Hillary Maynard
Associate
Practices:
Hillary counsels clients on intellectual property matters, including trademark matters, unfair competition, and copyright issues. She handles trademark clearance, prosecution, portfolio maintenance, and enforcement for brand owners in multiple industries. She also assists with securities and commodities litigation, intellectual property litigation, and other complex litigation.
Education & Admissions
Education
- Queen's University
(B.A.H., 2014)
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law
(J.D., 2018)
International Law Certificate; Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium Fellow
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration East Moot Participant
Admissions
- State of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Experience
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Advises clients on protection and enforcement of trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property rights.
- Performs trademark and copyright clearance and registration.
- Drafts extensive memoranda on a variety of intellectual property issues, including copyright and trademark law, international copyright law, and data protection.
- Conducts legal research, analyzes pleadings, reviews discovery documents, and drafts discovery requests and responses in complex litigation matters.
- Assisted with research and litigation for state securities, FINRA, and SEC cases.
Publications & Presentations
Client Alerts
- "A Brand Owner’s Guide to Leveraging Intellectual Property to Protect Social Platform and eCommerce Assets," Ulmer & Berne LLP Client Alert (October 2020)
- "Walmart Burned by the Jury in Trademark Infringement Suit," Ulmer & Berne LLP Client Alert (February 2019)
Publications
- “Is It Time for a Quarantini? Lessons for COVID-Related Trademarks,” Bloomberg Law (June 2020)
- “Coffee dispute brews,” Intellectual Property Magazine, Co-Author (May 2019)
Involvement
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Chicago Women in IP (Member, Marketing and Communications Committee)
- International Trademark Association (Member, Unreal Campaign Committee)
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Intellectual Property Committee (Chair)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Project Law Track 2017, The Chicago Bar Association (Student Volunteer Coordinator)
- Health Justice Program, Loyola University Chicago School of Law (Health Justice Program Volunteer)
Honors
HONORS
- Ontario Volunteer Service Award
News
- Hillary E. Maynard Appointed to Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyer Section Intellectual Property Law Committee
- Hillary Maynard Published in Bloomberg Law
- False Advertising Dispute over Kona Coffee Results in Rare Lanham Act Class Action
- Ulmer Continues to Grow Its Cleveland and Chicago Offices With the Addition of Three Associates