Portrait of Lesley McCall Grossberg

Lesley McCall Grossberg

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Lesley McCall Grossberg leads Ice Miller’s Intellectual Property practice group and is an experienced intellectual property litigator, representing clients in patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and unfair competition matters in federal district and appellate courts, as well as in proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission (ITC). Lesley works with clients to maximize the value of their intellectual property, with a focus on brand strategy, and has experience in trademark clearance, prosecution, global portfolio management and enforcement, and IP licensing and due diligence.

Prior to entering private practice, Lesley clerked in the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia and the District of New Jersey. Lesley is a senior editor of the International Trademark Association’s peer-reviewed journal, The Trademark Reporter, and is an adjunct professor of trademarks and unfair competition at Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia. She is a past president of the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association and a frequent speaker on intellectual property-related topics.

    Education

    • Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 2004)
      • Political Science and History
    • University of Richmond (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008)

    Admissions

    • New Jersey
    • United States District Court - District of New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania
    • United States District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    • United States District Court - Eastern District of Texas
    • United States District Court - Eastern District of Wisconsin
    • Supreme Court of the United States
    • United States Court of Appeals - Third Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit

    Professional Affiliations

    • Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association, Past President (2022-2023); President (2021-2022); President-Elect (2020-2021)
    • International Trademark Association Trademark Reporter Committee 
    • Senior Editor, The Trademark Reporter (2020-2026), Staff Editor (2016-2020)
    • Subcommittee Chair, American Bar Association IP Litigation Committee, 2013-2018
    • ChIPs
    • Copyright Society

    Awards & Recognition

    • World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000, 2023-2026
    • Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars, 2025
    • The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2025-2026
    • World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) Insights – USA Trademarks Rankings: Recommended – Contentious, 2024
    • IFLR Rising Stars Americas Short List, 2020
    • The Legal 500 USA Tier 3 Ranking in Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing), 2022
    • IFLR Expert Guide: Rising Stars. 2022
    • The Legal Intelligencer: Lawyer on the Fast Track, 2015

    Community Involvement

    • Adjunct Professor of Law, Temple University, Trademarks and Unfair Competition
    • Guest Lecturer, Art Institute of Philadelphia
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