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 Ava K. Doppelt
Shareholder
 Email:
adoppelt@addmg.com
Telephone:
407-841-2330,
Ext. 148
Facsimile:
407-841-2343
Orlando
Practice Areas:
Admitted:
- 1984: Florida
- 1977: New York
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Courts of
Appeals: Eleventh and Federal Circuits
- United States
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- United States
District Courts: Middle, Southern and Northern Districts
of Florida; Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts
of New York
Education:
- 1976: J.D., New York University
- 1972: A.B., Northwestern
University, Phi Beta Kappa
Biography:
Ms. Doppelt is a Florida Board Certified Intellectual
Property Law Attorney. She advises clients on trademark, publishing, entertainment,
licensing, franchising, and copyright matters. She manages
trademark and copyright portfolios, and has substantial
litigation experience in federal and state courts and administrative
agencies. Ms. Doppelt speaks frequently on intellectual
property, publishing and entertainment law. She has served
as an expert witness. Ms. Doppelt was formerly an attorney
for Prentice-Hall, Inc. and The Reader's Digest Association,
Inc. She serves on the boards of the Orlando Ballet, Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
and The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community
(Zora Neal Hurston Festival). Ms. Doppelt was the
Treasurer and member of the Executive Council of the Orange
County Bar Association, and the recipient
of it’s William Trickel,
Jr. Professionalism Award in 2002. She is a member of the
Florida Association for Women Lawyers (President 1990 – 1991)
and was the Recipient of its Golden Star Award in 2001.
Ms. Doppelt also served as a Commissioner of the Ninth
Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (1992 – 1996,
Chair 1996 - 1996) and the Ninth Circuit Grievance Committee.
Ms. Doppelt has been an adjunct professor at Barry University
Law School. She is a co-author of the chapter on Trademarks,
Service Marks and Other Related Intellectual Property Rights
in Florida Franchise Law and Practice. Ms. Doppelt has
been named by Florida Trend as one of “ Florida ’s
Legal Elite” for 2004-09, has been included in the Florida Super Lawyers list for 2006-09, and has been selected
by her peers to be included in the 2006 and 2008 edition of The
Best Lawyers in America.
Affiliations:
- American Bar Association:
Intellectual Property Section (Trademark and Copyright
Litigation Committees), Entertainment Law Section,
Franchise Law Forum
- Florida and Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers
- Grievance Committee for the United States District Court Middle District of Florida Orlando Division
- Copyright Society of the United States
- Federal Bar Association
- The Florida Bar: Executive Council, Business Law
Section, Intellectual Property Committee (former Chair), Antitrust, Franchise
and Unfair Competition, Business Litigation
Committee; Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee
(Vice Chair), Equal Opportunity Law Section, and
IP Certifications Committee (Vice Chair)
- Florida Executive Women
- International Trademark Association
- National Association of Women Lawyers
- New York State Bar Association: Intellectual Property,
Entertainment, and Sports Law
Sections
- Orange County Bar Association: Business Law and Judicial Relations Committees
Notable Decisions:
- HBP, Inc. v. American Marine Holdings, Inc.,
290 F. Supp. 2d 1320 (M. D. Fla. 2003), aff’d,
120 Fed. Appx.601; 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 9169 (11 th
Cir. 2005)
- Imperial Residential Design, Inc. et
al. v. The Palms Development Group, Inc. et al., 70
F. 3d 96 (11 th Cir. 1995)
- Tropicana Products,
Inc. v. Citrus World, Inc.,
Case No. 87-648 (M.D. Fla. 1987), aff’d,
843 F. 2d 503 (11 th Cir. 1988)
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