Troutman Pepper - US Trademark Rankings 2023

Firm Overview:

Headquartered in Atlanta, Troutman Pepper’s trademark litigators assist clients with pre-litigation counseling, planning and enforcement efforts. The firm handles trademarks, service marks, counterfeiting, trade dress, trade names and false advertising. Troutman attorneys appear on claims in federal and state trial and appellate courts throughout the US, representing clients in the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including more than 1,000 trademark opposition, cancellation and other actions before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). The team also appears before agencies such as the US International Trade Commission and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The group currently maintains more than 28,000 trademark applications and registrations for a broad range of clients.

Team Overview:

Troutman’s countrywide trademarks team includes New Yorker Howard Shire, who “has sound judgement”, and is experienced in infringement matters resulting in verdicts worth millions of dollars and precedent-setting decisions in IP law. Georgian Michael Hobbs is a team contact with a broad practice that includes successfully securing trademark and logo protection for Operation Smile, an international medical charity, in a trademark lawsuit in Hong Kong.

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Clients:

Dapper Labs, E.A.D., Haimer, Log Still Distilling, Lontex, Operation Smile, Mohawk, Pergo (Europe).