Bio

Charlene Krogh is Chair of Dorsey’s top-ranked Trademark, Copyright and Advertising practice group. Charlene serves as intellectual property counsel for small and large businesses in a wide variety of industries, including consumer products, cosmetics, financial services, telecommunications, software, and medical devices. Charlene has extensive experience in all stages of the brand management process, including trademark and copyright selection, clearance, prosecution, maintenance, enforcement, and exploitation. This work includes representation of clients in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, assistance with demand letters and allegations of infringement, and assistance with take down requests related to online infringement, as well as prosecution of UDRP proceedings. Charlene advises clients on open source licensing and compliance and provides clients with trainings and seminars on use of open source software. In addition, she works with clients in the development and execution of marketing promotions and counsels clients on substantiation related to advertising. Charlene also has significant experience in transactions involving intellectual property, including due diligence, negotiation of agreements, and assistance with the transfer of intellectual property rights and recordation of security interests related to corporate transactions and asset purchase and sale agreements. Charlene is the co-manager of Dorsey’s IP Blog, TheTMCA.com, which focuses on legal developments in the world of TradeMarks, Copyrights, and Advertising. TheTMCA.com and the Firm’s Trademark Practice Group have been recognized in JD Supra’s 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards. Charlene is also the Pro Bono Coordinator for the Denver office of Dorsey & Whitney and authors Chapter 29 of The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Business Organizations.