Tanya Curcio

Clients seeking to protect, manage, and grow intellectual property assets in the United States and around the world turn to Tanya Curcio for practical, business-minded counsel grounded in nearly two decades of experience. She works with companies of all sizes, creators, entertainment ventures, technology platforms, and consumer-facing businesses to align trademark, copyright, licensing, enforcement, and portfolio strategies with commercial and marketing goals. Her experience includes working with clients in sectors including software, health care, hospitality, restaurant, consumer goods, music and entertainment, fashion, and cosmetics.

Across the full life cycle of brand and content protection, Tanya advises on global trademark adoption, clearance, filing, prosecution, maintenance, licensing, enforcement, and dispute strategy. She also manages domestic and international trademark portfolios, handles copyright registrations and disputes, and structures copyright and trademark licensing arrangements designed to support growth while reducing risk.

In disputes and enforcement matters, Tanya represents clients in oppositions, cancellations, and other trademark proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and coordinates foreign trademark litigation and enforcement through trusted international counsel. Her work also includes helping clients address online infringement and protecting brand integrity online, including handling Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) matters.

Her entertainment industry background, which includes handling music licensing and royalty calculations at Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Music Publishing, provides a distinctive perspective for clients. Drawing on legal practice and earlier industry experience, Tanya helps clients operating at the intersection of creativity, commerce, and technology as well as other businesses needing to use or protect creative assets.

Tanya Curcio is a Shareholder practicing in the firm’s Washington DC office. She received her juris doctor, cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce Law Center. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Music Business Management, cum laude, from Belmont University. Tanya is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and New York.

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Education

University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center), J.D., cum laude

Belmont University, B.B.A., Music Business Management, cum laude

Admissions

Memberships

• DC Bar
• New York State Bar Association
• International Trademark Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association

Awards & Recognitions

University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center) - Cardozo/BMI Entertainment and Communications Law Moot Court Competitor; Associate Chief Justice, Franklin Pierce Law Center Moot Court Advisory Board

Managed large international trademark portfolios, including nearly the entire trademark portfolio for a global software company, including managing the US and international enforcement efforts

Managed pre-litigation and related US and foreign oppositions for software manufacturer concerning trademark infringement of brand name of video creation and management software and platform

Managed the global trademark portfolio and licensing program for high end fashion designer

Handled global rebranding and trademark filing campaign for multinational software corporation

Settled claims against various brands for unauthorized use of music on social media and provided guidance for future music licensing and revisions to social media music policies

Managed trademark search program for handbag company for the launch of new products

Worked on various aspects of a comeback album and tour for a boy band, including producer agreements, songwriter agreements, TV appearance releases, and new trademark filing strategy

Settled royalty dispute-based litigation between former drummer of a punk rock band and estates of other band members

Administered music publishing rights, licensing, and royalty collection for rhythm and blues (R&B) songwriter and artist

Managed intellectual property aspects of the sale of branded restaurant chain and food manufacturer to different parties

Mavis Tire Supply LLC v. The Reinalt-Thomas Corporation (TTAB Cancellation 91242454); handled the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) companion case to a federal trademark infringement case

Coulter Ventures, LLC v. Impex, Inc. (TTAB Cancellation 92059288); summary judgment in cancellation for fitness equipment manufacturer