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Williams Mullen

Intellectual Property

USA Guide 2026 : Virginia: Southern

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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.

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Intellectual Property - Virginia: Southern

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Williams Mullen offers the full range of IP services, with particular expertise in the technology and life sciences arenas. It regularly works on contentious and noncontentious matters relating to patents, trademarks and copyright, including major infringement claims. The team assists with the procurement, registration and enforcement of intellectual property rights, often in the context of substantial IP portfolios.
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Strengths

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  • Thei team consistently blends deep subject‑matter expertise with practical, business‑forward judgment. It understands our industry’s operational realities and risk profile.

    Intellectual Property respondentUSA

  • They are excellent and, most importantly, reliable.

    Intellectual Property respondentUSA

  • They are solid and dependable, helping us think though our transactions.

    Intellectual Property respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Edward T White
    Edward T White

    Edward T White

    Edward White is recognized for his considerable experience handling the creation and enforcement of trademarks, as well as advising clients on brand management and dispute resolution. He represents a broad spread of clients in sectors such as retail, energy and financial services.
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  • Thomas F Bergert
    Thomas F Bergert

    Thomas F Bergert

    Thomas Bergert regularly represents technology and security companies. He is a skilled patent prosecutor and also advises on the management of large trademark portfolios.

    • Tom consistently delivers clear, business‑oriented trademark clearance analyses that weigh federal, state, and common‑law risks and translate them into practical recommendations.

      Intellectual Property respondentUSA
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  • Janet Cho
    Janet Cho

    Janet Cho

    Janet Cho has experience in a variety of trademark matters such as clearance, portfolio management and disputes.

    • Janet is a very strong attorney.

      Intellectual Property respondentUSA
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