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Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Recognized as a Top Worldwide Trademark Firm and John L. DuPré Listed as a leading Trademark Practitioner

By: John L. DuPré

Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is pleased to announce that we have been named to the Worldwide Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 listing as one of the top firms for trademark matters. In addition, John L. DuPré, a Principal of Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, was specifically recognized for his outstanding work in the field.

“We are pleased to have been listed as one of the top firms in the world in obtaining and protecting trademarks for our clients,” said DuPré.

The WTR 1000 list is a prestigious ranking that focuses exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners.  The list reflects the opinions of those specifically working in the trademark law field and was compiled from extensive telephone interviews and correspondence with hundreds of lawyers, attorneys and their clients.

Research conducted by WTR covered jurisdictions throughout the world to identify the leading trademark practitioners and their firms.  Firms qualify for a listing based on their depth of expertise, their market presence and the breadth of work for which clients typically rely on them to handle.  In addition to recognizing firms, the WTR listing identifies individuals for expertise in Contentious Trademark Work and for Non-Contentious Trademark Work. DuPré was one of only four individuals in Massachusetts to be listed in both of these categories.

Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds has particular expertise in high-tech areas, such as electronics, biotechnology, software, chemicals, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals, and, thus, has developed a very strong trademark practice to select and protect marks for products and services in these fields. Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds guides clients through the specific issues they encounter as they select, obtain and use marks, in order to avoid conflicts with the rights of other mark owners. Through the firm's experience in performing appropriate searches for marks on a variety of levels and providing clearance opinions, clients can be confident in their adoption and use of new marks.

Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds prepares and prosecutes trademark applications to register marks in the United States Patent & Trademark Office and Worldwide. Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds prides itself in providing cost-effective practices that streamline prosecution time and expenses for clients, including emphasizing the use of electronic filings and telephone interviews with the Examiners. In addition, the firm works with a select group of highly competent foreign associates to obtain registrations for clients in virtually every country throughout the world.  Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds also has substantial experience handling adversarial contentious matters, including oppositions and cancellation proceedings in the U.S. and foreign trademark offices, and infringement litigation in the federal courts.

We are delighted with this recognition of our outstanding trademark practice. Please call John DuPré or your regular attorney at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds to discuss any of your trademark issues.