Introduction

Patchen advises clients on trademark enforcement matters worldwide, including dispute resolution and administrative actions.

Patchen M. Haggerty manages global trademark portfolios and trademark and internet enforcement and takedown programs for market-leading companies worldwide. She manages trademark opposition, cancellation proceedings, and trademark application appeals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, as well as in Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy proceedings. She also counsels clients on complex legal and business matters related to trademark, trade dress, copyright, domain name, and IP due diligence. Patchen's transactional experience includes assisting clients in the protection, development, commercialization, licensing, assignment, and sale of IP rights and assets. 

Patchen's experience extends across numerous industry sectors, including retail and consumer products; software, software as a service, and mobile application providers; video, mobile, casual, social, and console games; augmented and virtual reality; financial services; social media platforms; blockchain technology; digital currency; medical devices; wineries; and pet food and supplies. 

Patchen often presents and writes on emerging issues in trademark, copyright, and IP legal protections.  

Education & credentials

  • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D., Order of the Barristers, Member, Indiana International and Comparative Law Review, 2000
  • Purdue University, B.A., Mass Communication/Journalism, with honors, 1997
  • Washington
  • Oregon
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Professional recognition

  • Recognized in the World Trademark Review 1000—The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, 2012-2022, 2024 Washington (Gold)

  • Recognized by Managing IP as an IP Star, 2024

  • Named Best Lawyers’ Seattle "Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year," 2018, 2026

  • Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine as a "Super Lawyer," 2016-2022

  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Trademark Law, 2016-2026

  • Listed as a Recognized Practitioner by Chambers USA, Washington: Intellectual Property, 2016

  • Nominated for the North America Awards for Outstanding Individual in Washington State by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine, 2014

  • Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine, 2009-2011, 2014-2015

  • Recognized as an “IP Star” by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine in the 2013 IP Handbook 

  • Ranked as a leading Intellectual Property lawyer by Chambers USA, 2010-2011

Impact

  • International Trademark Association, Enforcement Committee Member
  • Washington State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Executive Committee
  • Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Executive Leadership Program, 2016
  • Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association (MAMA) Seattle, Board of Directors
  • American Bar Association, Intellectual Property; Science & Technology Law Sections; Forum on Communications Law, Member
  • Oregon State Bar, Intellectual Property; International Law; Computer & Internet Law Sections, Member