The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) is an administrative tribunal within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The TTAB is empowered to determine the right to register a trademark. It has no authority to determine the right to use one, nor broader questions of infringement, unfair competition, damages or injunctive relief. The TTAB decides ex parte appeals from decisions by USPTO Examiners denying registration of marks, and inter partes proceedings challenging the registration of marks. Decisions of the TTAB may be appealed to a United States district court, or to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Practices and procedures for litigating before the TTAB are governed by the Trademark Rules of Practice and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP) is an important guide to practice before the TTAB.

Judges of the TTAB

The Administrative Trademark Judges of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) are appointed by the United States Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property. Each appeal and adversarial proceeding is heard and decided by at least three judges of the TTAB. There are currently twenty-eight judges sitting at the TTAB (as of August 2023), as follows:

JudgeAppointedPrior professional experienceEducation
Gerard F. Rogers (Chief Judge)1999Trademark Examining Attorney, 1987–90; Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks, 1990–92; TTAB Staff Attorney, 1992–99B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst; J.D. magna cum laude, New England School of Law
Michael B. Adlin2012Private Practice; USPTO Office of External Affairs; TTAB Interlocutory AttorneyB.A., Duke University; J.D., Boston University School of Law
Martha B. Allard2021Private Practice (Nashville, TN)B.S., University of Kentucky; J.D. cum laude, Western New England University School of Law
Marc A. Bergsman2006Trademark Examining Attorney; Trademark Managing Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private Practice (Washington, DC)B.A., Miami University; J.D. Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
Thomas L. Casagrande2023Private Practice (Houston, TX; New Haven, CT); Associate Solicitor USPTOB.A., University of Pennsylvania; J.D. with Honors, University of Connecticut School of Law
Peter W. Cataldo2006Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory AttorneyB.A., Canisius College; J.D., Albany Law School
Robert H. Coggins2016Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory AttorneyB.S., Davidson College; J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law
Wendy B. Cohen2023Private Practice; TTAB Interlocutory AttorneyB.A., University of Missouri - Columbia; J.D., University of Missouri School of Law
Elizabeth A. Dunn2019Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory AttorneyB.A., Boston University; J.D., American University Washington College of Law
Jennifer L. Elgin2023Private Practice; TTAB Interlocutory AttorneyB.S., Cornell University; J.D., Emory University School of Law
Christen M. English2019Private Practice; TTAB Interlocutory AttorneyB.A., Boston College; J.D., Columbus School of Law
Cheryl S. Goodman2014Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory AttorneyB.A., University of Illinois; J.D., Florida State University College of Law
Cindy B. Greenbaum2012Private Practice (New York, NY; Washington, DC); Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; TTAB Managing Interlocutory AttorneyWharton School, University of Pennsylvania; J.D., New York University School of Law
David K. Heasley2015Private Practice (Washington, DC)B.A., Johns Hopkins University; J.D., University of Maryland School of Law
Jonathan Hudis2019Private Practice (Washington, DC; Alexandria, VA)B.A., State University of New York at Albany; J.D., Brooklyn Law School
Melanye K. Johnson2020Private Practice (Detroit, MI; Washington, DC); Corporate Counsel; Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Karen S. Kuhlke2005Private Practice (Washington, DC); Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory AttorneyB.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Columbia University; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Christopher C. Larkin2016Private Practice (Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY);B.A., Stanford University; J.D., Columbia Law School
Mark Lebow2020Private Practice (Alexandria, VA)B.A., Florida Atlantic University; J.D., Hofstra University School of Law; LL.M. with high honors, John Marshall Law School
Angela Lykos2010Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private PracticeB.A., M.A., Johns Hopkins University; J.D., Duke University Law School
Cynthia C. Lynch2015Private Practice; Attorney-Advisor at the International Trade Commission; USPTO Assistant Solicitor: USPTO Administrator for Trademark Policy and ProcedureB.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
George C. Pologeorgis2015TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; TTAB Attorney in the Office of Trademark Quality Review and Training; Trademark Examining Attorney; Private PracticeB.A. University of Pennsylvania; J.D., George Washington University National Law Center
Thomas V. Shaw2011USPTO Associate Solicitor; Trademark Managing Attorney; Trademark Senior Attorney; Trademark Examining AttorneyB.A., The George Washington University; J.D., University of Miami School of Law
Jyll S. Taylor2006TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Trademark Examining AttorneyB.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.D., Howard University School of Law
Mark A. Thurmon2019Private practice; adjunct professor of law, University of Texas School of Law; assistant professor of law, Levin College of Law; professor of law, Southern University Law Center; former Deputy Chief Administrative Trademark JudgeB.S, Louisiana State University; J.D. with high honors, Duke University School of Law
Thomas W. Wellington2007TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Trademark Examining Attorney; Private PracticeB.A., University of Maryland at College Park; J.D., American University Washington College of Law
Frances S. Wolfson2010Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private PracticeB.A., U.C. Santa Barbara; J.D., U.C.L.A.
Albert J. Zervas2005Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private Practice (New York, NY; Washington, DC)B.A. and J.D., University of Virginia

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