SEATTLE (March 9, 2022)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that nine attorneys 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).

In the 2022 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 in the International category. WTR noted, “Perkins Coie has prosecution on lock; not just a filing mill, however, it has specifically designed its offering to meet the needs of a high-level client base to which IP is pivotal.”

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

• Asia-Pacific—China and SARs: Foreign: Scott J. Palmer (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—Washington, D.C.: Fabricio Vayra (Enforcement and Litigation—Gold; Prosecution and Strategy—Silver)
• United States—Washington: Lynne E. Graybeal (Gold), Patchen M. Haggerty (Gold), William Cheever Rava (Silver), Grace Han Stanton (Gold)

The 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 Intellectual Property practice combines the focus and flexibility of a boutique firm with the complementary services of one of the world’s leading technology law firms. The internationally recognized IP practice consists of more than 250 attorneys and agents in the United States and China who provide innovative, holistic counsel at every stage of IP protection and development. Perkins Coie’s Intellectual Property Agency, licensed by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), supports the IP practice, with offices in Beijing and Shenzhen.

Perkins Coie Intellectual Property Agency (Beijing) Co., Ltd. is an entity of Perkins Coie LLP.

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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