Sep 17 | 2019

Riva-Niger Smith

Riva is an Associate at Dunner Law/Raphael Bellum, and her practice focus is on protection and enforcement of matters related to trademarks, false advertising, unfair competition, and copyright. She regularly conducts domestic and international trademark clearance searches, renders use and registrability opinions, and prosecutes trademark and copyright applications throughout the world. Riva also handles trademark and copyright audits and she drafts licensing and assignment agreements.
Prior to joining Dunner Law full time, Riva interned in-house supporting attorneys in various IP-related matters, including trademark, copyright and design patent applications, IP disputes, licensing and assignment issues.  Riva has a Juris Doctor from the American University Washington College of Law, where she was Senior Trademark Editor of the “American University Intellectual Property Brief.”