Ballard Spahr LLP
Ballard Spahr LLP is a Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA-based trademark practice with 7,603 USPTO filings on file, 4,300 of which are currently live. The firm has represented 2,079 distinct trademark owners — a mid-breadth client roster at roughly 3.7 marks per client. In TTAB practice, the firm has handled 3,406 proceedings, more often as plaintiff (2,850) than defendant (560). 136 attorneys have appeared at the firm — 22 focused on prosecution, 75 on TTAB matters, 27 working across both areas.
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Eleven years as a CFO, a trademark fight over my own company name, and the tool I wished existed. GleanMark is live.
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