Neil A. Salyards

Neil advises clients on the full range of domestic and international trademark and copyright matters, with a focus on building, protecting, and enforcing global brand portfolios. He works closely with in-house legal, marketing, and brand teams, as well as foreign counsel worldwide, to manage intellectual property strategies across jurisdictions.

Neil counsels clients on trademark and copyright clearance, selection, prosecution, and enforcement, including worldwide trademark and trade dress protection, brand launches and advertising campaigns, licensing matters, and right of publicity issues. He represents clients before the US Patent and Trademark Office in trademark prosecution as well as opposition and cancellation proceedings, prepares availability and risk assessment opinions, and negotiates and drafts license and coexistence agreements. His practice also includes online brand enforcement, such as domain name disputes and DMCA takedown actions, intellectual property due diligence in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and licensing transactions, and coordination with litigators to manage IP disputes when they arise.

Neil leads Procopio’s Sports & Active Lifestyle practice, and represents clients in a wide range of industries.