Kimberly A. Klibert
Partner
Kimberly is a partner and member of the firm’s Trademark Group. Kimberly has over a decade of experience assisting clients in managing their domestic and international trademark portfolios through clearance, prosecution, licensing, opposition and cancellation proceedings, and enforcement.
Her practice includes trademark, trade dress, copyright, internet, unfair competition, licensing, and advertising law. Kimberly regularly conducts trademark searches and drafts opinions regarding the availability and registrability of trademarks, counsels clients regarding registration requirements in the U.S., drafts co-existence agreements, consent agreements, and license agreements, and conducts intellectual property due diligence.
Kimberly also regularly works on trademark matters outside the U.S., prosecuting foreign trademark applications and working to successfully maintain international trademark portfolios. She counsels clients and manages an international IP docket in a wide range of industries, including consumer products, toys, technology, hedge funds, international fashion, cosmetics, food and beverage, transportation, and pharmaceuticals.
Kimberly is an active member of International Trademark Association (INTA), the Women’s Bar Association of New York (WBASNY), where she is on the Solo Practice and Small Law Firm Committee, and the New York City Bar Association, where she is on the Committee for the Advancement of Women in the Profession of Law and the current Chair of the Women in Intellectual Property subcommittee.
While in law school, Kimberly served as associate editor for the New England School of Law Journal of International and Comparative Law. Prior to joining Epstein Drangel, she worked in-house at a major telecommunications company and a boutique IP firm.
In her free time, Kimberly enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, and yoga.
Education
New England School of Law, J.D., 2008
University of the Arts, London, Master of Arts, 2006
Loyola College Maryland, B.A., 2004
Bar Admissions
New York
Court Admissions
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Memberships
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Women’s Bar Association of New York (WBASNY)
New York City Bar Association (NYCBA)
Member of the Committee for the Advancement of Women in the Profession of Law
Chair of the Women in Intellectual Property Subcommittee