Melanie C. Holloway | Attorney
Top Local Lawyers
Premium
Irving M. Blank
Blank & Marcus, LLC
Personal Injury, Slip & Fall Accident, Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Car Accident
1804 Staples Mill Road 1St Floor
Richmond, VA 23230
Premium
George Owen Young Naylor
Blank & Marcus, LLC
Personal Injury, Slip & Fall Accident, Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Car Accident
1804 Staples Mill Rd
Richmond, VA 23230
Premium
Stephen E. Scarce
Parker, Pollard, Wilton & Peaden P.C.
Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Corporate,
6802 Paragon Place Suite 205
Richmond, VA 23230
Premium
Meredith L. Yoder
Parker, Pollard, Wilton & Peaden P.C.
Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Corporate,
6802 Paragon Place Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23230
Premium
Trevor B. Reid
Parker, Pollard, Wilton & Peaden P.C.
Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Corporate,
6802 Paragon Place Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23230
Premium
Austin Wallace
Parker, Pollard, Wilton & Peaden P.C.
Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate,
6802 Paragon Place Suite 205
Richmond, VA 23230
Premium
Aubrey Hampton Brown III
Parker, Pollard, Wilton & Peaden P.C.
Divorce & Family Law, Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Divorce, Car Accident
6802 Paragon Place, Suite 205
Richmond, VA 23230
Premium
Mark M. Esposito
Schilling & Esposito, PLLC
Accident & Injury, Car Accident, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall Accident, Wrongful Death
7840 Forest Hill Ave Ste. B
Richmond, VA 23225
Premium
Jason Moore
Price Benowitz LLP
Criminal, DUI-DWI, Traffic, Divorce & Family Law,
4124 E Parham Rd #250
Richmond, VA 23228
About Melanie
Melanie Holloway counsels clients on intellectual property protection, licensing, and enforcement. She has substantial experience with trademark risk assessment, registration, and maintenance, copyright matters, trade secret issues, and software and technology licenses. She has represented companies from a variety of industries, including electronics, green building, medical device, energy, food and beverage, manufacturing, retail, and higher education.
In addition to practicing law, Melanie is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Lawyering Skills IV at the University of Richmond School of Law where she created and teaches a skills-based course in Contract Drafting.
Before joining the Leading-Edge Law Group, Melanie managed multiple large U.S. and foreign trademark portfolios for publicly traded and privately held companies as an attorney with McGuireWoods LLP. She devoted a significant portion of her IP practice to transfers of intellectual property in corporate mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and advised clients on advertising issues, including compliance with federal telemarketing legislation. She also assisted supply chain and sourcing departments with contract negotiation strategy and purchasing agreements.
Melanie is a member of the Board of Governors for the Virginia State Bar's Intellectual Property Section and a past president of the Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association. In 2007, she was named a Virginia Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine. She earned her law degree cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law, where she was an Editor for the Richmond Law Review, and her undergraduate degree from Radford University.
Admission
Virginia