California State University at Fresno
University of West Los Angeles (J.D., cum laude, 1982)

California
U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of California

International Trademark Association

Iris Smith-Hess is a Partner of Ladas & Parry LLP with over twenty years of worldwide trademark prosecution, licensing and opposition experience. Ms. Hess also has experience in copyright law. Prior to joining Ladas & Parry, she was General Counsel to Rug Doctor, Inc. Ms. Hess is a native of Toronto, Canada. She took undergraduate courses at California State University and received her JD cum laude from the University of West Los Angeles. Ms. Hess is a member of the California State Bar and licensed to practice before the Southern and Northern District Courts of California. Ms. Hess is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA).