Carrie L.Kiedrowski

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Carrie Kiedrowski has more than 20 years of brand protection and enforcement experience and has particular success in resolving online trademark infringement issues and in domain name dispute arbitration actions before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Carrie effectively counsels global and national clients on the enforcement of trademark rights on the internet and on the proper use of brands in social media advertising. She focuses on defending brands from online threats and provides day-to-day advice on worldwide brand development and protection programs, domestic and international trademark clearance and prosecution, trademark due diligence, trademark licensing, and online copyright matters. Carrie also has significant experience managing international trademark and domain name portfolios and works closely with foreign counsel in more than 130 countries throughout the world. Recent industry experience includes free knowledge and open source products and services, insurance and financial services, mobile applications, software, consumer products, educational assessment products and services, film and packaging products, food and beverage products, and real estate development services. Carrie represents clients in trademark opposition and cancellation actions before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and assists in U.S. federal district court trademark litigation cases.

Carrie is lead pro bono trademark counsel for several global nonprofit organizations, such as Room to Read, in which underserved individuals receive literacy and educational support. Prior to joining Jones Day, Carrie was a counselor for people with disabilities for approximately 10 years with the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission.

Experience

  • Wells Fargo provides $125 million term loan secured by beachfront resort in Islamorada, FloridaJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender, in connection with a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $125 million secured by a beachfront resort located in Islamorada, Florida.
  • BenefitMall sells company to Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc.Jones Day represented BenefitMall, a Carlyle portfolio company, in connection with the sale to CRC Insurance Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corporation.
  • ETS strengthens global brand protection and enforcement of its educational testsJones Day serves as primary outside global trademark counsel to Educational Testing Service (ETS), the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization.
  • Wikimedia advised on worldwide brand protection and enforcement for Wikipedia®, Wiktionary® and other projectsJones Day serves as outside global trademark counsel to Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization that operates some of the world's largest collaboratively edited reference projects, including Wikipedia®, a free-content, online encyclopedia.
  • Ambry Genetics/Realm IDx establishes brand protection with worldwide trademark and copyright portfolioJones Day is assisting Ambry Genetics Corp./Realm IDx, Inc. as primary outside global trademark and copyright counsel.
  • Shiseido acquires Drunk Elephant™ for $845 millionJones Day advised Shiseido Americas Corporation in its $845 million acquisition of Drunk Elephant™.
  • ETS invests $2 million into LearnLaunch-operated, ETS-sponsored accelerator for education start-upsJones Day advised Educational Testing Service in its $2 million investment into a LearnLaunch-operated, ETS-sponsored accelerator for education start-ups.
  • Southern Company sells certain Florida assets to NextEra Energy for $6.5 billionJones Day advised Southern Company in three separate transactions for the sale of several of its Florida assets – Gulf Power Company, Florida City Gas, and the entities holding Southern Power’s interest in Plant Oleander and Plant Stanton – to NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) for an aggregate purchase price of $6.5 billion, including total equity value of approximately $5.1 billion.
  • Flowers Foods acquires Canyon Bakehouse for $205 millionJones Day advised Flowers Foods, Inc. in its $205 million acquisition (including a performance-based contingent payment of $5 million) of Canyon Bakehouse, LLC, a privately held, gluten-free baking company based in Johnstown, Colorado.
  • Lennox International sells its Brazilian refrigeration business to Elgin S.A.Jones Day advised Lennox International Inc., a global manufacturer of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration products, in the auction and sale of its Brazilian refrigeration business (doing business as "Heatcraft do Brazil") to Elgin S.A., a Brazilian-based commercial products manufacturer.
  • Southern Company sells Pivotal Home Solutions to American Water Works Company, Inc. for $363.7 millionJones Day advised Southern Company in the $363.7 million sale of its subsidiary Nicor Energy Services Company (d/b/a Pivotal Home Solutions) to American Water Works Company, Inc.
  • Lennox International sells refrigeration businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia to Beijer Ref ABJones Day advised Lennox International Inc. in the sale of its refrigeration businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia to Beijer Ref AB.
  • Shiseido Americas sells its RéVive Skincare brand to affiliate of Tengram Capital PartnersJones Day advised Shiseido Americas Corporation, a subsidiary of Shiseido Co., Ltd., a leading global cosmetics company, in connection with the sale of its RéVive Skincare brand to an affiliate of Tengram Capital Partners.
  • Cylance develops worldwide trademark portfolio for cybersecurity softwareJones Day advises Cylance, Inc. on the development and enforcement of its worldwide trademark portfolio directed to leading machine learning-based cybersecurity software and related services.
  • Riverside acquires Sina Pearson TextilesJones Day advised The Riverside Company in connection with its acquisition of Sina Pearson Textiles Inc., a contract textile supplier that designs and distributes fabric to architectural and design firms.
  • Shiseido Americas acquires Gurwitch ProductsJones Day advised Shiseido Americas Corporation ("Shiseido Americas"), a subsidiary of Shiseido Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section: 4911), a leading global cosmetics company, in connection with the acquisition of Gurwitch Products, LLC ("Gurwitch") from Alticor, Inc.
  • Arctic Glacier U.S.A. successfully resolves litigation involving GLACIER trademark for bagged iceJones Day successfully represented Arctic Glacier USA, Inc., the second largest distributor of bagged ice in North America against a competitor, Glacier Water Inc., that had begun using the GLACIER trademark in connection with ice products.
  • Arctic Glacier sells business and assets to affiliates of H.I.G. Capital for approximately $435 millionJones Day represented Arctic Glacier International, Inc. and its affiliates as U.S. counsel in their sale of substantially all their respective assets to affiliates of H.I.G. Capital for $434.5 million subject to adjustment under the asset purchase agreement.
  • BenefitMall completes sale to Austin Ventures and merger with CompuPayJones Day advised BenefitMall, one of the nation's leading providers of products, services, and tools to employee benefits insurance brokers, in connection with its sale to an investor group led by Austin Ventures.
  • ETS acquires MyCollegeiJones Day advised Educational Testing Service in its acquisition of MyCollegei, a cutting-edge, user-friendly platform created to assist colleges, universities, and corporations in more effectively managing their application process.
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    June 2023 Alert

