Rimon

Aurelia Mitchell Durant

Partner

Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Sports and Media, Technology Licensing, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Trademark and Copyright, Artificial Intelligence
New Jersey (Princeton)

EDUCATION

Rutgers University School of Law

J.D.

Duquesne University

Masters, Global Leadership

Temple University

B.A., Political Science

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

  • Anderson Kill, Of Counsel
  • AMD Law, Global Intellectual Property Attorney

    ADMISSIONS

  • State of New Jersey

Aurelia Mitchell Durant is a Partner in Rimon’s Intellectual Property practice.  She concentrates her practice in intellectual property law and international business law.

In the intellectual property realm, she has represented a diverse clientele of business owners, creatives, and innovators in the protecting their valuable intellectual property assets.  She has protected, recovered, and safeguarded intellectual property assets by assisting in the development of brand protection strategies adaptable to today’s global marketplace. These strategies include copyright, trademark, licensing and intellectual property litigation.

Aurelia has been instrumental in restructuring not-for-profit sector corporate boards, focusing on compliance and governance best practices.

She is a professional speaker, workshop facilitator, and panelist on topics such as brand protection and diversity in the law.  Additionally, she has served as an adjunct professor of business law and intellectual property.

Steadfastly committed to nurturing the next generation of legal talent, Aurelia mentors law students, thereby fulfilling her goal of introducing intellectual property law to the next generation of legal talent.

Selected Experience

  • Advises on intellectual property and international business matters including complex trademark, patent, and copyright matters before the USPTO, TTAB and U.S. Copyright Office.
  • Manages international intellectual property portfolios for several national organizations.
  • Negotiated investment financing and provided licensing and brand protection documentation for a multi-national toy manufacturing start-up.
  • Provided pre-litigation consultation for an international trademark dispute that involved the Federal Trade Commission & the International Trade Commission.
  • Directed and managed the intellectual property interests of over 50 music professionals.
  • Served as liaison with licensing executives to secure the clearance of copyright content for use in licensed merchandise, product packaging, and marketing collateral.
  • Led the legal team for the development of a global money transfer online application with an opening valuation of $2 billion.

Speaking Engagements

  • “Trademark Basics: What Attorneys Need to Know,” National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, August 24, 2023
  • “3rd Quarter – Business Development Seminar,” CTR Strategy Solutions, July 18, 2023

Memberships

  • National Bar Association

EDUCATION

Rutgers University School of Law

J.D.

Duquesne University

Masters, Global Leadership

Temple University

B.A., Political Science

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

  • Anderson Kill, Of Counsel
  • AMD Law, Global Intellectual Property Attorney

    ADMISSIONS

  • State of New Jersey