SAN FRANCISCO (April 20) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today the addition of Sophy Manes to the firm’s San Francisco office as an associate in the Trademark & Copyright Team in the firm’s internationally recognized Intellectual Property Department.

Ms. Manes focuses her practice on trademark and copyright enforcement and litigation. She has experience litigating trademark and copyright infringement actions in federal courts across the country and regularly represents clients in proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Manes practiced at a West Coast-based IP Boutique firm.

Ms. Manes earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. She received her B.S., magna cum laude, in Business Administration (Finance Concentration) from the University of Southern California. While in law school, Ms. Manes twice served as a judicial extern—including for the Hon. John Noonan at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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