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Stacia Lay
Phone: 206-624-1933
901 Fifth Avenue Suite 4100
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WA
98164
United States
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Stacia N. Lay is a graduate of California State University, Chico (B.A., 1995, Magna Cum Laude) and Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2000, Highest Honors). During law school, Stacia worked on the Rutgers Law Journal and as a teaching assistant for the Legal Research and Writing Program while also externing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. After law school, Stacia clerked for the Honorable Karen G. Seinfeld (Retired) of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II. Before law school, Stacia worked as a reporter in Northern California.
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Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education
- J.D., 2000, Rutgers University School of Law, Highest Honors
- B.A., 1995, California State University, Chico, Magna Cum Laude
Recent Articles
Ninth Circuit Requires Finding of Substantial Risk of Danger to the Public to Support a Preliminary Injunction Requiring a Product Recall in a Trademark Infringement Case
In an opinion issued today, the Ninth Circuit adopted the Third Circuit's standard for determining the propriety of a preliminary injunction directing recall of a product in a trademark infringement case. Specifically, in addition to the traditional standard for a prohibitory preliminary...
Second Circuit Upholds Conclusion that Removal of UPCs from Trademarked Products Constitutes Trademark Infringement
Plaintiff Zino Davidoff SA ("Davidoff"), the creator of high-end luxury goods including the COOL WATER branded cologne and fragrance, sued CVS Corporation, a retail drugstore chain, for federal trademark infringement, unfair competition, and trademark dilution, among other...
Recent Trademark Claims Filed in the Western District of Washington
Keeping with the theme of the previous post, here are brief descriptions of some of the recent trademark claims filed in the Western District of Washington: adidas America, Inc., et al. v. The Topline Corp., No. CV09-00646 RSM, filed May 11, 2009 adidas alleges that The Topline Corporation...
Recent Copyright Claims Filed in the Western District of Washington
For a change of pace, here are brief summaries of some of the recent copyright infringement complaints filed in the Western District of Washington: Corbis Corp. v. Infinity Commercial Capital, LLC, No. CV09-00657 JPD, filed May 12, 2009 Corbis alleges that Infinity Commercial Capital...
Third Circuit Adopts Discovery Rule for Claim Accrual under the Copyright Act
Although it is not hot off the presses, the Third Circuit's decision in William A. Graham Co. v. Haughey is worth a brief mention. Most notably, the Third Circuit was faced with a question of first impression, namely, whether the discovery rule or the injury rule governed the accrual of claims...