30 August 2023Features

Squire Patton Boggs - US Trademark Rankings 2023

Firm Overview:

“Squire Patton Boggs is an essential partner to our business,” says a client of the full-service firm. Offering trademark prosecution services globally, Squire Patton Boggs has 45 offices and 100 IP specialists worldwide and filed more than 1,100 US and EU trademark applications in 2022. The firm represents 1,600+ active trademark clients with a niche in the luxury goods, fashion, technology and biotechnology industries. The firm provides portfolio management and prosecution services for well-known shoe brand Clarks and technology and analytics company Enova. Squire Patton Boggs has also represented clients in contentious matters, acting on UDRP proceedings and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Team Overview:

Philip Zender is “a top-notch attorney”, he “has complete command on all trademark and intellectual property matters in the US”. Compliments arrive in spades for the firm’s head of copyrights, e-commerce, information technology, licensing and brands management in the US. Zender’s practice encompasses intellectual property matters and business and commercial transactions. On the IP side, he implements brand strategies and advises on infringement and domain name disputes.  Partner Candice Kwok is dual admitted in California and Singapore, dividing her time between the two trademark practices. A multi-linguist, her US practice includes trademark prosecution for domestic and international clients, collaborating with other Squire Patton Boggs offices on global portfolios with more than 1000 marks.

Key Matter:

  • A team of Zender, Candice Kwok and Susie Ruiz-Lichter manage the 1,200-mark portfolio of C & J Clark International, better known as the shoe brand Clarks. Squire Patton Boggs has handled prosecution and enforcement matters, including working with US customs on anti-counterfeiting, and has defended against infringement claims brought against the client in the US.
  • Zender and Ruiz-Lichter manage OCLC’s global trademark portfolio. OCLC is a non-profit library organisation that offers technology sharing services worldwide, with over 30,000 libraries in 100 countries. The team helps OCLC with the full lifecycle of trademark services, from clearance and prosecution to maintenance and contentious matters.
  • Deborah Lodge, Christopher Adams and Shyloah Daniel represent Top Kick Productions, the production company of famous US martial artist, Chuck Norris. The team implement a multi-platform enforcement strategy which involves social media take-downs, cease and desists notices and bringing court actions and initiating UDRP proceedings to protect the trademark and personality rights of Chuck Norris.

Clients:

C & J Clark International, Enova International, Essence Communications, Fashion Nova, Grady Memorial Hospital, Hothouse Beauty, OCLC, SmartCo International, Top Kick Productions, Zippo.