Seed IP

Firm overview:

Seattle IP boutique Seed IP has a team of professionals who are well equipped to handle trademark matters across the US. Its practitioners develop client-focused strategies for domestic and international companies to build and protect their brands. On the contentious side, the team is familiar with contested matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and cases at trial and appellate level concerning trademark infringement and dilution. 

The West Coast boutique has 11 practitioners in the trademark team assisting clients from fashion to e-commerce. Seed IP’s services broaden to UDRP actions and domain name protection.

Team overview:

Partner Russell Pangborn focuses his practice on trademark and technology law. An IP attorney for more than 25 years, Pangborn has 14 years of in-house experience at Microsoft and Intel, and served as worldwide head of trademarks at Microsoft. He frequently speaks at IP events and has been recognised as a WIPR Leader, among other accolades.

Key matters:

• Seed IP’s Kevin Costanza represents automation technology company Realtime Robotics, whose byline is ‘RapidPlan Control’, in a number of pending TTAB disputes regarding trademarks such as ‘RapidSense’ and ‘RapidPlan’.
• Kitchen cutlery and houseware manufacturer Kai USA engaged Seed IP for a TTAB matter concerning the mark ‘Beskar’ assigned to Kai’s range of hunting, camping and hiking folding knives, but registered by a company based in China. Acting for Kai USA was Jared Barrett who obtained the mark’s cancellation based on grounds of abandonment.

Clients:

Artica, Illumagear, Kai USA, Outdoor Research, Realtime Robotics, Seattle Pacific Industries, Swanson Group.