INTERNATIONAL

Patton Boggs helps clients protect and enforce their brands on an international level as well as in the United States. Because no one set of trademark laws applies throughout the world, we guide clients through the international trademark arena by keeping abreast of other jurisdictions' trademark laws and by liaising with trademark associates worldwide. Patton Boggs belongs to the International Trademark Association (INTA) and regularly participates in INTA events.

Patton Boggs attorneys work closely with local experts when dealing with trademark issues in other parts of the world, all as part of our regular effort to help clients to create, protect, enforce, and capitalize on their brands. We also assist foreign companies to protect their marks in the United States.

Representative matters where our attorneys have been responsible for international trademark filings and protection include:

• Coordinating foreign trademark filings for many international clients, including companies in the telecommunications, apparel, toy, and retail industries.
  
  
• Registering trademarks in the United States for many non-U.S. entities, including companies in the biotech, medical device, luxury goods, and entertainment industries.
  
  
• Filing applications on behalf of U.S. clients in numerous foreign countries through the Madrid Protocol.
  
  
• Managing trademark litigation in foreign countries, including Turkey, South Korea, several South American countries, and the EU.
  
  
• Managing international anti-counterfeit enforcement programs involving imitation goods.
  
  
• Assisting clients in the acquisition of foreign trademark portfolios.