Natalya L. Rose concentrates her practice in the area of intellectual property, publishing and the Internet, specializing in Trademarks, Copyrights, Personal (Name and Likeness) Rights, Book Publishing, Periodical Publishing, Website Documentation, and Technology Licensing and Services Agreements.

Ms. Rose advises clients on all aspects of the trademark, copyright, trade secrets, publishing, and personal rights laws. Ms. Rose has significant experience in the registration of copyrights with the United States Copyright Office, and in the registration of trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Tennessee Trademark Office and foreign Trademark Registries.  Ms. Rose also counsels clients on proper use and continued protection of their intellectual property, and the issues of the transfer, licensing and management of their intellectual property. She also has considerable experience in the enforcement and defense of the intellectual property rights, including prosecuting and defending copyright infringement, trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and personal (name and likeness) rights.  Ms. Rose also advises clients on Internet-related issues, such as obtaining and protecting domain names–including domain disputes, creating website content and policies, and preparing and negotiating related agreements.  In addition, she works closely with other members of MJHC, assisting them with intellectual property issues in a full range of legal services in the entertainment industry.

Ms. Rose was voted by her peers as “Best of the Bar” in the area of intellectual property in 2007 (published by Nashville Business Journal).  She has been selected by Super Lawyers/Mid-South Super Lawyers & Rising Stars (www.superlawyers.com) as a Mid-South Rising Star – Intellectual Property each year since 2008, including in its most recent publication in November 2011.

Ms. Rose is an active member of the Nashville Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Committee and of the Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association.  From 2003 through 2009, she was also a contributing member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Law and its subcommittees on on-line copyright issues, on-line trademark issues, copyright litigation, software licensing, trade secrets and trademark identity.  In this role, Ms. Rose worked closely with professionals from across the United States to formulate ABA’s policy and actions with respect to intellectual property laws.  Ms. Rose was elected and has participated as an Associate in Harry Phillips American Inn of Court.

Ms. Rose was the featured speaker at “Intellectual Property in Sports,” Intellectually Speaking CLE Sports Series in 2007, and at Intellectual Property Forum of Tennessee Bar Association in 2008.  Together with her partners, Ms. Rose contributes to the legal column at MusicRow Magazine (www.musicrow.com).  Counterfeit (“bootleg”) merchandise at concert venues and the related remedies available under the Trademark Act, including seizure of counterfeit merchandise, were the focus of her most recent article for MusicRow.

Ms. Rose was elected and served for three terms, in 2008, 2009 and 2010, as President and Board Chair of L’Alliance Francaise de Nashville and its sister organization Alliance Francaise Cultural & Educational Fund, a member chapter of the nation-wide Alliance Francaise Etats-Unis and the world-wide Alliance Francaise.  Ms. Rose continues to serve on the Board of Alliance Francaise de Nashville and to volunteer for AFN’s member and community functions.  Ms. Rose is conversant in several languages, including Russian, Spanish, Italian and French.

Ms. Rose received her Bachelor of Arts degree in French, magna cum laude, from East Tennessee State University in 1997; she transferred to ETSU from the French program at State Pedagogical University of Yaroslavl (Russian Federation).  She received her Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where she served on the editorial board of the Tennessee Law Review.