Phillip L. Kim
Phillip L. Kim is a USPTO correspondent of record based in San Diego, CALIFORNIA, listed on 386 trademark filings (361 currently live). The correspondent has worked across 150 distinct trademark owners — a broad client roster of mostly one-off filings at roughly 2.6 marks per client. In TTAB matters, Phillip L. Kim is attorney of record on 25 contested oppositions and cancellations, more often as plaintiff (21) than defendant (4). The correspondent is associated with IPLA, LLP.
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