Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor: What Can We Expect in IP Law? (Part 1 of 2)
Judge Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 6 and will be sworn in as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court on August 8. Despite coming under fire from a variety of Republican opponents, Judge Sotomayor was voted in by a 68-31 tally.
Judge Sotomayor was a highly-decorated intellectual property attorney in private practice, and served as a partner in a Manhattan law firm prior to her tenure as a judge. She has relevant experience in cyberlaw and appears to be a quantum leap over Judge David Souter, the technologically-challenged Justice she is replacing.
Judge Sotomayor has impeccable credentials from her college years through her time on the bench. Her dedication and enthusiasm are striking: while doing trademark work for Louis Vuitton, she routinely took to the streets in a bulletproof vest and tracked down people peddling fake Louis Vuitton purses!
I admire Judge Sotomayor for her remarkable experiences and, being an intellectual property attorney myself, share her passion for clients! Up next, I'll go through some of her past history with IP cases.
