SEATTLE (February 10, 2023)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 13 lawyers in its Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising practice were recognized as leading trademark professionals in the United States and China by the World Trademark Review (WTR). The firm’s number of recognized lawyers jumped from the nine recognized last year.

In the 2023 WTR 1000—The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, Perkins Coie was recognized as a leading firm nationally and across three markets in the United States (Illinois, Washington, and Washington, D.C.), as well as in China. The firm was also recommended for the international rank. WTR 1000 noted, “An extremely dynamic player, [Perkins Coie] practices at the cutting edge of developments in trademark, copyright, internet, and advertising law to keep brands protected through thick and thin.”

Perkins Coie’s leading trademark practitioners by region are as follows:

• Asia-Pacific—China and SARs: Foreign: Scott J. Palmer (Enforcement and Litigation—Gold; Prosecution and Strategy—Gold)
• United States—National: Grace Han Stanton (Prosecution and Strategy) and Fabricio Vayra (Generic Top-Level Domains)
• United States—California: Britt L. Anderson (Enforcement and Litigation—Silver; Prosecution and Strategy—Bronze)
• United States—Illinois: Thomas L. Holt (Enforcement and Litigation—Silver; Prosecution and Strategy—Silver)
• United States—New York: Masahiro Noda (Silver)
• United States—Washington, D.C.: Fabricio Vayra (Enforcement and Litigation—Gold; Prosecution and Strategy—Silver), James R. Davis (Enforcement and Litigation—Bronze; Prosecution and Strategy—Silver), Griffin Barnett (Prosecution and Strategy—Bronze)
• United States—Washington: Lynne E. Graybeal (Gold), Patchen M. Haggerty (Gold), Winfield Martin (Silver), William Cheever Rava (Silver), and Grace Han Stanton (Gold)

WTR 1000 is 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.

Perkins Coie’s internationally recognized Intellectual Property practice consists of more than 250 lawyers and agents in the United States and Asia who provide innovative, holistic counsel at every stage of IP protection and development.

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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