Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Updated Roster of TTAB Administrative Trademark Judges

The appointment of five Administrative Trademark Judges this year brings the membership of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to twenty-three (23). Set out below is the current list of Administrative Trademark Judges, beginning with Chief Judge Gerard F. Rogers and then proceeding alphabetically.


Rogers, Gerard F., Chief Judge: Appointed to TTAB in 1999; Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks; TTAB Staff Attorney; Education: B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst; J.D. magna cum laude, New England School of Law.

Adlin, Michael B.: Appointed to TTAB in 2012; Prior Professional Experience: TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; USPTO Office of External Affairs; Private Practice; Education: B.A., Duke University, J.D., Boston University School of Law.

Bergsman, Marc A.: Appointed to TTAB in 2006; Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; Trademark Managing Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private Practice (Washington, D.C.); Education: B.A., Miami University of Ohio; J.D., Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University.

Bucher, David E.: Appointed to TTAB in 1998; Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; Senior Examining Attorney; Legislative Assistant, Office of U.S. Senator Paul Simon; Director, Trademark Examining Organization; Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks; Education: B.A., Eastern Mennonite University; J.D., George Washington University.

Cataldo, Peter W.: Appointed to TTAB in 2006; Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.A., Canisius College; J.D., Albany Law School.

Gorowitz, Francie R.: Appointed to TTAB in 2012; Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Los Angeles); Trademark Examining Attorney; Education: B.A., State University of New York at Cortland; J.D., Albany Law School.

Greenbaum, Cindy B.: Appointed to TTAB in 2012; Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (New York and Washington, D.C.); Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; TTAB Managing Interlocutory Attorney (2006-2011); Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; J.D., New York University School of Law.

Grendel, Charles M.: Appointed to TTAB in 1999; Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Oregon); Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.A., Stanford University; J.D., University of Oregon School of Law.

Hightower, Susan J.: Appointed to TTAB in 2012; Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Austin, Texas); Education: B.A., Austin College; M.A., University of Texas; J.D., Stanford Law School.

Holtzman, Terry E.: Appointed to TTAB in 1999; Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.A. with honors, American University; J.D., George Mason University.

Kuczma, Linda A.: Appointed to TTAB in 2011; Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Chicago, Ill.): Education: B.S., St. Mary's University; J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

Kuhlke, Karen: Appointed to TTAB in 2005; Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private Practice (Washington, D.C.); Education: B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Columbia University; J.D., Georgetown University.

Lykos, Angela: Appointed to TTAB in 2010; Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private Practice; Education: B.A., M.A., Johns Hopkins University; J.D., Duke University Law School.

Masiello, Anthony R.: Appointed to TTAB in 2012; Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.); Education: Harvard College; J.D., Harvard Law School.

Mermelstein, David: Appointed to TTAB in 2006: Prior Professional Experience: TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; TTAB Supervisory Interlocutory Attorney; Trademark Examining Attorney. Education: B.A., New College, Hofstra University; J.D., American University.

Quinn, T. Jeffrey: Appointed to TTAB in 1988; Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.A., Tulane University; J.D., Tulane University School of Law.

Ritchie, Lorelei: Appointed to TTAB in 2008; Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice; Arbitrator and judge pro tem, Orange and Los Angeles counties, California; Intellectual Property Manager, UCLA; Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles; Assistant Professor, Florida State University School of Law; Education: A.B., Stanford University; J.D., Columbia University.

Seeherman, Ellen J.: Appointed to TTAB in 1987; Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (New York, NY); Trademark Examining Attorney; Staff Assistant, Special Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks; Education: A.B., Brandeis University; J.D., New York University School of Law.

Shaw, Thomas: Appointed to TTAB in 2011; Prior Professional Experience: Associate Solicitor at the USPTO; Managing Attorney; Senior Attorney; Trademark Examining Attorney; Education; B.A., George Washington University; J.D., University of Miami School of Law.

Taylor, Jyll: Appointed to TTAB in 2006; Prior Professional Experience: TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Trademark Examining Attorney; Education: B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.D., Howard University School of Law.

Wellington, Thomas W.: Appointed to TTAB in 2007; Prior Professional Experience: TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Trademark Examining Attorney; Private Practice; Education: B.A., University of Maryland at College Park; J.D., American University Washington College of Law.

Wolfson, Frances S.: Appointed to TTAB in 2010; Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private Practice; Education: B.A., University of California - Santa Barbara; J.D., U.C.L.A.

Zervas, Albert: Appointed to TTAB in 2005; Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private Practice (New York and Washington, D.C.); Education: B.A. and J.D., University of Virginia.

Text Copyright John L. Welch 2012.

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