Julie D. ShirkPatent & Trademark SpecialistSterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.Websitewww.skgf.com/Organization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmailLinkedIn202-772-8632 Professional Biography Julie D. Shirk joined Sterne Kessler in 1989 and continues to specialize in patents and trademarks in the firm's Mechanical Group. More Legal and Business Bylines From Julie D. Shirk Caution: Olympic Marks Ahead Staying In-bounds with the U.S. Olympic Committee - (Posted On Monday, February 12, 2018) Ultra Violet is the New Black - (Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2017) May 2016 Update - gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open - (Posted On Tuesday, May 31, 2016) Spotlight on the Highlights - Clarifications and Changes in the April 2016 TMEP - Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure - (Posted On Tuesday, May 31, 2016) June 2015 Update - gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open - (Posted On Tuesday, June 30, 2015) I Second that e-Motion: Protecting Motion Marks - (Posted On Thursday, April 30, 2015) New Year – Consider a Trademark Audit - (Posted On Monday, February 02, 2015) USPTO Fees Reduced for 2015 - (Posted On Monday, December 22, 2014) USPTO Takes on Deadwood re: Trademark Registrations - (Posted On Monday, December 22, 2014) Look Beyond the Registration to Determine Likelihood of Confusion - (Posted On Friday, November 28, 2014) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Healthcare Preview for the Week of: June 23, 2025 [Podcast] by: Debra Curtis , Kayla Holgash 2025 New York Legislative Session: 3 Alcohol Law Bills Await Governor’s Action by: Jonathan L. Bing Florida Expands Noncompete Enforceability by: Christopher Rubey Increased Risk for Employers with Employees in Minneapolis by: Christopher Rubey The State of Employment Law: 13 States Have Mini-WARN Acts by: Douglas M. Oldham Chancery Addresses Notice Provisions for Redemption Request by: Francis G.X. Pileggi Tariffs, Treble Damages, and Trade Enforcement: Surviving the New Era of Customs Crackdown by: Anthony Rapa , Jennifer A. Short Delaware Supreme Court revives Kraft Heinz stock sale suit, clarifies Rule 60(b)(3) by: Frank Reynolds The State of Employment Law: Only Illinois and Maine Mandate Paid Vacation Leave by: Douglas M. Oldham Missouri Set to Repeal New Paid Sick Leave Law in August by: Douglas M. Oldham Amendment to Mexico’s National Housing Fund Institute for Workers Law Introduces New Employer Obligations by: Pietro Straulino-Rodriguez California Appellate Court Finds Prior PAGA Statute Provided Standing for Former Employee More Than Year Later by: Zachary V. Zagger , Spencer C. Skeen The Supreme Court Has the Chance to Clarify Labeling Laws by: Stephen Waguespack Texas and Arizona Progress Toward Class VI UIC Primacy While Louisiana Primacy Survives Judicial Review by: Samuel L. Brown , Frederick R. Eames EEOC Acting Chair Warns No ‘Diversity Exception’ to Title VII in Announcing EEO-1 Reporting Period Opening by: T. Scott Kelly , Zachary V. Zagger Upcoming Events Jun 24 2025 2025 Special Assets Summer School Webinar: Agricultural Borrowers and Problem Loans Jun 24 2025 Proposition 65 Short-Form Warning Requirements and Compliance Strategies Jun 25 2025 TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later Jun 25 2025 Business Law Institute Virtual Elimination of Bias Session Print
