Intellectual Property

Williams Mullen’s Intellectual Property Section is recognized for its strategic, full-service approach to managing and protecting IP assets in the U.S. and globally. The team advises clients across the full IP lifecycle, including brand management, copyright protection, patent portfolio development, licensing, enforcement, and IP-related transactional support. We manage expansive domestic and international portfolios comprising thousands of trademarks and patents and hundreds of copyrights across more than 100 countries.

Our attorneys regularly appear before the USPTO, TTAB, and PTAB, with over 200 trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings handled in the last five years, alongside numerous Inter Partes and Post Grant Review matters. The group is experienced in high-stakes litigation before federal district and appellate courts nationwide, and integrates closely with the firm’s corporate and transactional teams to support IP-intensive deals involving mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and restructurings. Clients span a broad range of industries, including financial services, technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, retail, gaming, life sciences, and manufacturing.

Clients value our deep industry knowledge, practical business alignment, and our ability to manage IP as a strategic asset on a global scale.