Attorneys serving Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Deborah J. Peckham

Partner

Office Phone: 617.345.3577
Location: Boston, MA
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Practice:

Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Experience:

Deborah Peckham is a partner at Burns & Levinson and currently serves as an Executive Committee member. Prior to joining Burns & Levinson LLP in September 2009, Ms. Peckham was with the Boston law firm K&L Gates LLP and before that at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP. In her practice, she provides intellectual property counseling and enforcement to clients, with a focus on strategic acquisition and maintenance of domestic and international intellectual property assets, including trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Ms. Peckham's practice also encompasses privacy, data protection and information law issues. She represents clients in a variety of industries, including high-tech, internet and ecommerce companies, including start-ups and venture backed entities. She often works with companies in computer software and internet-related issues, as well as computer and internet gaming issues. Ms. Peckham’s litigation experience includes trademark, patent, copyright, counterfeiting and general commercial disputes.

Ms. Peckham is the publisher of an Intellectual Property blog, LEX INDICIUM. The blog was created to discuss, meditate upon, unpack and peruse the “law of information”—or more precisely, issues pertaining to the use of information, data, trademarks, copyrightable subject matter and other content in today’s online, hyper promoted, digitized and socialized world. To visit the blog, click here.

Memberships:

American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Boston Bar Association
Boston Patent Law Association
International Trademark Association, Enforcement Committee and the Courts & Tribunals Subcommittee
Massachusetts Bar Association

Additional Information:

Ms. Peckham is a board member for Emmaus, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization serving the needs of the homeless in Massachusetts.
While attending law school, Ms. Peckham was an articles editor for the Boston College Law Review.

Education:

J.D., magna cum laude and Order of Coif, Boston College Law School, 1993
A.B.cum laude, University of Michigan, 1983

Quotes:

10/14/2011, CBS Boston - New .xxx Domain Could Hurt Businesses
Deborah Peckham was quoted in this article by Lisa van der Pool.
5/17/2010, DMNews - How do I avoid legal issues in my social media campaigns?
Deborah Peckham was quoted in this article.
1/29/2010, Boston Business Journal - Lawyers jump to smaller firms to charge lower rates
Deborah Peckham was quoted in this article by Lisa Van Der Pool.

Recent Articles and Publications:

The Red-Soled Shoes Debate
BostInno, October 23, 2012

Presidential Branding: Trademarking on the Campaign Trail
BostInno, October 5, 2012

How shoe soles might impact mobile iconography
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, June 14, 2012

United States of America (Chapter in Protecting Brands Online)
The European Lawyer Reference Series, 2012

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Speaking Engagements:

AIPLA 2011 Mid-Winter Institute, 2.2.2011
Location: Peabody Hotel, Orlando, FL
Role: Panelist
Topic: Copyright and Trademark in the Digital World

Legal Marketing Association, New England Chapter Program, 4.14.2010
Location: Burns & Levinson LLP
Role: Panelist
Topic: Hit the Ground Running – Best Practices for Lateral Partner Integration

American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting, 10.16.2009
Role: Panelist
Topic: Preparing Agreements, Considering Representations, Warranties and Negotiating Intellectual Property Aspects, Including Ownership, Security Interests and Notice Filing

Boston Bar Association, 4.29.2009
Role: Speaker
Topic: Hot Topics in Internet Law

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