TAMANY VINSON BENTZ

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

DLA Piper LLP  

Partner                 Mar 2018-September 2023

Almost 20 years of experience practicing intellectual property and advertising law. My practice includes representing companies in disputes related to their advertising and intellectual property. I focus on representing clients facing novel disputes relating to digital media, consumer products, and services. My practice includes representing major international brands facing litigation throughout the United States. I have also helped companies manage their intellectual property on some of the world’s most trafficked websites.

Venable LLP

Partner Nov. 2014-Mar 2018

Of Counsel Jan. 2013-Nov. 2014

Associate Aug. 2005-Jan. 2013

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Law Clerk Aug. 2004-Aug. 2005

EXPERIENCE

  • Represented a national toy manufacturer facing copyright and trade dress claims. Tamany creatively applied basic contract principles to undermine a competitor’s intellectual property, thereby, clearing the way for her client to remain on the market.
  • Worked with several stock photography companies on how they managed intellectual property rights over a network.
  • Counsel for several digital media companies, including those that operate the most visited websites in the world. 
  • Intellectual property counsel for a large digital media company in Los Angeles, including creative enforcement of its copyrights on digital content it distributes on its highly trafficked YouTube network.
  • Worked with several nutritional supplement companies to invalidate patent protection over popular products so they could maintain their place in the market.
  • Represented a well-known street artist on his use of iconic photographs as the basis for his artwork. 
  • Represented multiple celebrities in copyright and trademark disputes.
  • Represented the heirs of an iconic artist in a dispute concerning whether sculpture molds that were created in 1919 were subject to copyright protection and, if so, who was the appropriate owner of any copyrights.
  • Represented a consumer product retailer in a royalty dispute with a commercial production company.
  • Represented a notable tech executive in a defamation case.
  • Intellectual property counsel for a green tech company working to improve the electrical power industry throughout the world.
  • Intellectual property counsel for several fitness companies, advising them on how to protect aspects of their services.

Education

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School J.D., Law May 2004

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine M.B.E., Bioethics May 2004

Arizona State UniversityB.S., Biology                   May 2001

Law Licenses

State Bar of California 2008- present

State Bar of Maryland 2004- present

State Bar of Washington D.C. 2005- present

AWARDS

  • The Legal 500 United States
    • Recommended, Trademarks: Litigation (2023)
    • Recommended, Media and Entertainment: Litigation (2023)
    • Recommended, Patent Litigation: Full Coverage (2019)