Angela Alvarez Sujek focuses her practice on trademark and copyright clearance, prosecution and enforcement, advertising and marketing, licensing, and corporate transactions involving intellectual property assets.
She has handled international trademark protection and enforcement for large portfolios in the automotive, manufacturing, financial, food services, and medical device industries. She has handled numerous contentious actions at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Angela has provided substantive expertise in litigation matters involving trademark and copyright issues.
Angela frequently counsels clients on the development of works of authorship, in particular navigating copyright laws in clients’ business activities.
She has represented a premier automotive brand in connection with advertising issues and right of publicity issues arising in production of a short film. She has also represented an NFL team in trademark enforcement and right of publicity matters. Angela has negotiated significant trademark licenses involving a major footwear brand and a fashion brand.
Angela has been a guest lecturer at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and Wayne State University.
Angela was selected as a 2025 LCLD Fellow. The LCLD Fellows Program is an ambitious, highly structured training program designed to build relationships and leadership skills in high-potential attorneys from various backgrounds.
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America 2022-2026, Trademark Law
- World Trademark Review 1000 (2020-2023)
Professional Affiliations
- International Trademark Association
- Member, Professional Development Committee
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Women in IP Outreach Committee (Chair)
- Law Firm Associations Committee
- State Bar of Michigan
- Intellectual Property Law Section
- Business Law Section
- Washtenaw County Bar Association
- Intellectual Property Section (past Co-Chair)
- University of Toledo College of Law, J.D.
- University of Michigan, B.A.
- Michigan