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Ava K. Doppelt

Allen, Dyer, Doppelt + Gilchrist, P.A.
  • Recognized Since:
    2006
  • Recognized in:
    Copyright Law
    Litigation - Intellectual Property...
  • Website:
    http://www.allendyer.com
  • Languages:
    English
  • Location:
    255 South Orange Avenue, Suite 1401
    Orlando, FL 32801

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Ava Doppelt is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Intellectual Property Law. She manages trademark and copyright portfolios, and has substantial litigation experience in federal and state courts and administrative agencies, advising clients on trademark, publishing, entertainment, and licensing, franchising, and copyright matters. Ms. Doppelt speaks frequently on intellectual property, publishing and entertainment law. She has served as an expert witness. Ms. Doppelt was formerly an attorney for Prentice-Hall, Inc. and The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. She was the President of the Orlando Ballet and serves on the Boards of the Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company and The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (Zora Neal Hurston Festival). Ms. Doppelt was also the Treasurer and member of the Executive Council of the Orange County Bar Association, and the recipient of its William Trickel, Jr. Professionalism Award in 2002. She is a member of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (President 1990 - 1991) and was the Recipient of its Golden Star Award in 2001. Ms. Doppelt also served as a Commissioner of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (1992 - 1996, Chair 1996) and the Ninth Circuit Grievance Committee.

Ms. Doppelt has been an adjunct professor at Barry University Law School. She is a co-author of the chapter on Trademarks, Service Marks and Other Related Intellectual Property Rights in Florida Franchise Law and Practice.

Ms. Doppelt serves as a mentor in mentorship programs for Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Inns of Court and the Orange County Bar Association.

 

 

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Ava Doppelt is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Intellectual Property Law. She manages trademark and copyright portfolios, and has substantial litigation experience in federal and state courts and administrative agencies, advising clients on trademark, publishing, entertainment, and licensing, franchising, and copyright matters. Ms. Doppelt speaks frequently on intellectual property, publishing and entertainment law. She has served as an expert witness. Ms. Doppelt was formerly an attorney for Prentice-Hall, Inc. and The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. She was the President of the Orlando Ballet and serves on the Boards of the Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company and The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (Zora Neal Hurston Festival). Ms. Doppelt was also the Treasurer and member of the Executive Council of the Orange County Bar Association, and the recipient of its William Trickel, Jr. Professionalism Award in 2002. She is a member of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (President 1990 - 1991) and was the Recipient of its Golden Star Award in 2001. Ms. Doppelt also served as a Commissioner of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (1992 - 1996, Chair 1996) and the Ninth Circuit Grievance Committee.

Ms. Doppelt has been an adjunct professor at Barry University Law School. She is a co-author of the chapter on Trademarks, Service Marks and Other Related Intellectual Property Rights in Florida Franchise Law and Practice.

Ms. Doppelt serves as a mentor in mentorship programs for Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Inns of Court and the Orange County Bar Association.

 

 

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Bar Admissions:

  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
 

Court Admissions:

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh and Federal Circuits
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
  • United States District Courts for the Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida
  • United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association: Entertainment Law Section - Member
  • American Bar Association: Franchise Law Forum - Member
  • Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Inns of Court and the Orange County Bar Association - Mentor
  • Copyright Society of the United States - Member
  • Grievance Committee for the United States District Court Middle District of Florida Orlando Division - Member
  • New York State Bar Association: Intellectual Property, Entertainment, and Sports Law Sections - Member
  • The Florida Bar: Antitrust, Franchise and Unfair Competition, Business Litigation Committee - Member
  • The Florida Bar: Equal Opportunity Law Section, and IP Certifications Committee - Vice Chair
  • The Florida Bar: Executive Council, Business Law Section, Intellectual Property Committee - Former Chair
  • The Florida Bar: Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee - Vice Chair
  • American Bar Association: Intellectual Property Section (Trademark and Copyright Litigation Committees) - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Florida and Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers - Past President
  • Florida Executive Women - Member
  • International Trademark Association: Law Firm Committee - 2016-2017
  • National Association of Women Lawyers - Member
  • Orange County Bar Association: Business Law and Judicial Relations Committees - Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Trademark Law, Orlando (2021)
  • Trademark Law, Orlando (2019)
  • Trademark Law, Orlando (2017)
  • Copyright Law, Orlando (2016)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Orlando (2015)
  • Copyright Law, Orlando (2014)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Orlando (2013)
  • Copyright Law, Orlando (2012)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trademark Law
 

Awards:

  • Florida Super Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers: 2010 - 2011, 2014 - 2015
  • Florida Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women Attorneys, since 2009
  • Florida Trend Legal Elite Hall of Fame 2011 - Current
  • Florida Trend Legal Elite: 2004 - Current
  • Orlando Magazine Best Lawyers: 2009 - Current
  • Managing Intellectual Property magazine: IP Star, 2014
  • AV Preeminent® Top Rated Lawyer, by Martindale-Hubbell™
  • Who’s Who Legal: 2013 - Current
  • Who’s Who of American Women: 2010 - 2011
  • Top 250 Women in Intellectual Property
  • Summit Award, 2015
  • Rosemary Barkett Outstanding Achievement Award, 2012

Special Focus:

  • Advertising
  • Anti-Counterfit
  • Copyright
  • Entertainment Law
  • Internet
  • Licensing
  • Litigation
  • Software
  • Trade Secrets
  • Trademark
 

Additional Information:

Practice Areas
  • Trademark and Copyright Acquisition and Counseling
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Transactions
  • Business Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  • Franchise
Publications
EUTM: The new “European Union Trademark"
 

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Allen, Dyer, Doppelt + Gilchrist, P.A.
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255 South Orange Avenue, Suite 1401
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 841.2330
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4720 Salisbury Road

Jacksonville, FL 32256

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1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2400

Miami, FL 33131

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1135 East State Road 434, Suite 3001

Winter Springs, FL 32708

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(407) 796.5051

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