The Trademark Lawyer

CWB is excited to share that its new brand identity has been launched.  CWB emerged as an unrivaled super-regional firm in 2023 following the merger of leading intellectual property specialists Cedar White Bradley, Hahn & Hahn, and PETOŠEVIĆ Group. With 29...

NEW YORK, April 15, 2024 – Brown Rudnick announced today that Michael R Graif has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Intellectual Property group and the Trademark, Copyright, and Advertising practice.  Graif brings more than 30 years of trademark...

Mishcon de Reya has announced that Angela Fox has agreed to join the firm as a Partner in its Intellectual Property team.   Fox has over 27 years of experience in trademark practice, initially as a trademark attorney and, since 2003, as a solicitor. Fox works with...

CHARLOTTE, NC (April 4, 2024) – Holland & Knight welcomes Emmett Weindruch as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group in Charlotte. Most recently, Weindruch was a partner at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC. Weindruch’s transactional practice focuses on preparing...

London, Cambridge & Munich, 3 April 2024 – Reddie & Grose LLP, the internationally renowned firm of European and United Kingdom patent, trademark, and design attorneys, is excited to announce the appointment of Steve Howe as its new Chairman, alongside a...

LONDON – Law firm Lewis Silkin has today announced the promotion of nine new partners. These come from across the firm’s practice group offerings, including the Employment, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Financial Services Regulatory and Corporate,...

CWB emerged as an unrivaled super-regional IP firm in 2023 following the merger of leading intellectual property specialists Cedar White Bradley, Hahn & Hahn, and PETOŠEVIĆ Group. With 29 offices, 150 practitioners, and 250 employees, CWB now services and manages...

LOS ANGELES – Global expert services and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group (BRG) announced today that Dr Kristina Shampanier has joined its Economics, Disputes & Investigations business line as a managing director in Los Angeles.  A respected authority on...

New York, New York—March 22, 2024—As part of its continued efforts to promote and advance intellectual property (IP) as a key driver of innovation, the International Trademark Association (INTA) has opened registration for its third Open Innovation Challenge (OIC) as...

New York, New York—March 5, 2024—As preparations begin to take shape for its 146th Annual Meeting, the International Trademark Association (INTA) hit a milestone today with over 6,500 brand owners and professionals, government officials, business leaders, and...

New York, New York—March 4, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) has published IP in Times of Recession: A Comprehensive Guide for IP Professionals. It is essential reading for the global intellectual property (IP) community on the many and complex...

Cantor Colburn LLP is pleased to announce that six attorneys have been promoted within the Firm to partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The new partners are Asaf Batelman, Ali Caless, Nancy Kennedy, Sung Wook Kooh, Matteo Pedini, and Kimberly Vines, Ph.D. Mr...

LONDON, 6 February 2024 – The European intellectual property law firm Reddie & Grose announces the upcoming retirement of two of its longest-serving partners today.  Patrick Lloyd and Simon Goodman, who first joined the firm as trainees in 1987 and 1988...

WASHINGTON, DC, January 22, 2024 — Finnegan is pleased to welcome Dan Roland back to the partnership. Dan returns to the firm from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), where he was a trial attorney and served as lead counsel in the Civil Division, National Courts...

New York, New York — January 12, 2024 — The International Trademark Association (INTA) opened registration for its 146th Annual Meeting earlier this week. As of today, more than 3,000 brand professionals, business leaders and owners, and government officials from...

WASHINGTON, DC — January 8, 2024 — Finnegan is pleased to welcome back Anna Chauvet, who is rejoining the firm as a partner to lead the firm’s copyright practice. Anna brings significant experience in tackling cutting-edge legal and policy issues, well positioning her...

Westchester-based Intellectual Property Law Firm appoints Yuval Marcus as Managing Partner as the firm celebrates its 15th anniversary under the leadership of Founding Partner David Leason White Plains, New York — Leason Ellis is pleased to announce that Yuval Marcus...

Lauren R Mendolera, Jodi A Reynolds, and Michael Roche elected to the firm’s partnership Rochester, New York— January 2, 2024— Harter Secrest & Emery, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that Lauren R...

December 27, 2023 – Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the election of eight new partners and the promotion of 12 new counsel – two of whom practice intellectual property law – effective January 1, 2024. “I am thrilled to announce the well-deserved promotion...

New regional office and community outreach office to serve as innovation centers for local/regional innovators December 13, 2023, WASHINGTON — The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it will open a new regional office in the Atlanta, Georgia...

AUSTIN, December 13, 2023 - King & Spalding announced today that leading intellectual property lawyer Alfonso Chan has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes Practice Group. He is based in the firm's Austin office. Chan is a trial lawyer who...

LexOrbis is delighted to announce the opening of its new office in Chennai, India. This strategic expansion aims to extend the firm’s physical presence and offer its top-notch intellectual property (IP) services to existing clients in the state of Tamil Nadu. The firm...

HGF announced a new Chair to its Management Board, Lucy Johnson. Lucy was previously head of the firm’s Engineering Group. Effective immediately Lucy succeeds Jason Lumber who held the position since 2008. Jason will remain a valued and committed leader of HGF’s...

