SEATTLE (February 19, 2020) – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys in its Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising (TCIA) practice group were recognized as leading trademark professionals in the United States and China by the World Trademark Review (WTR).

In the 2020 WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, Perkins Coie was also recognized as a leading firm internationally, nationally, and across four markets in the United States: Colorado, Illinois, Washington, and Washington, D.C. Perkins Coie also gained a ranking in the Asia-Pacific: China and SARs category.

WTR recognized the firm’s recent merging of its trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation practices as “a move that has given it a 50-strong US-China trademark, copyright, internet and advertising group, which can seamlessly cover the waterfront for household US and global brands.”

Perkins Coie’s leading trademark practitioners by region:

• Asia-Pacific — China and SARs: Scott Palmer - Foreign (Gold)
• United States — National:
  • Grace Han Stanton — Prosecution and Strategy (Silver)
  • Fabricio Vayra — Generic Top-Level Domains (Gold)
• United States — California: Britt Anderson (Bronze)
• United States — Colorado: Alexander Garcia (Bronze), Andrew Roppel (Bronze)
• United States — Illinois: Thomas Holt (Enforcement & Litigation) (Silver)
• United States — Washington, D.C.: Fabricio Vayra (Enforcement & Litigation) (Gold) and Prosecution & Strategy (Silver)
• United States — Washington: Lynne Graybeal (Gold), Patchen Haggerty (Gold), William Rava (Silver), Grace Han Stanton (Gold)

The WTR 1000 is the only definitive guide exclusively dedicated to identifying the world’s leading trademark legal services providers. Through an extensive research process conducted by a team of highly qualified, full-time analysts, the publication identifies the leading trademark law firms and individuals in over 80 global jurisdictions and U.S. states. Individuals qualify for inclusion in the WTR 1000 upon receiving sufficient positive feedback from market sources with knowledge of their practices and the markets in which they operate.

Perkins Coie’s IP practice combines the focus and flexibility of a boutique firm with the complementary services of one of the world’s leading technology law firms. Our internationally recognized IP practice consists of more than 250 attorneys and agents who provide innovative, comprehensive counsel at every stage of IP protection and development. With more than 50 attorneys located in key markets throughout the United States and China, our TCIA practice group has extensive experience in all areas of U.S. and international trademark prosecution, counseling, enforcement, and litigation. We work closely with clients to identify and protect the integrity of their brands and distinguish clients from competitors. To support clients in China, Perkins Coie recently established an Intellectual Property Agency in Beijing and Shenzhen.

Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high-value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. With more than 1,200 lawyers in offices across the United States and Asia, we provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world’s most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations.

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