The Trademark Lawyer

LONDON - Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP announced today that Nathan Smith has joined the firm as a partner in London, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in addressing needs for a growing roster of clients worldwide. “Nathan’s blend of experience in trademark...

New York, New York—January 15, 2025—The International Trademark Association (INTA) opened registration for its 147th Annual Meeting, taking place in San Diego, California, from May 17 to 21, 2025. The INTA Annual Meeting is the largest annual global gathering of...

International law firm Bird & Bird today bolsters its market-leading Intellectual Property (IP) team in London with the arrival of new brand management partner Josh Little. Little brings a wealth of expertise in brand protection strategy, trademark, copyright, and...

Key takeaways Susan Kayser joins BakerHostetler’s Washington office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group and as a member of the Trademark and Copyright team. In addition, Timothy Payne and David Diorio join the firm’s Chicago office as partners in...

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has appointed Joel McDonald as its Head of Brands, following a series of recent hires that have seen the firm's IP practice grow by nearly a third since September 2024. McDonald joins Addleshaw Goddard from Stobbs, where he served as IA Director...

Law firm Collyer Bristow is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Coe as a Partner in its Corporate & Commercial team. Coe joins the team from nationwide firm Clarke Willmott. Coe advises clients on a range of complex commercial matters across a number of...

Melanie McGuirk's appointment is part of the firm's broader strategy to strengthen its intellectual property (IP) capabilities following the recruitment of Partner Ben Travers in September 2024. McGuirk is a standout litigator and trusted expert in resolving disputes...

CHICAGO - Neal Gerber Eisenberg (NGE) is pleased to announce that Kate Campbell has been elected to the firm's partnership in the Intellectual Property group, effective January 1, 2025. Campbell counsels clients on cybersecurity, data privacy, technology strategy,...

Rochester, New York, January 2, 2025 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that Jessica N Clemente from the firm’s Intellectual Property practice, Jonathan R Jasinski from the firm’s...

Shoosmiths today announces that the firm has brought in a six-person intellectual property (IP) team, led by partners Dominic Farnsworth and Leigh Smith, who are set to add strength and depth to the firm’s market-leading IP capability, as well as add new high-profile...

2025 sees intellectual property specialists Haseltine Lake Kempner (HLK) celebrate 175 years of helping the world's innovators. Since 1850, the firm has dealt exclusively with intellectual property (IP) protection and has a rich past in working with innovators and...

New York, New York—December 19, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) filed a motion for leave to file an amicus brief in the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Cesari S.R.L. v. Peju Province Winery L.P. et al., Appeal No. 24-1903. In the...

(December 17, 2024) – ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the election of 15 new partners - two of whom practice intellectual property law - effective January 1, 2025.   “We are thrilled to welcome these 15 talented attorneys into ArentFox Schiff’s partnership,”...

Honigman announced today that Mary Hyde is rejoining the firm as partner in the Chicago office. Hyde will be a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group within the Intellectual Property Department.  In addition to her litigation work, Hyde represents...

Brussels, Belgium—December 13, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA), as part of a coalition of 14 intellectual property (IP) and anticounterfeiting member associations representing more than 2,500 IP rights owners globally, including SMEs and startups...

WASHINGTON—(December 5, 2024)—Roger Browdy, Ronni Jillions, and Aoi Nawashiro, partners at FisherBroyles, LLP, the world’s first and one of the largest distributed law firms and the only nontraditional law firm to be ranked in The Am Law 200, recently won a...

London 4 December 2024 – Taylor Rose, the leading independent law firm, has announced it has secured an exclusive three-year contract with Andrews Property Group (“Andrews”). The agreement will see Taylor Rose provide its residential property services across three key...

Fieldfisher is pleased to announce that Thierry van Innis, a highly esteemed intellectual property lawyer, has rejoined the firm as Of Counsel. Van Innis brings over 40 years of experience in IP matters, having previously been a partner at various international law...

