“Christa has been Nestlé’s ultimate brand IP champion overseeing countless strategic efforts to protect and enforce our valuable IP rights. I would like to thank Christa for her many contributions to Nestlé and for teaching me everything I know about trademarks.”
Daniel Nugent, Nestle USA, Inc. Chief Legal Officer
概览
Christa Cole leverages her deep in-house experience to advise clients on licensing, enforcement, and protection for well-known brands, particularly in the food and beverage and CPG industry sectors. Christa previously served as the U.S. head of brand intellectual property for one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies for 16 years. In this capacity, Christa championed the management of a trademark portfolio with annual revenue exceeding $15 billion and with multiple recognizable world-famous brands. Christa was also General Counsel to California Tan, Inc., where she directed global legal affairs for this market leader of tanning lotions.
执业经验
Litigation
Represented:
- Nespresso USA in a trademark and trade dress infringement action under the Lanham Act against Libretto, which offered “Nespresso Compatible” capsules for use with Nespresso’s machines by designing its capsules and packaging to be nearly identical to Nespresso’s famous trade dress and to use “Nespresso” among its website code to direct people to its website. Won a permanent injunction enjoining Libretto from using Nespresso’s trademarks and trade dress or any marks that may be calculated to falsely imply sponsorship by or affiliation with Nespresso. (Nespresso USA, Inc. v. Africa America Coffee Trading Co. LLC, (USDC SDNY)).
- Nespresso USA in Section 43(a) trade dress infringement case concerning retailer’s competing espresso capsules. (Nespresso USA, Inc. v. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (USDC SDNY)).
- Nespresso USA in a trademark and trade dress infringement action under the Lanham Act against Ameruss of NY, Inc. and related TTAB opposition proceedings, which resolved on favorable terms. (Nespresso USA, Inc. v. Ameruss of NY, Inc. (USDC SDNY; TTAB)).
- Nestle USA in numerous trade dress infringement enforcements protecting Nestle Toll House, Coffee Mate, CRUNCH, Jack’s, Blue Bottle, and Essentia package designs.
表彰
- World Trademark Review Global Leader
- World Trademark Review 300: The World’s Leading Corporate Trademark Professionals
- Winner and Nominee of World Trademark Review Food, Beverages and Tobacco Team of the Year
- Nomination for World Trademark Review North American Team of the Year
- Nominee and Winner of Global NesLaw Award, recognizing individual Nestle lawyer contributions to the organization
- Winner of the Nestle Legal True North Award
教育背景
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 法学硕士
- Western State University, JD
- University of Southern California, 文学学士
执业资格
- 加利福尼亚州