Seyfarth Shaw adds TM and domains partner in Seattle
Seyfarth Shaw has added trademark partner Matthew Moersfelder to help build its Seattle IP practice.
Moersfelder, who joins from Davis Wright Tremaine where he was most recently a partner, brings 17 years of experience to the firm.
The addition of Moersfelder is a part of Seyfarth’s strategy to develop its IP presence in the Washington city, said Denice Tokunaga, co-managing partner of the firm’s Seattle office.
“Matthew will be a key player in growing our IP practice in Seattle and the Seattle office generally,” continued Tokunaga.
James McGrath, chair of Seyfarth’s litigation department, said Moersfelder’s focus on trademark prosecution and transactions “will mesh quite well with our transactional practices and serve our clients’ needs”.
Moersfelder’s practice areas include trademarks, unfair competition, and copyright law, with an emphasis on protecting and promoting clients’ overall brand, said the firm.
He also counsels on brand-related IP issues, including advertising, maintaining quality control, licensing, and IP acquisition.
His practice additionally covers counselling and management of e-commerce matters, including terms of use and privacy policies for clients’ web presence, domain name registration and application strategies, cybersquatting, effective online branding and preventing unauthorised online use.
In addition to Moersfelder’s counselling work, he represents clients in federal and state court, before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in domain name arbitrations.
Moersfelder said he was “thrilled” to join the firm.
“Seyfarth and its international capabilities will allow me to grow an IP practice for the firm on the West Coast and especially here in Seattle, where Seyfarth has many major clients that will benefit from my wide range of intellectual property capabilities,” said Moersfelder.
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