Christina D. Frangiosa
Pennsylvania
Neal & McDevitt, LLC
600 W. Germantown Pike
Suite 400
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Tel: 847.881.2467
Email:
cfrangiosa@nealmcdevitt.com
Web:
www.nealmcdevitt.com
Christina D. Frangiosa is a Partner in the Plymouth Meeting, PA office of Neal & McDevitt, a leading boutique intellectual property, marketing and information technology law firm specializing in all aspects of trademark, copyright, unfair competition, marketing, advertising, promotions, IT and Internet law.
Christina counsels clients across various industries about intellectual property and technology law. Her combined litigation and transactional practice concentrates on copyright and trademark matters – from search & clearance, to prosecution, to licensing and enforcement. In the context of enforcement, her coverage is similarly wide ranging from infringement and counterfeiting, to unfair competition, false advertising, and the influence of artificial intelligence on the protectability of creative works.
Chris consistently works with her clients to educate them about how copyright and trademark law applies to their circumstances, including providing specific advice about navigating the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s trademark registration systems and about effectively launching and using their marks in U.S. interstate commerce to permit long-term maintenance and growth of their valuable brands. She also advises her clients regarding retaining freelance artists and designers to ensure that her clients obtain all of the necessary rights and clearance to meet their expectations of those relationships. She has appeared in state and federal courts on behalf of her clients in trademark, copyright and other litigation matters, and represents brand owners in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Her clients cover a wide range of industries, including advertising firms, authors, consultants, educational institutions, entertainment-related companies, entrepreneurs and investors, financial and insurance companies, food and beverage companies, manufacturers, marketing and design professionals, non-profit organizations, online and brick-and-mortar retailer, and technology companies, among others.
Chris is also very active in the legal community, serving in many key leadership roles of the American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Law, providing legal commentary on IP-related issues in the mainstream media, authoring articles, leading CLE seminars, and serving as the publisher of the Privacy and IP Law Blog, which has addressed recent developments in trademark, copyright, computer, data security, and privacy law since 2009.
• Ranked by the World Trademark Review to the WTR 1000 for trademark enforcement and litigation in 2024 and 2025
• Selected for inclusion in World IP Review’s Leaders Directory as a leading intellectual property practitioner in 2023 and 2024
• Selected for inclusion in Euromoney’s Women in Business Law: Expert Guide for 2015 to present as a leading trademark practitioner
• Elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (2019)
• Named one of the “Top Attorneys” for Intellectual Property Law by Suburban Life magazine, 2016 – 2017
• Received an Award from two Chairs of the American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Law for “Outstanding Leadership Contribution” in 2012 and in 2013
- Pennsylvania (1997)
- New Jersey (1997)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Cir. (1997)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fed. Cir. (2009)
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1998)
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (1997)
Member:
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- American Bar Association – IPL Section (ABA-IPL)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, IP Law Section
- Montgomery [County, PA] Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association (NJBSA)
American Bar Association – Intellectual Property Law Section:
- Council Member – 2018 – 2022; 2022 – 2024
- Liaison to USPTO’s Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) – 2024 – present
- Liaison to IP Association Leadership on Trademark Issues – 2018 – present
- Member, Policy Development Advisory Committee 2022 – 2024
- Chair – Trademarks Division – 2016 – 2018
- Vice Chair – Trademarks Division – 2014 – 2016
- Co-Chair, Joint Task Force on Online Piracy and Counterfeiting (Anti-Piracy Task Force) – 2011 – 2014
- Member, CLE Board – 2014 – 2021
- Chair, Trademark Legislation Committee – 2011 – 2013
- Vice Chair, Trademark Legislation Committee – 2009 – 2011
Neal & McDevitt, LLC, formed in 1998 by founding members Susan Neal and Kevin McDevitt, is an intellectual property and marketing law firm specializing in all aspects of trademark, copyright, unfair competition, marketing, advertising, and promotions law. From trademark and copyright prosecution, licensing and portfolio management to enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and litigation, Neal & McDevitt counsels clients around the world on an array of intellectual property and marketing law matters.
The firm is now managed by Members Kevin McDevitt and Rick Biagi, following Susan Neal’s retirement in 2007 after a celebrated career in trademark law. Together, they lead a distinguished team of professionals who are among the finest intellectual property practitioners in the country.
Neal & McDevitt, ranked year after year by World Trademark Review to the WTR 1000, represents clients across a broad spectrum of fields, ranging from individuals and start-up companies to some of the world’s largest corporations and most iconic brands. For over twenty five years, Neal & McDevitt and its team of industry-leading professionals have been providing world-class counsel to its clients around the globe.