Overview
Alex Garens, head of Day Pitney's Trademark, Copyright and Advertising practice group, advises corporations across diverse industries on various issues at the intersection of intellectual property and technology. He assists clients on trademark, copyright and advertising issues and regularly guides clients throughout the lifecycle of brand management: identifying, clearing and securing protection for intellectual property assets, as well as developing and implementing a global brand strategy for the continued management, expansion, protection and enforcement of their intellectual property rights.
Alex assists clients with structuring, drafting and negotiating agreements and transactions that relate to intellectual property, technology and privacy, such as licenses, SaaS agreements, services agreements, data privacy agreements and addendums, terms of use agreements, sponsorship and co-promotion agreements, sweepstakes and promotional contest rules, among other commercial agreements and internal company resources for data privacy compliance and best practices.
Alex is proficient in Spanish and Japanese.
Education and Credentials
Education
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.A.
Admissions
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Affiliations
- Boston Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), Artificial Intelligence and New Emerging Technologies Committee
Languages
- Spanish
- Japanese
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Ranked in World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals (Globe Business Media Group), 2021-2023
In The Media
Speaking Engagements
- Data Protection and Privacy, November 9, 2020
- IP in Corporate Transactions; Due Diligence; Licensing, July 27, 2020
- Trademark and Patent Law Overview, April 13, 2020
Media Mention
- US Copyright Office Rejects Bid to Register AI-Generated Art, Law360
- Promotions, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, July 31, 2023
- How I Made Practice Group Chair: Alex P. Garens, Law.com, May 22, 2023
- Day Pitney Names New Head of Trademark, Copyright Group, Law360 Pulse, February 14, 2023
Publications
- How legal counsel can better prepare for, engage & develop the 'legal leaders of the future,, November 6, 2019
- Understanding Your Brand Identity: Bridging the Gap Between Business and Legal, June 19, 2019
- Trademark Practice and Forms, Treatise, U.S. Chapter and Internet Law Chapter 2019, 2019
- Trademark Practice and Forms, Treatise, U.S. Chapter and Internet Law Chapter 2018, 2018
- Revisiting the 'Limited Times' Requirement in the Face of Future Copyright Term Extensions, Boston Patent Law Association Quarterly, Vol. 44, Issue 1, spring 2013
- Will Copyrights Expire in 2019? Revisiting the Copyright Clause: 'Limited Times' and Copyright Term Extensions in the Wake of Golan v. Holder, Wake Forest J. Bus & Intell. Prop. L, fall 2012
- Trademark Practice and Forms, Treatise, U.S. Chapter and Internet Law Chapter 2015, 2015