Sep. 18, 2025
Lynn Jordan, Esq.
Kelly IP, LLP https://kelly-ip.com/team/lynn-jordan/
About The Lecturer
Lynn Jordan is a founding partner of Kelly IP, LLP, a trademark firm representing some of the world’s largest brands. Lynn is recognized for her expertise in handling trademark matters for major entertainment, news, and media companies, particularly regarding the interplay between trademark law and the First Amendment. Lynn has handled countless clearance, prosecution, and enforcement matters involving trademarks used as titles of or elements in motion pictures, television programs, books, and video games, as well as collateral merchandise associated with these properties.
Lynn is the author of three of the leading articles on trademarks and the First Amendment: “Twenty Years of Rogers v. Grimaldi: Balancing the Lanham Act with the First Amendment Rights of Creators of Artistic Works,” which won the highly esteemed Burton Award for excellence in legal writing and “Another Decade of Rogers v. Grimaldi: Continuing to Balance The Lanham Act With The First Amendment Rights of Creators of Artistic Works,” both published in the Trademark Reporter; and “Recent Shifts in Rogers v. Grimaldi: Looking for a Genuine Artistic Motive,” which was published in the ABA’s Entertainment and Sports Lawyer in 2021. She regularly speaks on topics relating to entertainment trademarks and recently penned an Amicus Brief on behalf of the Motion Picture Association in support of the First Amendment rights of its members.
Practice Area(s)
Arts & Entertainment
Trademark
Intellectual Property
Education
J.D., The University of Tulsa College of Law
B.S., Penn State University
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