Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc. 60 South Market Street, Suite 1400, San Jose, CA 95113 (408)9472431 (Office)
Licenses:
California - Active 2002 Nevada - Attorney Active 1997
Education:
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific Degree - JD - Juris Doctor - Law University of Nevada Degree - BA - Bachelor of Arts - Journalism and Mass Communication
Northern Californiaâs Association of Business Trial Lawyers - Member Santa Clara County Bar Association - Member Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association - Member
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel, Inc. 60 South Market Street, Suite 1400, San Jose, CA 95113
Phone:
(866)5868198 (Phone)
Specialties:
Litigation Business Law Commercial Law Trademarks Copyrights Unfair Competition Trade Secrets Intellectual Property Litigation Intellectual Property Rights Proprietary Rights
ISLN:
914804008
Admitted:
1997, Nevada 2001, California
University:
University of Nevada, Reno, B.A., 1987
Law School:
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., with distinction, 1997
Transactions:
-Guided client companies through the aftermath of data breach crises due to theft of laptops and servers, hackers, phishing, etc., including investigation and computer forensics, notification processes, public relations, internal employee relations, insurance coverage, dispute resolution, and litigation.-Secured a jury verdict for $6 million in liability and punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and costs after a five-month jury trial involving trade secrets and unfair competition. Was responsible for key electronic evidence against the defendants through computer forensics. Also was responsible for the display of evidence in the courtroom using state-of-the-art technology, and successfully recovered those costs at the end of the trial.-Negotiated a favorable settlement in a lawsuit against her client, an electronic component manufacturing company, for misappropriation of trade secrets.-Prosecuted copyright infringement lawsuit to a favorable settlement for a commercial real estate mapping company.-Successfully defended copyright infringement lawsuit to a favorable settlement for a business broker.-Negotiated favorable resolution arising from complex patent license agreement.-Successfully prosecuted and defended over 50 trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and abroad in over 10 countries.-Prosecuted domain name disputes through the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Process (UDRP) on behalf of large, international private school and international skincare company, among others.-Manages trademark portfolios of firm clients in the U.S. and in over 30 foreign jurisdictions.
Links:
Site
Biography:
Stephanie O. Sparks is a shareholder and chairs the firm’s Intellectual Property Team. She counsels her clients on a variety of intellectual property issues, ranging from strategic planning, cle...
Resumes
Northern Trust - North American Corporate & Institutional Sales
Northern Trust since Jan 2011
Marketing Representative
Grenzebach Glier and Associates Dec 2008 - Jan 2011
Marketing Associate
Grenzebach Glier & Associates Nov 2008 - Sep 2009
Marketing Assistant
Barking Dawg Productions Aug 2007 - Aug 2008
Web Content Manager
Southern Illinois Univeristy Jun 2006 - Aug 2008
Student Intern, Office of the President
Education:
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 2003 - 2006
B.S., Speech Communication
Skills:
Advertising Copywriting Press Releases Event Planning Public Relations Marketing Fundraising
Honor & Awards:
- Member, Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). Served as Executive Board Member and Records Committee Head; attended numerous Student Leadership Conferences. Selected as Most Likely to Become a PR Professional, Best Executive Board Member, and Rookie of the Year.
-Quill and Scroll Writing Society.
shot his sister, Caroline, with a .22-caliber rifle around 1 p.m. Tuesday inside the familys mobile home in rural Burkesville, Cumberland County. Their mother, Stephanie Sparks, was outside on the porch pouring grease out of a frying pan when she heard the gun go off, Kentucky State Police said.
Date: May 02, 2013
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Kentucky child shooting part of urban-rural gun debate
BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky coroner says that as Stephanie Sparks cleaned the kitchen, her 5-year-old son, Kristian, began playing with a rifle he was given last year. She stepped out onto the front porch, poured grease out of a frying pan for the dogs and "heard the gun go off."
In southern Kentucky, where some children get their first guns even before they start first grade, Stephanie Sparks was cleaning the kitchen as her 5-year-old son played with the small rifle he was given last year. Then, as she stepped onto the front porch, "she heard the gun go off," a coroner said