Ms. Trebilcock counsels clients in all aspects of protecting and enforcing intellectual property.  Her practice includes U.S. and foreign patent, trademark and copyright prosecution matters and validity and infringement opinions.  She also assists clients with technology transfer and licensing agreements, as well as protecting trade secrets and confidential technology.  

Christine’s areas of focus include:

• Intellectual Property
• Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law
• Advanced Technology

Bar Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

• J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1995
• B.A., Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991

Representative Matters

• Successfully prosecuted and obtained patents throughout the world for client’s technology; subsequently defended the patents in various international oppositions.
• Established a joint collaboration for client’s development of patent technology; later designed plan to sever the collaboration while avoiding litigation.
• Successfully managed to conclusion multi-year trademark disputes initiated by a client’s competitor in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and U.S. District Court.
• Developed and successfully executed a strategy for protecting a client’s trademarks involving obtaining cancellations of competitor’s registered marks.
• Defended client’s use of popular domain name against threats from a large company.
• Preparation and negotiation of agreements for joint ventures, software and technology development, ownership and transfer of IP and protection of confidential information.
• Preparation and negotiation of licenses for patent rights, copyrights, trademarks and trade names for public and private entities in various market sectors.
• Counseling on priority and rights to use technology and trademarks and evaluating potential conflicts or enforceability.

Memberships

• Allegheny County Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American and Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Associations
• American Chemical Society

Professional Activities

• Associated Artists of Pittsburgh; Board of Directors, 2002-present; Secretary, 2003-present
• Radio Information Services; Board of Directors, 1997-2004; Secretary, 2000-2004

Seminars & Speeches

• Presenter, Discovering Your Company’s Intellectual Property, Florida Gulf Coast University 7th Annual Entrepreneur's Law School (January 2007)
• Presenter, Intellectual Property 101, Young Inventors International, Webinar (May 2006)
• Presenter, Intellectual Property as a Means of Building Value in the Business, FastTrac® GrowthVenture™ Entrepreneurs, Bonita Springs, FL (March 2006)
• Presenter, Technology Transfer / Protecting Technology Abroad, Cohen & Grigsby International Business Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA (November 2004)
• Course Planner and Co-Presenter of a two half-day in-depth Patent Law Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA, (June 2004)
• Presenter, Securing the Intangible 'Stuff,' Western Pennsylvania Association of SBA Guaranteed Lenders, Somerset, PA (March 13, 2003)
• Presenter, Everything You Want to Know About a Start Up Business but are Afraid to Ask a Lawyer Because of the Bill, Cohen & Grigsby’s Start Up Group, Pittsburgh, PA (May 2001)