Theresa Wang

Practice Areas

Theresa Wang is a nationally recognized intellectual property attorney with over 15 years of experience in IP and general litigation. Known for her deep knowledge of software and technology, she helps clients navigate complex copyright and trademark matters with clarity, efficiency, and long-term strategic value.

Theresa’s practice focuses on copyright and trademark disputes, licensing, and the procurement of domestic and international trademarks. She frequently appears before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and in federal and state courts across the country. With extensive experience in the software industry, she advises software asset management teams on license enforcement, compliance, and the protection of high-value copyrights, supporting clients on the advisory side, but also with dispute resolution, from initial engagement through litigation.

Clients value Theresa’s ability to build strong, transparent relationships with in-house legal teams. She is skilled at developing streamlined IP management and enforcement processes that offer clear oversight of IP portfolios and greater predictability in legal spend. Her approach emphasizes long-term strategies that protect and maximize the value of intellectual property assets.

In addition to her legal practice, Theresa serves as Stokes Lawrence's managing shareholder.

Professional Memberships

King County Bar Association

- Board of Trustees Executive Committee, Treasurer

- Intellectual Property Section, Past Chair

ACLU of Washington

- Board of Directors, 2017-2023

- Cooperating attorney on matters involving First, Fourth, and Sixth Amendment rights

Seattle Intellectual Property American Inn of Court

Asian Bar Association of Washington

International Trademark Association

Publications

“How I Made Law Firm Leadership,” Law.com (May 2025)

“How to Stop the Misuse of Plant Variety Names: Legal Options Explained,” StokesLaw Brief (Apr. 2025)

“Using a ‘Very Long Runway,’ Midsize Seattle Law Firm Spent Three Years on Succession Planning,” Law.com, quoted (Feb. 2025)

“Admissibility of E-mail and Internet Evidence,” Lorman Education Services CLE (Oct. 2016)

“Protection of Product Shapes,” Washington State Bar Association, IP Essentials for the Business Lawyer: Know Enough Not to be Dangerous (Sept. 2016)

“Myriad Genetics and the Work of Barbara Brenner,” and a reading from So Much To Be Done, ACLU of Washington (June 2016)

“Lighten Up, It’s Just Fashion: Intellectual Property Rights in Apparel and Accessories,” King County Bar Association CLE (Dec. 2015)

“Representing Your Client in Federal Court,” National Business Institute Seminar (Oct. 2015)

“Mastering the Deposition: A Critical Skills Program,” Pincus Professional Education (Sept. 2014, June 2016)

Roundtable on World Portfolio Management, International Trademark Association (June 2013)

“Trading the People’s Homes for the People’s Olympics: The Property Regime in China,” 15 PAC. RIM L. & POL’Y J. 599 (2006)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Washington

U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington

Languages Spoken

Conversational Mandarin

Experience

Intellectual Property

- Represents international software companies in license and copyright enforcement actions in over a dozen federal and state courts, as lead or co-counsel.

- Represents businesses in contested proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

- Advise businesses regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights, trademark prosecution, international trademark portfolio strategy and management, copyright protections, and other related issues.

- Advises clients in various industries regarding disputes involving intellectual property and licensing that arise with customers and competitors, and assists in weighing options for resolution, short of litigation.

IP Litigation

- Represents a preeminent owner of brands for agricultural products alleging trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false designation of origin claims before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

- Represented an online retailer defending against claims of trademark infringement, counterfeiting and false designation of origin before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Claims resolved through settlement.

- Represented a software company alleging breach of contract, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and copyright infringement claims before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Claims resolved through settlement.

- Represented software company alleging breach of contract and copyright infringement claims before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Claims resolved through settlement.

- Represented software company alleging breach of contract claims before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Claims resolved through settlement.

- Represented software company alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract claims before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Claims resolved through settlement.

- Represented online clothing retailer defending against claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Obtained judgment in favor of client on all claims following a bench trial.

- Represented software company alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract claims before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Claims resolved through settlement.

Education

Awards