Adams, Marianne
Major League Baseball | Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property
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Marianne C. Adams joined the Major League Baseball legal team in 2009, while still attending law school, and upon graduation assumed the role of a trademark attorney. In her current position she handles a wide variety of worldwide intellectual property issues for all of the Major League Baseball entities, including the 30 Major League Baseball clubs, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and other MLB-related entities. Her day-to-day practice focuses on domestic and international trademark prosecution, litigation and clearances, as well as quality control review and enforcement matters. Marianne earned her J.D. and B.A. degrees from Fordham University. She is an active member of the International Trademark Association, the New York City Bar Association and the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, of which she is a 2023 Fellow.