Jenny Goak is a Senior Associate with the firm’s trademark and copyright department. She is the President of the Korean American Bar Association of Washington, Board Member of the Copyright Society, and Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of Law teaching copyright law.
Jenny focuses her practice on trademark, copyright, and right of publicity law. She provides guidance and strategy for protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights, and resolves disputes globally for clients in the technology, entertainment, and retail sector.
Prior to joining the firm, Jenny worked at Amazon.com, Inc. where she handled the global trademark and copyright portfolio for Amazon’s original content business. She gained an international perspective in trademark portfolio management and strategy, by clerking at a premier law firm in Seoul, South Korea. She also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Richard F. McDermott in King County Superior Court in Kent, Washington.
Prior to law school, Jenny gained experience in intellectual property while working as a paralegal for the firm and an intellectual property firm in Seattle.
Jenny lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for one year and sang with the Singapore Lyric Opera Chorus. She also sang with the San Francisco Lyric Opera and Seattle Symphony Chorus. She speaks conversational Korean.
Jenny was recognized by the International Trademark Association (INTA) as a "Rising Star" at its 2024 Annual Meeting. INTA’s Rising Star program identifies and supports future leaders and contributors to the IP profession and honorees are chosen by exemplifying substantive IP or dynamic skills through their achievements within or outside the Association. She was recognized as a Northern California “Rising Star” in 2020 and 2021 and a Washington "Rising Star" in 2022, 2023 and 2024 for Intellectual Property by Super Lawyers magazine.
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Seattle University School of Law J.D. (2017) cum laude
Boston University B.A. (2005) Music (Voice)
Washington (2021)
California (2017)
Seattle University School of Law
Adjunct Professor, Copyright Law
Korean American Bar Association of Washington
President
The Copyright Society
Trustee
Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Co-chair
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Right of Publicity Committee Member
Asian Law Alliance
Advisory Board Member
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