Cami Boyd, Attorney

Contact Cami

Direct: 214-615-4147
Email: [email protected]

Client Service Philosophy

“As an Attorney and Intellectual Property Practice Chair, I work with clients on their intellectual property and business concerns from trademarks to social media and mergers and acquisitions. My background and experience provide a well-rounded foundation that informs my work for current clients.”

Career Highlights

Cami Boyd has been practicing law since 1993. Ms. Boyd is an intellectual property and business attorney. Ms. Boyd’s intellectual property practice is extensive and encompasses:

  • Trademark law
  • Trademark clearance
  • Registration and portfolio management and enforcement
  • Copyright law
  • Copyright registration, management and enforcement
  • Patents
  • Trade secrets
  • Trade dress
  • Licensing
  • E-commerce
  • Internet and social media law
  • Cybersecurity and data protection and management
  • Domain name disputes
  • National and global licensing of trademarks and other intellectual property assets
  • Intellectual property litigation

Ms. Boyd’s business law practice includes general corporate and business law matters, business formation and funding, general and local counsel representation, mergers and acquisitions, and start-up business representation.
Ms. Boyd has considerable experience representing clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the World Intellectual Property Organization, and routinely prosecutes and defends trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, and appeals, both foreign and domestic, and UDRP proceedings.
Ms. Boyd represents clients in United States State and Federal Courts in connection with a wide variety of Intellectual Property and Business disputes including:

  • Trademark and copyright infringement
  • Patent infringement
  • Counterfeiting,
  • Dilution
  • Contract and business disputes
  • Employee/contractor disputes
  • Unfair competition
  • Trade dress infringement
  • Trade secret misappropriation

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property
Trademark law
Copyright law
Patent law
Licensing
Trade Secrets
Trade Dress
Unfair Competition
Intellectual Property Litigation
IP Audits, Due Diligence
Internet/Social Media Law
Privacy
Online Piracy
Advertising
Technology
Music
Film/Television
Celebrity Endorsements

Corporate/Business
Business Formation
General Corporate and Business Law
Mergers and Acquisitions
General Counsel representation
Start-Up Business Representation
Venture Capital/Private Equity Representation
Local Counsel Representation
Employee and Independent Contractor Matters

Client Experience

Representation of clients in the development and implementation of marketing and branding strategies and programs, domestic and foreign

Evaluation, clearance and screening of potential trademarks, service marks, design marks, tag lines and trade names, domestic and foreign

Prosecution, registration, maintenance and enforcement of trademarks and service marks in the United States and major industrial/commercial countries around the world

Copyright registration and enforcement

Patent prosecution, licensing and enforcement

Development and implementation of strategies to police and safeguard clients’ intellectual property interests

Seizure, impoundment and destruction of infringing and counterfeit products in cooperation with United States Customs and Border Protection

Negotiation, transfer and license of intellectual property rights and interests, including use of name and likeness in advertising materials

Evaluation, registration and renewal of domain names and management of domain name portfolios

Intellectual property audits and due diligence in connection with business transactions, acquisitions and mergers

Representation of international mobile device and smartphone manufacturer with regard to branding and advertising matters

Representation of film production company and negotiation of film production and distribution agreements, including Video-On-Demand, Netflix, and other third party distribution contracts

Representation of international product manufacturer with regard to trademark, copyright and patent matters

Representation of internet content broadcasting company

Representation of toy manufacturer in connection with US and foreign trademark, copyright and patent matters

Management, prosecution, defense and resolution of Internet domain name disputes and UDRP Proceedings

Negotiation, drafting, and preparation of web site development and hosting agreements and website usage and privacy policies

Intellectual property audits and IP due diligence
Management and maintenance of client intellectual property portfolios

Business entity formation, management and corporate practices

Employment and independent contractor agreements and transactions Employee Handbooks and Employee Agreements pertaining to confidential company information, research and development and internet and social media usage

E-Commerce business formation and strategy

Court Admissions

Supreme Court of Texas, 1993
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Southern Methodist University, 1990
JD, Syracruse University, 1993

Professional and Community Involvement

Texas Music Project, Past Chairman of the Board
Junior Achievement of Dallas, Past Board Director

Honors & Awards

Texas Rising Star (2004, 2005, and 2006)
Texas Rising Stars is a recognition published in Super Lawyers, A Thomson Reuters Service.
Top Lawyers in Texas, 2013, 2015, 2016

Memberships/Affiliations

State Bar of Texas

  • Intellectual Property Law Section
  • Entertainment Law Section  
  • American Bar Association
  • Intellectual Property Law Section
  • Litigation Section
  • Science & Technology Law Section
  • Dallas Bar Association

Corporate Counsel Section

  • Intellectual Property Law Section
  • Solo & Small Firm
  • Sports & Entertainment Law Section
  • Dallas Bar Foundation – Fellow
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Association for Corporate Growth, DFW Chapter

Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.