Allison Schurman

SENIOR IP PARALEGAL

EDUCATION

M.A. University of Illinois at Chicago, 1994

B.S., Illinois State University, 1992

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

International Trademark Association

Areas of Emphasis and Experience

Global brand clearance, protection, and risk assessment

Marketing review

Online enforcement

In-game asset clearance

Practice Summary

Allison Schurman is a Senior Paralegal at KUCALA BURGETT LAW, leveraging over 18 years of experience in intellectual property. She assists clients through the entire trademark process, offering support in clearance, prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement of both domestic and international trademarks.

Prior to joining Kucala Burgett Law, Allison built her career as an in-house paralegal, supporting primarily Fortune 500 brands in the electronic games, gaming, and confectionery industries. In this capacity, she undertook a wide range of responsibilities related to trademark and copyright matters, developing expertise in global trademark prosecution and brand clearance, administrative conflicts management, risk assessment, marketing review and online enforcement.