R. Peter Spies
R. Peter Spies is a USPTO correspondent of record based in Chicago, ILLINOIS, listed on 1,219 trademark filings (887 currently live). The correspondent has worked across 773 distinct trademark owners — a broad client roster of mostly one-off filings at roughly 1.6 marks per client. In TTAB matters, R. Peter Spies is attorney of record on 32 contested oppositions and cancellations, more often as plaintiff (17) than defendant (15). The correspondent is associated with DINEFF TRADEMARK LAW LIMITED.
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