Patchen M. Haggerty
- Member, Firmwide Management and Executive Committees
Patchen skillfully handles trademark enforcement matters such as dispute resolution and administrative actions around the world.
Patchen Haggerty manages global trademark portfolios and trademark and internet enforcement and take-down programs for market-leading companies worldwide. She manages trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings and trademark application appeals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, as well as Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy proceedings. She also counsels clients on complex and strategic legal and business matters related to trademark, trade dress, copyright, domain name, and intellectual property (IP) due diligence. Patchen's transactional experience includes assisting clients in the protection, development, commercialization, licensing, assignment, and sale of IP rights and assets.
Patchen's experience extends across numerous industry sectors, including retail and consumer products; software, software as a service, and mobile application providers; video, mobile, casual, social, and console games; augmented and virtual reality; financial services; social media platforms; blockchain technology; digital currency; medical devices; wineries; and pet food and supplies.
Patchen often presents and writes on emerging issues in trademark, copyright, and IP legal protections. She is ranked in the World Trademark Review 1000 as a Band 1 attorney in Washington and is recognized by Managing IP as an IP Star.
Education & Credentials
Education
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D., Order of the Barristers, Member, Indiana International and Comparative Law Review, 2000
- Purdue University, B.A., Mass Communication/Journalism, with honors, 1997
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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Oregon
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Professional Recognition
Recognized in the World Trademark Review 1000—The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, 2012-2022, 2024 Washington (Gold)
Recognized by Managing IP as an IP Star, 2024
Named Best Lawyers’ Seattle "Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year," 2018
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine as a "Super Lawyer," 2016-2022
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Trademark Law, 2016-2024
Listed as a Recognized Practitioner by Chambers USA, Washington: Intellectual Property, 2016
Nominated for the North America Awards for Outstanding Individual in Washington State by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine, 2014
Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine, 2009-2011, 2014-2015
Recognized as an “IP Star” by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine in the 2013 IP Handbook
Ranked as a leading Intellectual Property lawyer by Chambers USA, 2010-2011
Impact
Professional Leadership
- International Trademark Association, Enforcement Committee Member
- Washington State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Executive Committee
- Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Executive Leadership Program, 2016
- Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association (MAMA) Seattle, Board of Directors
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property; Science & Technology Law Sections; Forum on Communications Law, Member
- Oregon State Bar, Intellectual Property; International Law; Computer & Internet Law Sections, Member
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