Squire Patton Boggs
Firm overview:
Squire Patton Boggs operates a globally integrated IP practice with over 100 specialists across seven time zones, providing comprehensive trademark services to some of the world’s most recognised brands. The firm manages the full brand lifecycle, including trademark clearance, selection, prosecution, enforcement, and portfolio management, with particular strengths in luxury goods, fashion, and technology. Its team handles disputes in federal and state courts, before the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), and through other administrative or arbitration forums, ensuring marks are protected across traditional and digital channels.
The firm also provides strategic IP counselling, guiding clients on brand protection, trade dress, copyright, registered and unregistered designs, and trade secrets. Its attorneys advise on commercial agreements such as licenses, NDAs, IT outsourcing contracts, and media or advertising arrangements. A top choice for trademark matters, Squire Patton Boggs is particularly noted for its anti-counterfeiting practice and multidisciplinary approach to rights protection.
Team overview:
Candice Kwok leads the US Trademark Practice Group and manages global brand portfolios, leveraging her 20+ years of experience. Dual-admitted in California and Singapore, Kwok oversees trademark filing, prosecution, enforcement counselling, and contentious proceedings across multiple jurisdictions. An appreciative client says there is “no one in the world” they would “rather move mountains with” than her.
Building on this expertise in trademark strategy, Philip Zender heads the US Technology Transactions and Copyright groups, bringing over 30 years of experience in IP, trademarks, and commercial transactions. He advises on domestic and international trademark protection, portfolio management, and enforcement, while managing complex technology and IP-related agreements. His practice spans M&A, software licensing, cloud computing, and university and government lab IP licensing, providing strategic guidance for clients in diverse industries.
Key matters:
- Enova: Worldwide portfolio management
The firm manages Enova’s global trademark portfolio, overseeing clearance, prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement activities. Services include contentious proceedings, domain name disputes, UDRP actions, and social media and e-commerce takedowns. Enova, a publicly traded multinational technology and analytics company and one of the largest licensed lenders in the US with a $1.4 billion market cap, benefits from the firm’s strategic guidance in protecting its trademarks against squatters and online infringers.
- OCLC: Worldwide portfolio management
The firm provides full-service trademark portfolio management for OCLC, supporting the global operations of WorldCat, the largest online public access catalogue. Responsibilities include clearance, prosecution, maintenance, and contentious proceedings across multiple jurisdictions. The team ensures consistent protection of the client’s trademarks and goodwill for over 30,000 member libraries in more than 100 countries.
- Zippo Manufacturing Company: Brand enforcement
The firm advises Zippo Manufacturing Company on trademark enforcement and protection, including US Customs matters. Work focuses on safeguarding Zippo’s iconic brand and associated goodwill, and handling ongoing disputes across domestic and international markets.
Clients:
C & J Clark International (Clarks brand footwear), Chuck Norris and related business interests including Top Kick Productions and CForce Water, Enova International and affiliates, OCLC, WW Grainger, Zippo Manufacturing Company
