Sean K. Owens

Sean Owens is a Partner at Wood Herron & Evans LLP and the Practice Group Leader for the Branding & Content practice group within the firm. Sean’s practice includes all aspects of trademarks, copyrights, and related fields involving media, advertising, privacy, licensing, and the internet. Sean is also an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Law, where he has taught Copyright Law, Introduction to Intellectual Property, and other IP- related topics. He has also taught Electronic Media Law at UC’s College Conservatory of Music and Introduction to Intellectual Property and Other Intangible Rights at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law. Sean has written and presented on a variety of intellectual property topics, and conducted peer review and editing of the book Computer Games and Virtual Worlds: A New Frontier in Intellectual Property Law (2d ed.) published by the American Bar Association. He has also assisted a variety of nonprofit organizations, including serving on the Board of the Cincinnati chapter of the American Advertising Federation. A native Cincinnatian, Sean lives in Prospect Hill and spends much of his free time learning the joys and tribulations of owning a 19th Century house. Awards and Honors Honors The Best Lawyers in America®, Copyright Law, 2024-2026 The Best Lawyers in America®, Trademark Law, 2024-2026 The Best Lawyers in America®, Advertising Law, 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers®, 2024-2025 Ohio Super Lawyers®, Ohio Rising Stars, 2020-2021 Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, Class XXI Recipient, The Order of the Barristers award for excellence in appellate advocacy

• Partner
• Practice Group Leader Branding/Content

• Domain Name and Internet Issues for Startups, Inventor’s Council of Cincinnati, 2017
• Intellectual Property and Other Intangible Rights, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law, 2016, Present
• Domain Name Protection and Dispute Resolution, Cybersquatting Symposium, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law, 2016
• Copyrights, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 2015
• Protect Yourself: Why Game Designers Need to Know Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks, Gen-Con Gaming Convention, 2012, Present
• Legal Issues in Mobile and Gamification, American Advertising Federation Cincinnati Digital Non-Conference, 2011
• Electronic Media Law, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, 2010, Present

• Ohio, 2009

• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• International Trademark Association
• CincyIP
• American Advertising Federation – Cincinnati (Board of Directors and Chair of Government Relations Committee, 2015 - 2017)
• Game Manufacturer’s Association, 2024 - Present (Member/Presenter)