Andrea Shannon
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Andrea is a member of the Intellectual Property Brands group. She focuses her practice on trademark and copyright law and manages multiple intellectual property portfolios for clients across various industries. Andrea advises clients on brand selection and clearance efforts and has extensive experience prosecuting applications before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the US Copyright Office. She also handles a broad range of intellectual property-focused transactional matters, including the negotiation of licenses, co-branding agreements, assignments and acquisitions, as well as diligence reviews and troubleshooting intellectual property issues in connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions.
In addition to her IP prosecution and transactions practice, Andrea regularly handles trademark enforcement and policing efforts, trademark and copyright infringement cases and domain name disputes. She strategically manages international brand disputes and represents clients in trademark cancellation and opposition proceedings before the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). She also has experience litigating trademark, unfair competition and false advertising claims under the Lanham Act in federal court and handles domain name disputes before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Forum.
Andrea serves on the firm's Associate Hiring Committee and as the Houston Chair of the firm's Women in Norton Rose Fulbright (WiN) Network.
Professional experience
Collapse allJD, with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 2014
BA, with highest honors, Rhetoric and Writing, The University of Texas at Austin, 2011
While in law school, Andrea served as a Notes Editor on The Review of Litigation and a teaching assistant for first-year legal research and writing courses. She also participated in Assault & Flattery, UT Law's musical theatre group, and was a member of the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students' Association.
- Texas State Bar
- The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Intellectual Property Law, Best Lawyers, 2021 - 2025
- The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Litigation - Patent, Best Lawyers, 2024 - 2025
- Legal 500 US, Recommended lawyer, Intellectual property: Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing), The Legal 500, 2023 – 2024
- "Taco Bell petitions to cancel TACO TUESDAY Trademark at U.S. Trademark Office," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, May 24, 2023
- "Federal Circuit upholds constitutionality of TTAB judges," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, September 7, 2021
- "USPTO Expedited Initial Examination for COVID-19-Related Trademark Applications," Norton Rose Fulbirght Brand Protection Blog, June 18, 2020
- "US Supreme Court and 'Scandalous' Trademarks," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, June 24, 2019
- "Texas lawyers and social media," Norton Rose Fulbright Social Media Law Bulletin, September 18, 2018
- "Pepe the Frog: A Case Study on When Copyrightable Content Takes On New Meaning," Norton Rose Fulbright Social Media Law Bulletin, November 28, 2017
- "The Slants Win: SCOTUS rules 'Disparaging' trademark provision unconstitutional," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, June 20, 2017, co-author with Saul Perloff & Andre Hanson
- "US Trademark fees increase on January 14," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, January 4, 2017
- "Update: INTA files amicus brief with SCOTUS in Slants case," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, December 21, 2016, co-author with Saul Perloff
- "USPTO files opening brief in Slants case," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, November 14, 2016
- "Houston College of Law enjoined from using name," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, October 17, 2016
- "Seattle Seahawks fans still the 12th Man under new trademark licensing deal with A&M," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, September 19, 2016
- "That's My Mark! Enforcing Trademark Rights on Social Media," Norton Rose Fulbright Social Media Law Bulletin, September 6, 2016
- "USPTO announces new trademark use audit program," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, July 25, 2016
- "US Trademark Office proposes fee increases," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, June 27, 2016
- "TTAB Blocks TM Registration for Social Networking Services," Norton Rose Fulbright Social Media Law Bulletin, June 13, 2016
- Contributor, "Protecting Trademarks and Copyrights Online: Perspectives and Strategies from In-House and Outside Counsel," presented by Alicia Morris Groos with Sanjiv D. Sarwate at the UT Law 2016 Technology Law Conference, May 27, 2016
- "Redskins seek to join Slants case at Supreme Court," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, April 29, 2016
- "Supreme Court asked to review disparaging trademarks decision," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, April 21, 2016
- "PTO not required to register disparaging trademark until cert deadline passes," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, April 14, 2016
- "A recipe for confusion: TTAB denies registration of "JAWS" for online cooking show," Norton Rose Fulbright Social Media Law Bulletin, April 5, 2016
- "Federal court affirms cancellation of Redskins' trademark," Norton Rose Fulbright Brand Protection Blog, July 9, 2015
- Contributor, "North of the Border: Trademark Strategies for Latin American Companies Doing Business in the U.S.A.," presented by Alicia Morris Groos to the International Trademark Association 2015 Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, May 2015
- Contributor, "Gathering Evidence with In-House Counsel: Achieving Harmony and Avoiding Discord," presented by Richard Groos with Paul Harris, Anna-Lena Wolfe, and Dr. Carsten Albrecht to the International Trademark Association 2015 Annual Meeting, San Diego, California May 2015
- "Consumer Confusion with Marketing on Social Media," Norton Rose Fulbright Social Media Law Bulletin, December 12, 2014
- Contributor, "Making the Most Out of Logos, Product Designs and Packaging: Practice Tips and Trends for Non-Traditional Copyrights," presented by Alicia Morris Groos and Adam Mandell to the Copyright Society of the USA, Texas Chapter, Austin, Texas, November 2014
- Presenter, "Trademark Best Practices," TexasBarCLE 22nd Annual Advanced In-House Counsel CLE, August 4, 2023
- Presenter, "Trademarks and the Use of AI Tools," American Intellectual Property Law Association Spring Meeting, May 11, 2023
- Co-presenter, "IP Brands 2022 Year-End Review," Norton Rose Fulbright Webinar, February 22, 2023
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- Hispanic Bar Association of Houston
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
- Houston Volunteer Lawyers