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) wants to hear from businesses by 2 February 2024 about intellectual property (IP)’s role in helping them scale and grow. New government survey aimed at businesses explores the role of IP and business growth   IP-intensive...

Houston, Texas—November 16, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) honored Ashneet Hanspal, Senior Associate at Ahlawat & Associates in New Delhi, India, and Dat Nguyen, Associate at Baker Mckenzie in Cau Giay, Vietnam, as the recipients of the...

Houston, Texas—November 16, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced that Pieter van den Bulck, Managing Director at Stobbs in Eindhoven, Netherlands has won a 2023 Membership Champion Award.  The INTA Member Champion Award is presented to one or...

Houston, Texas—November 16, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced that Brian Buss, Director at CBIZ Forensic Consulting Group in San Diego, California has won a 2023 Membership Champion Award.  The INTA Member Champion Award is presented to one...

Houston, Texas—November 16, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced that Virginia Cervieri, Senior Partner at Cervieri Monsuarez in Montevideo, Uruguay has won a 2023 Member for a Better Society Award.  The INTA Member for a Better Society Award...

Houston, Texas—November 16, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce that Daniel Hwang, IP Partner at Global IP Partners LLC in Washington, DC, United States is a recipient of the 2023 Advancement of Association Objectives Award.  The...

Houston, Texas—November 16, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce that Sheja Ehtesham, Managing Partner of ALG India Law Offices LLP in New Dehli, India, and Clark Lackert, Deputy General Counsel of the World Trade Centers...

Houston, Texas—November 16, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) honored Rachel Armstrong, Director at Gowling WLG in Dubai, United Arab Emirates as a recipient of the 2023 Members for a Better Society Award.  The INTA Members for a Better Society Award...

Houston, Texas—November 15, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced the winners of its second Open Innovation Challenge (OIC). The OIC is a platform for start-ups, scale-ups, entrepreneurs, investors, and business consultants to promote IP...

Houston, Texas—November 15, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce that John Welch, counsel at Wolf, Greenfield, & Sacks, PC (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) is the recipient of the 2023 President’s Award.  The President’s Award is...

Houston, Texas—November 14, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced the recipients of its 2023 volunteer awards, including the President’s Award, INTA Service Awards, Tomorrow’s Leader Award, as well as the winners of its second Open Innovation...

New York, New York—November 14, 2023—The Board of Directors of the International Trademark Association (INTA) has adopted four resolutions during their November 2023 Board of Directors Meeting, held today in Houston during the Association’s 2023 Leadership Meeting....

New York, New York—November 14, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce the election of Dana Northcott as the 2024 President of the Association and the Chair of its Board of Directors. Heading Amazon’s intellectual property (IP)...

NEW YORK (November 13, 2023) – Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that Gregory Gulia and Vanessa Hew have joined the firm in New York as partners in the Trademarks, Copyrights, and Transactions practice group. The duo brings extensive experience representing...

SEATTLE (November 9, 2023)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 22 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2024. The firm’s new partner class of 2024 includes:  Steven R. Beigelmacher Julien Bowers Kyle R. Canavera Jordon De...

Avanci 4G Vehicle program flourishing, with eight new licensors and nine new auto brands under license in the past year Recently launched Avanci 5G Vehicle program rapidly gaining momentum, with 62 licensors and seven auto brands already under license including the...

International law firm Withers has been appointed to represent the UK and Singapore on the Union des Fabricants (UNIFAB)'s College of Experts panel. The panel acts as specialist intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting advisors to UNIFAB's membership, which...

CITMA is proud to announce the publication of the much-anticipated and greatly updated 2nd edition of Contentious Trade Mark Registry Proceedings, authored by Michael Edenborough KC. Aimed at CITMA members and intellectual property lawyers, this comprehensive 700-page...

New York, New York—November 1, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) has been appointed as a member of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG), a position it will hold through June 2024. for the financial year...

New York, New York—October 31, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) has launched its second professional certificate program, International Certificate Course: The Lifecycle of a Trademark, with registration opening today.   The course offers a...

LONDON: Intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis announces the appointment of Andy King as its new Head of the Trade Mark Practice Group and member of the Management Board, from November 1, 2023. Andy qualified as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney with Mewburn Ellis in...

Lucy Coe, Senior Associate at IP firm Mewburn Ellis takes leading role in committee for championing Women in the IP industry LONDON: Mewburn Ellis is proud to share that Lucy Coe has been made Committee Lead for IP Inclusive’s Women in IP Group. The mission statement...

WASHINGTON, DC—Finnegan is pleased to welcome Jennifer Fried to the firm as a partner. Jennifer joins the Washington, DC, office and will lead the firm’s advertising practice, focusing on challenging and defending advertising claims; counseling on compliance with...

Washington, D.C. – September 20, 2023 – Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Karen R. Poppel as a Senior Counsel in its Intellectual Property Department resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Poppel joins Dykema after...

Harper James, the commercial law firm purpose-built to enable entrepreneurial and ambitious businesses to succeed, has bolstered its intellectual property and trademark practice with the appointment of three new hires from top-50 law firm Blake Morgan LLP. The new...