DESIGNATED CONSUMER STUDIES

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• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Sansi North America vs. LG Electronics. 2019

• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Mike Sarieddine vs. Big Bang Vape Co., LLC. 2018

• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Danica Aromatics, Inc. vs. philosophy, Inc. 2016

• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Metal Jeans, Inc. vs. Affliction Holdings, LLC. 2016

• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Worldwide, LTD, and DWTS Productions, LLC fka BBC Worldwide Productions LLC vs. Scott Stander & Associates, Inc. 2015

• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Razor USA LLC. vs. VIZIO, Inc. 2015

• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, His and Her Corp., vs. Shake-N-Go Fashion, Inc., Model Model Hair Fashion, C&J Beauty Supply. Ti Gi Beauty, Inc., Pink Beauty Supply & Salon, Sam’s Beauty Plus, Ebony Wig & Beauty Supply, (et al.). 2015

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Celebrity Cards International vs. Earvin Johnson, Jr., June Bug Enterprises Inc. and One West Bank. 2014

Invited to speak at professional associations throughout her career, Cynthia Cohen, Ph.D. developed over a hundred talks to lawyers and litigation-related professionals. Topics include: Gender and Race Bias, Jury Selection, Litigation Strategies, Trial Advocacy Skill, Views of the Jury System, and Trademark Consumer Surveys.

 

TRADEMARK CONSUMER SURVEYS

 

• Best Practices in Trademark Consumer Survey Admissibility, DRI Intellectual Property Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, May 2019.

• Common Pitfalls of Trademark Expert Reports and Survey Evidence, LAIPLA Spring Seminar, Ojai, CA, May 2018.

• Social Media Impacts on Consumer Behavior in Likelihood of Confusion Surveys, INTA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, May 2018.

Cynthia Cohen, Ph.D. has published articles and chapters in bar association journals and books over the course of her professional career. Topics include: Gender and Race Bias, Jury Selection, Litigation Strategies, Trial Advocacy Skill, Views of the Jury System, and Trademark Consumer Surveys. Her latest publication is:

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TRADEMARK CONSUMER SURVEYS

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• Best Practices in Consumer Survey Admissibility, DRI, For the Defense, August 2019, pp. 10-15.

Cynthia Cohen, Ph.D. contributes to the world of psychology and law. Dr. Cohen’s education includes psychology degrees at UCLA and USC.

 

• University of Southern California, Ph.D., Educational Psychology and Annenberg School of Communication, 1984. Dissertation: Communication Skills and Cognitive Processes in Productively Reducing Uncertainty in Ambiguous Instructional Messages. 

• University of Southern California, M.S., Counseling Psychology, 1979. Master's topic: Effective Leadership in Small Groups.

• University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Psychology, 1977. Thesis: Masculine/Feminine Differences in Aggressiveness and Assertiveness.  

• HONORS:  Educare Fellow (1981-1982), California State Fellow (1978-81), USC Education Alumni Award (1978).