Barth X. deRosa

Senior Counsel-Trademarks

Education

• George Washington University, B.A., Environmental Studies, 1978
• University of Georgia Law School, J.D., 1982

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Professional Associations

• Member – International Trademark Association, 1982 to present

Publications

• Editor, Trademark Report, International Trademark Association, 2004-2008

Biography

Barth deRosa is Senior Counsel of Trademarks in the Firm.  He has been engaged in the private practice of intellectual property and general business law for over 42 years, with a primary focus on federal practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). He has prosecuted over 3,000 trademarks to registration and over 400 trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the TTAB.

Over the course of his career, he has instituted approximately 50 federal court actions involving claims for trademark infringement, false advertising, unfair competition, dilution, copyright infringement, trade dress infringement, patent infringement, trade name infringement, and for trade secret and anti-counterfeiting violations. Other actions have involved claims for invasions of both the rights to privacy and publicity, as well as claims that involved the intentional interference with known contractual rights, non-compete agreements, and anti-cybersquatting.

His appellate experience has included appeals to both the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. At present, Mr. deRosa is admitted to the District of Columbia and limits his practice before federal agencies and departments.