Jamie B. Bischoff

Partner

bischoff@ballardspahr.com
Tel 215.864.8207
Fax 215.864.8999
Philadelphia

Jamie B. Bischoff is a partner in the Intellectual Property and Litigation Departments, partner-in-charge of the Trademarks and Copyrights Groups, and a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation, Franchise and Distribution, Life Sciences/Technology, and Higher Education Groups. Ms. Bischoff's intellectual property practice focuses on trademark, copyright, trade secret, advertising, Internet, unfair competition, patent licensing, and infringement issues.

Ms. Bischoff has 27 years of experience representing creators and users of intellectual property in a wide array of industries and enterprises, including pharmaceutical manufacturers, hospitals, universities, software developers, advertising agencies, investment companies, and publishers, as well as individual authors, scientists, photographers, and artists.

Before attending law school, Ms. Bischoff worked as an editor at Charles Scribner's Sons in New York City and at the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business in Ann Arbor, and ran a bookstore in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her interest in language, communication, and the spoken word has persisted throughout her career, and she relishes the opportunity to take legal concepts from theory to reality in her clients' businesses.

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
International Trademark Association (INTA)

Recognition & Accomplishments

Outstanding Volunteer of the Year by Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, a nonprofit legal services organization that provides pro bono legal assistance, educational programs, and business counseling to artists and cultural organizations, 2004

Publications

Ms. Bischoff has written numerous articles on intellectual property issues for trade publications and journals.

Speaking Engagements  

Ms. Bischoff lectures frequently on intellectual property topics.

Community Activities

Serves as Secretary of Mural Arts Advocates, the nonprofit that supports the City of Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program

Board Memberships

Copyright Society of the U.S.A., past Trustee and past Chair of Philadelphia Chapter

University of Michigan Law School (J.D. 1982)

Brown University (A.B. 1974)

Pennsylvania 1982