Rhett Barney

Advising clients on worldwide trademark and copyright protection and enforcement strategies, the selection and clearance of trademarks, and the management of global portfolios. Rhett Barney works with clients to obtain domestic and foreign trademark registrations, handles trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, and negotiates licenses and other intellectual property transactions.

Rhett is the firm's Trademark Practice Group Lead and is heavily involved in brand counseling and strategic advising, and he works with clients to develop company-wide intellectual property policies and procedures and trademark and copyright use guidelines. Rhett has litigated and enforced trademark and copyright matters for clients in U.S. District and Appellate courts, and when appropriate, he works with domestic and international Customs and Border Protection officials on anti-counterfeiting measures. Rhett has experience in online enforcement including uniform domain-name dispute-resolution policy (UDRP) proceedings; and domestic and international anti-counterfeiting working including working with Customs officials and IPR Center representatives.

Additionally, Rhett has counselled clients through complex commercial and licensing transactions involving trademarks and entire trademark portfolios. He is comfortable working with clients across all industries, and he has expertise working with clients in complex emerging technologies.

Rhett is a frequent speaker and presenter on trademark, copyright, and branding topics and has appeared as a legal analyst for MSNBC and has been a guest lecturer at Gonzaga School of Law and Gonzaga Business School, the Art Institute of Portland, and Uppsala University in Sweden.

Rhett previously worked with the Coalition to Advance the Protection of Sports logos (“CAPS”) doing trademark/copyright enforcement and anti-counterfeiting work, including working to create strategic initiatives with industry partners and law enforcement. He has trained state and federal officials in the U.S. and internationally on identification of counterfeit products and intellectual property enforcement best practices. Rhett is a board member for Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE). Rhett is fluent in Portuguese and conversational in Spanish.
Rhett received his Juris Doctor at the Gonzaga University School of Law. He also has a Master of Business Administration from Washington State University. 
 

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