Fenwick's trademark practice handles U.S. and international portfolio work for many of the largest portfolios in the world, as well as notable, brand-savvy emerging innovators and other entities, including over 1,000 trademark clients, most of which have major brands and international needs.

With one of the largest trademark practices at a full-service firm, we are preeminent internationally in strategic trademark protection and focus exclusively on all aspects of trademark counseling and enforcement, including:

  • International clearance
  • Strategic counseling
  • Domestic and international prosecution
  • Brand enforcement
  • Cease and desist work
  • Oppositions and cancellations
  • Audits
  • Dispute resolution
  • Assignments/coexistence agreements
  • Multi-jurisdictional licenses
  • Recordation issues
  • UDRP/other domain name services
  • Current Worldwide Prosecution Activities
    • Routinely register marks in 180+ jurisdictions worldwide
    • Currently prosecuting 25,000+ applications and registrations worldwide
    • Handling 2,500+ active domestic and international disputes regarding trademark rights
    • Managing 600+ office actions
  • Trademark Protection and Policing
    • Prosecuted thousands of U.S. applications and trademarks and are well-known in the U.S. Trademark Office for our experience and expertise
    • Handled numerous oppositions and cancellation actions before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
    • International trademark and domain registration and policing for some of the largest technology trademark portfolios in the world
    • Extensive, in-house client training to assist clients in clearance, prosecution and identifying and handling policing matters
    • Deep expertise in internet issues, including UDRP and ACPA actions, auction monitoring, DMCA enforcement, domain acquisition and enforcement, and other emerging online issues
    • Our paperless trademark practice is on the cutting-edge of law firm automation and innovation, reducing overall portfolio cost
    • Experts in negotiating trademark licenses and coexistence agreements to the strategic advantage of our clients
    • International network of seasoned, trademark and internet-savvy counsel who provide cost-efficient, effective prosecution and enforcement services
    • Substantial experience providing trademark and related intellectual property rights counseling in corporate/M&A

“For many top technology and life sciences brands, the list of go-to firms for trademarks starts and ends with Fenwick & West, which possesses virtually unmatched expertise in protecting brand interests across the globe. Its litigation and prosecution teams work in perfect alignment, ensuring total IP security.”

—World Trademark Review 1000 2022 Edition

Recognition

  • Chambers USA and The Legal 500 consistently recognize Fenwick as a go-to firm for trademark prosecution (2022)
  • Managing Intellectual Property named Fenwick the U.S. Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year (2021) and Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year for the western U.S. for the third time in four years (2020)
  • World Trademark Review (WTR) named Fenwick the U.S. Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year at its Global IP Awards and WTR1000 recognized Fenwick in the highest tier nationally and in California for both trademark prosecution and trademark litigation (2020)

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