    SCOTUS Holds Whiskey-Themed Dog Toy Not Entitled to First Amendment Protection

    May 2023 Commentary

    Warhol's "Prince Series" Is Not Fair Use of Copyright, SCOTUS Holds

    APRIL 2023 Commentary

    Generative AI Generates Excitement—and Copyright Concerns

    March 2023 Alert

    U.S. Copyright Office Launches New Artificial Intelligence Initiative

    February 2023 Alert

    "MetaBirkins" Bagged: NFT Creator Found Liable for Trademark Infringement

    May 2022 Commentary

    Trademark Revocation Actions for Non-Use: Who Bears the Burden?

    May 2022 Commentary

    NFTs: U.S., EU, and UK Key Trademark Considerations

    April 2022 Commentary

    NFTs: U.S., EU, and UK Key Copyright Considerations

    March 2022 Commentary

    Which AI Components Are Copyright Protectable and Which Are Not?

    February 2022 Alert

    Honest Application Mistakes Do Not Invalidate Copyright Registration
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    Speaking Engagements

    • March 21, 2019
      Women in IP Speaker Series: Everything You Wanted To Know About Recent Trademark Challenges, But Were Afraid To Ask
    • March 3, 2016
      Hashtags as Trademarks - PTO and District Court Perspectives, Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association
    • May 2015
      INTA 2015 - Hashtags and brand protection
    • October 23, 2014
      Social Media, Chapter Two, INTA Roundtable Presentation
    • March 2, 2011
      Social Media: Legal Considerations, Jones Day CLE Academy
    • December 3, 2009
      Intellectual Property at Home and Abroad
    • June 19, 2009
      INTA Roundtable: How the USPTO Treats Fraud in Trademark Applications and Registrations

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