Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is Recognized in World Trademark Review 1000

February 6, 2025

For the fifteenth consecutive year, World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000, the leading global review of trademark professionals, has ranked Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds in the Silver category, with four of its attorneys receiving individual recognition across the Gold, Silver, and Bronze categories.

WTR praised the firm, stating, “Committed to the protection of brands, Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds is a stand-out practice with extensive experience across diverse industries. Known for delivering incredible business-oriented advice from day-to-day service to litigation resolution, its trusted practitioners get shining reviews from clients.”

For the eighth consecutive year, Senior Counsel John DuPré was selected in the Gold category for trademark prosecution and strategy.

John, along with Principals Susan Glovsky and Christopher Albert, were recognized in the Silver category for trademark enforcement and litigation. Additionally, Chris received Silver recognition for trademark prosecution and strategy, while Digital IP Counsel Giovanna Fessenden-Fairbank earned her first WTR recognition in the Bronze category for trademark prosecution and strategy.

WTR highlights their strengths with reviews and quotes from clients:

“John DuPré is an absolute star of US trademark law. He provides thorough, pragmatic legal advice that is balanced with business concerns.”

“Susan Glovsky is very responsive and knowledgeable, and she provides sharp advice on filing strategy in the United States.”

“Christopher Albert is a very intelligent lawyer who leaves no stone unturned. He is extremely professional in every matter he handles.”

WTR states, “Giovanna Fessenden-Fairbank focuses on all areas of trademark law, using her rich litigation experience to help clients to strengthen and protect their brands. She successfully manages portfolios on a global scale and brings valuable expertise in digital intellectual property.”

The WTR 1000 list is a prestigious ranking that focuses exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners. WTR’s recognition of Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds reflects the extensive research conducted by the publication. Specifically, WTR states, “We conducted phone interviews and exchanged correspondence over a four-month period with hundreds of lawyers, attorneys, and their clients; we also gathered written submissions from firms detailing their recent activity in the field. Individuals qualify for inclusion in the WTR 1000 upon receiving sufficient positive feedback from market sources with knowledge of their practice and the market within which they operate.”

According to WTR, the listings are “an essential guide in today’s brand-focused economy – as well as highlighting the health of the trademark marketplace.” WTR identifies Gold level individuals as “those that attract the most positive comments from sources.” They are praised as the “best of the best” whose “success often hinges on reputations established over lengthy periods of time, something which enables them to secure the most high-profile, big-ticket work from the most prestigious of clients.”

Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is among New England’s largest law firms dedicated to the practice of intellectual property law. The firm specializes in patents, trademarks, intellectual property litigation, copyrights, licensing, due diligence, opinions, trade secrets, and intellectual property counseling. The firm’s legal staff has extensive scientific and technical expertise in biotechnology, chemistry, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, physics, optics, nanotechnology, and electrical, chemical and mechanical engineering, and evolving combinations of science and technology.