Lynn E. Rzonca
Pennsylvania
Ballard Spahr LLP
1735 Market Street
51st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599
Tel: 215.864.8109
Email:
rzoncal@ballardspahr.com
Web:
www.ballardspahr.com
Lynn E. Rzonca is the Chair of Ballard Spahr’s Intellectual Property Department, Co-Leader of the False Advertising Litigation Team, and a member of the firm’s Senior Leadership Team. She is based in Philadelphia and has over 30 years of experience litigating trademark, advertising, copyright, and patent cases.
She is a lawyer who counsels clients on how to best protect and increase the value of their intellectual property and protect their key brands. On any given day, she may be enforcing trademark rights in federal court or before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, addressing infringement on social media, registering marks, or responding to a threat of patent infringement.
Lynn is a compelling presence in the courtroom, and she has litigated in dozens of courts across the country. She has significant experience enforcing brands by helping clients assert their trademark rights, whether through policing programs or in court. She has prosecuted many trademark applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and handled cases before the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Lynn frequently assists clients with the launch of new brands and advertising campaigns.
Lynn is a member of Ballard Women, a group of diverse Ballard Spahr attorneys whose aim is to help women attorneys build professional networks, create business opportunities, and grow as legal counselors and business and civic leaders. She also serves on the firm’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council.
The Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession named Lynn recipient of the 2010 Lynette Norton Award, in recognition of her litigation skills and mentoring and encouragement of female lawyers.
In 2009, Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell named Lynn one of Pennsylvania’s “Best 50 Women in Business.” The award, in its 14th year, is given jointly by the Business Journals of Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development. Philadelphia magazine also recognized Lynn for her mentoring work in its “Best of Philly” 2009 edition.
In December 2009, the Philadelphia Business Journal and the National Association of Women Business Owners named Lynn a Woman of Distinction, an award given to women who are leaders in their professions and communities.Since 2009, Lynn has been Co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession Mentoring Task Force, which coordinates the commission’s “LINK” mentoring program matching young female bar members with experienced female lawyers.
Other honors include:
- Chambers USA, intellectual property law, (Pennsylvania), 2006-2024
- The Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Litigation, Copyright Law, Patent Law, and Patent Litigation (Philadelphia), 2008-2025; Trademark Law (Philadelphia), 2008-2024; “Lawyer of the Year,” Copyright Law (Philadelphia) and Litigation – Patent (Philadelphia), 2020
- Chambers USA Women in Law Awards 2014, Finalist, Gender Diversity/Private Practice Lawyer of the Year
- IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, patent litigation, 2016, 2021-2024
- World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, 2018-2024
- World Trademark Review: Global Leaders, 2024
- Managing Intellectual Property, Patent Star and Trademark Star, 2021-2024
- Martindale-Hubbell – Rated AV Preeminent, 2005-present
Our intellectual property attorneys know the critical value of clients’ IP assets. We go beyond—working nationally and globally—to identify, protect, and optimize innovations and brands.
We live and breathe IP. Ballard Spahr has more than 50 intellectual property attorneys and professionals, including more than 20 registered patent practitioners, with decades of experience in the full lifecycle of IP. We help clients create, enforce, license, and monetize intellectual property. In and out of the courtroom, we protect every type of IP for globally recognized industry leaders to start-ups.
Our patent attorneys are technical experts, holding advanced degrees in areas ranging from life sciences to materials to software. Their specialized knowledge is the core of our patent practice. Our patent team achieves patent protection worldwide, assesses patentability and freedom to operate, and crafts filing and licensing strategies to maximize return on patent portfolios.
Our IP litigators are a force in the courtroom. They handle and win cases involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, domain names, licensing, and advertising. They bring their broad experience to win at trial—at the federal, state, and appellate level, and before the USPTO and TTAB—or through successful settlement. When it comes to strategic domestic and international trademark portfolio management, we take a long view—solving today’s problems while ensuring that clients continue to get the most from their IP assets. We clear and register marks worldwide, create enforcement strategies, and enforce and defend trademark rights, whether in federal court or before trademark tribunals.
We partner with clients—from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, governments, and non-profit organizations—to deliver the strategic counsel, powerful advocacy, and dynamic thinking that helps them overcome challenges, protect what’s important, and position themselves for future success.
The firm combines a comprehensive scope of practice with strong regional market knowledge. And we are nationally recognized in the development and use of innovative technology to drive efficiency, transparency, and results.
“Lynn Rzonca heads the firm’s IP group and is well versed in a broad range of trademark, copyright and patent concerns, including both enforcement and development.”