Fraud at the TTAB: Leveraging the Lower Standard, Mitigating Risk of Cancellation

Mr. Baird works with clients to address their most difficult trademark problems. He provides strategic guidance on trademark usage and clearance, branding strategies, domestic and worldwide portfolio management, litigation and enforcement, internet domain name and trademark disputes, licensing, and prosecution. His trademark and brand protection work has gained notoriety for the protection and registration of nontraditional trademarks, product configuration trademarks, and trade dress and product packaging trademarks.

Mr. Heavner's practice covers all aspects of trademark and unfair competition law, with a particular focus on trademark infringement, counterfeiting, and false advertising litigation. He assists clients in developing strategies for establishing and enforcing their trademark rights. Mr. Heavner counsels on issues regarding trademark clearance searching, trademark and copyright licensing, and certification mark programs.

Ms. Liou co-leads the firm’s Trademark Group and is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. She maintains a broad intellectual property practice that includes trademark, false advertising, unfair competition, and copyright litigation, as well as domestic and international trademark prosecution. Ms. Liou has litigated trademark, copyright, and design patent infringement cases, as well as proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. In addition to litigation, she advises clients on complex intellectual property issues such as counterfeit and gray market goods. Her clients come from a wide range of industries and fields, including wireless networking, consumer electronics, computer software, financial services, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, plants, and food products.