SEATTLE, WA (March 4, 2019) – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that nine attorneys in its Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising (TCIA) practice were recognized in the United States and China as leading trademark professionals by the World Trademark Review (WTR) in its 2019 WTR 1000 - The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals edition. Perkins Coie was also recognized as a leading firm both nationally and in Washington and Colorado. According to the 2019 rankings, “An excellent full-service outfit with an outstanding IP department which interacts well with a great regulatory group, Seattle and national powerhouse Perkins Coie can be all things to all brand owners.”

“We are very proud of all our attorneys recognized as WTR 1000 leading trademark professionals,” said Patchen Haggerty, firmwide chair of the TCIA practice and a WTR honoree. “The firm’s broad presence on the WTR list is a testament to our collaborative approach to practicing IP law and partnering with innovative clients to protect and grow their brands, navigate complex IP landscapes, and maximize the value of their resources with efficiency.”

The leading trademark practitioners are:

Asia-Pacific: China and SARs

• Scott Palmer: China: Foreign (Silver)

United States: National

• Grace Han Stanton: Individuals: Prosecution and Strategy (Silver)
• Fabricio Vayra: Individuals: Generic Top-Level Domains (Gold)

United States: Regional

• Alexander Garcia: Colorado (Bronze)
• Lynne Graybeal: Washington (Gold)
• Patchen Haggerty: Washington (Silver)
• Thomas Holt: Illinois (Enforcement & Litigation and Prosecution & Strategy) (Silver)
• William Rava: Washington (Silver)
• Grace Han Stanton: Washington (Gold)
• Fabricio Vayra: Washington, D.C. (Enforcement & Litigation) (Bronze)

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 practice and the market 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 nationally recognized practice consists of more than 250 lawyers and agents who provide innovative, comprehensive counsel at every stage of IP protection and development, including patent litigation and appeals, post-grant proceedings, patent prosecution, portfolio counseling and technology licensing, as well as copyright, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition counseling and litigation. Over 175 of our attorneys have degrees in electrical engineering, computer science and life sciences-related fields, and many of our attorneys previously worked as scientists, engineers or in-house counsel. We have built a premier practice by immersing ourselves in our clients’ technologies and industries, and clients benefit from our interdisciplinary approach to matters. Lawyers and other professionals highly skilled at analyzing technology have the experience and issue-specific backgrounds to master complex scientific issues. Our IP practice is an industry leader in developing innovative and technology-focused solutions to better serve our clients, such as our proprietary patent tools and portfolio analytic capabilities.

Recognized as one of the top international IP firms, Perkins Coie’s TCIA practice works closely with clients to identify and protect the integrity of their brands and distinguish clients from competitors. We help clients develop strategies and programs, identify and perfect IP rights, and assert or defend these rights. With more than 50 attorneys located in key markets throughout the United States and China, we have extensive experience in all areas of U.S. and international trademark prosecution, counseling, enforcement and litigation. Our attorneys carefully manage more than 30,000 trademark filings and registrations for more than 950 clients in 180 countries across many industries. We have registered more than 3,300 trademarks in the last two years alone. We focus on all aspects of domestic and international trademark work.

Perkins Coie’s China Intellectual Property practice, led by Partner Scott Palmer, has deep experience supporting multinationals with the registration, prosecution, maintenance and enforcement of IP rights in China. The group assists clients across diverse industries, including the automotive, hospitality, pharmaceutical and telecommunications sectors, with the enforcement of rights to trademarks, copyright, patents and trade secrets before China’s administrative agencies and the People’s Courts. Our IP group in China regularly supports clients in high-profile litigation matters in China involving IP. The team also advises clients on privacy, cybersecurity, internet and other regulatory matters in China.

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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