William B. Patterson
William B. Patterson is a USPTO correspondent of record based in Houston, TEXAS, listed on 1,370 trademark filings (742 currently live). The correspondent has worked across 372 distinct trademark owners — a mid-breadth client roster at roughly 3.7 marks per client. In TTAB matters, William B. Patterson is attorney of record on 37 contested oppositions and cancellations, more often as defendant (21) than plaintiff (16). The correspondent is associated with Patterson & Sheridan, LLP.
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