Farah Bhatti is a Shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Farah focuses her practice on all aspects of trademark prosecution including advising, counseling, and securing trademark protection for clients, with an emphasis on the worldwide selection and enforcement of trademarks. She also works closely with clients in formulating their domestic and international trademark protection and registration strategies. Farah navigates the complexities of issues within the areas of registration and enforcement without difficulty, drawing on experience in private practice as well as her previous position as a trademark examining attorney at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). While there, she examined more than 2,000 trademark applications and represented the USPTO before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Farah also has extensive experience in the enforcement of Internet and domain names, through the implementation of strategies ranging from cease and desist letters, Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaints, individual website complaint procedures, and even trademark litigation under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). Farah has been successful in obtaining substantial statutory damages and attorneys’ fees on behalf of clients under the ACPA.

Farah frequently speaks on the topic of trademark protection at seminars, including those geared toward the fashion industry. Recently, Farah was appointed by INTA to the Internet Committee.