Sherrie M. Flynn - Fresno, CA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • San Joaquin College of Law, Fresno, California
    J.D.
    Honors: With High Honors
    Honors: George A. Hopper Moot Court Competition, Best Oral Advocate 2002
    Law Review: San Joaquin College of Law Agricultural Law Review, Managing Editor, 2004 - 2005

• Non Legal Education

  • Carnegie Mellon University
    B.S.
    Major: Mechanical Engineering

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• The Law Offices of Andrew D. Fortney, Fresno, Associate
• Baker Manock & Jensen, Fresno, Associate

Representative Cases

• Procured nearly 100 issued patents and countless registered trademarks for clients
• Successfully argued against multiple rejections and objections by Examiners in patent and trademark registration applications
• Obtained a permanent injunction and an award of over $8 million in damages and attorneys fees in a trademark infringement action
• Successfully defended through trial a trademark cancellation proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board filed by one of the largest growers, packers and shippers of fresh citrus fruit
• Obtained a permanent injunction and an award of over $2 million in damages and attorneys fees in a trademark infringement action
• Successfully defended a client against a claim of fraud on the US Patent and Trademark Office in a trademark cancellation proceeding
• Successfully negotiated favorable settlements in copyright infringement cases
• Successfully negotiated coexistence agreements in trademark opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• California State Courts and Courts of Appeal
• U.S. District Court Central District of California

Other Affiliations

• Fresno County Bar Association
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• American Bar Association
• Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association