We are pleased to announce that Blair Barbieri has been elected to the Hovey Williams partnership. She joined the firm as an Associate in 2015, and was promoted to Partner, effective January 1, 2022. “Blair provides a unique blend of negotiating, transactional, and litigation skills that greatly enhances our client service,” said Joan Optican Herman, Partner. “We are delighted to welcome Blair to the partnership and applaud her well-deserved achievement.”

Blair concentrates her practice on trademark and copyright issues that span from prosecution to enforcement. She assists clients in securing and protecting their intellectual property, whether it be through procuring a federal trademark or copyright registration or enforcing their proprietary rights against infringers. She works with individuals and businesses in connection with federal litigation matters, global domain name disputes, contractual and licensing matters, and general issues involving trademark and copyright infringement and unfair competition claims. She has extensive experience in local and federal courts and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Blair was awarded her J.D., cum laude, from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, where she was an Intellectual Property Research Assistant and the National Champion in the Transactional Lawyering Skills in Intellectual Property Competition. She earned her bachelor’s degree summa cum laude, from Baker University.

A world leader in intellectual property protection, Hovey Williams LLP has a 90-year track record of protecting our clients’ patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property in virtually every major business sector. We assist clients locally, nationally, and internationally with the full range of intellectual property issues. We represent established companies, startups, and individual inventors across a wide range of industries. You Create. We Protect.