019)
