Anne Hiaring Hocking has specialized in trademark and copyright law since 1981.  She is Adjunct Professor of Trademark, Copyright, and International Intellectual Property Law at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California and Bangkok, Thailand.  She has chaired numerous programs on Intellectual Property law topics, and has served as President of the San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association and Chair of the State Bar of California Intellectual Property Law Section. She has spoken and moderated numerous International Trademark Law Association  and Practicing Law Institute programs.  She has written for AmJur on copyright and trademark law topics, as well as presented numerous papers.  She received her B.A. in German Literature from Reed College in 1973, Phi Beta Kappa and her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1979. In 2006 she received an LLM in International Law from Golden Gate University. She studied at the Albrecht-Ludwigs Universitaet in Freiburg and the Freie Universitaet in Berlin, Germany. She also worked for the Iran Center for Management Studies in Teheran, Iran  before attending law school.

After working at two large law firms, she was the IP rights attorney for Pacific Telesis for five years, where she was responsible for all aspects of domestic and international trademark filing and enforcement, and all copyright and trade secret procedures. She founded her own firm in 1990.

Her son Calen is a downhill mountain biker and a junior at Colorado College. Her daughter, Catie, is a junior in high school interested in international studies at Marin Academy. Anne's husband, Richard Hocking is an architect.

The family enjoys skiing, biking and traveling together.

Kristin Newman de la Vega is an attorney with the Law Office of Anne Hiaring.  She received her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of San Diego in 1995 and her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2004.  Upon graduation, she started practicing in the area of civil litigation at a firm in Marin County where she represented plaintiffs in a variety of actions, including complex personal injury and legal malpractice disputes.  Prior to attending law school, Kristin was the Trademark Administrator for the San Francisco office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP, where she was responsible for assisting the partner with whom she worked in establishing a trademark practice. 

Maintaining her interest in trademark law, Kristin joined the Law Office of Anne Hiaring in May 2006 where she plans to develop and expand her skills and expertise in this area of law.

Ginger McCormick is a senior research associate with over 25 years experience in trademark law. Prior to her affiliation with the Law Office of Anne Hiaring, she held an executive position with a major Bay Area retailer during which time she directed the company’s International Sales Program and was responsible for its international trademark portfolio (name selection, clearance, protection and enforcement), international anti-counterfeiting and litigation, domestic and international advertising clearance and contract negotiation, domestic and international labeling requirements, merchandising and licensing requirements, and Customs enforcement.  She has written for EuroMoney on trade dress and trademark matters, and has been a speaker for the International Trademark Association and is a presenter at UC Davis extension on trademark matters for the wine industry.  She holds formal degrees in the fine arts. 

Ginger currenly plays piano and flute with two Bay Area chamber ensembles. Her teenage son is likewise involved in music, performing with a symphonic band and a jazz ensemble.



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