New York, New York—November 22, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce the opening of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Representative Office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, marking a significant expansion of the Association's...

Birkett Long’s Intellectual Property department continues to grow from strength to strength with the qualification of Michael Pokrachynskyi as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney. This milestone reinforces the firm’s commitment to offering clients unparalleled expertise...

London, United Kingdom - 19 November 2024 - Leading intellectual property firm AA Thornton is joining forces with Venner Shipley. From 1 December, the combined firm, with a headcount totaling 230 people, will operate under the Venner Shipley name. Aiming to help...

Leading European Intellectual Property firm awarded the highest rating in sustainable business practices assessment LONDON - European intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis has achieved a significant milestone by earning the first Platinum medal for an IP firm...

New Orleans, Louisiana—November 12, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) today announced its next Think Tank, established to explore what novel intellectual property (IP) rights might look like if we were to wipe the slate clean and design new IP rights...

New York, New York—November 12, 2024—The Board of Directors of the International Trademark Association (INTA) has adopted a resolution approving comprehensive updates to its Model Trademark Law Guidelines (MLTG), incorporating significant changes in global trademark...

New Orleans, Louisiana—November 12, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced the recipients of its 2024 volunteer awards, including the President’s Award, INTA Service Awards, the Pattishall Medal for Teaching Excellence, Trademark Administrator...

Adams and Reese continues to expand its Global Intellectual Property practice with the addition of attorney Mengxuan Wang. She is a recent graduate with a J.D. from Washington University School of Law, has an LL.M. in Comparative and International Law from SMU Dedman...

Creates a full-service IP law firm for both international and domestic South Africa businesses Expansion builds on Rouse Africa established in 2015 Principal Waldo Steyn to lead the new IP law firm London, 12 November 2024 – Rouse, the leading International IP...

Barnes & Thornburg announced today that 19 attorneys, including five IP attorneys, have been promoted to its partnership, effective January 1, 2025. The new partners represent a diverse range of practice areas and geographic locations across the firm’s national...

Over the past 30 years, HGF has expanded its presence across Europe, consistently demonstrating an entrepreneurial approach and becoming one of Europe’s leading IP firms. It has now secured strategic investment from private equity firm CBPE, positioning the firm to...

October 2, 2024 (Milwaukee) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that it has elected 18 new partners. “We’re thrilled to welcome this excellent group of attorneys to the partnership at Quarles,” said Mike Aldana, the firm’s managing...

LONDON – Intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis today announces that it has joined the UN Global Compact initiative – a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices. Launched in 2000, the UN...

Seattle - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes John Bender as a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Bender joins the firm’s Seattle office from Corr Cronin LLP. Bender focuses his practice on high-stakes commercial and complex litigation...

Harper James, the full-service business law firm purpose-built to enable entrepreneurial businesses to thrive, has hired Cardiff-based intellectual property expert Gosia Evans, a Senior Contentious Intellectual Property Solicitor. Evans brings over 14 years experience...

London, UK — Nicola Foulston, renowned business leader and former CEO of RBG Holdings plc, today announces a significant investment from her family office into Virtual Pricing Director (VPD), the pioneering legal pricing software developed by Richard Burcher, a global...

PHILADELPHIA - September 24, 2024 - Tamara Carmichael brings a deeply developed legal practice in the media, entertainment, and advertising industries to Saul Ewing in her role as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Her focus is primarily on providing...

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to share that Erik Smith has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice as a partner. Smith will focus on IP asset-based secured financial transactions, strategic patent and trademark portfolio counseling and prosecution,...

Bereskin & Parr will be joining fellow premier Canadian IP firm Smart & Biggar. The transaction is expected to complete on September 27, 2024. Smart & Biggar is one of Canada’s leading IP firms, with more than 125 lawyers, patent agents, and trademark...

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has hired leading IP litigator Geoff Steward and four members of his award-winning team to further enhance its directory-ranked intellectual property practice. Steward will join AG in October from Stobbs, where he was Head...