Harris Bricken is pleased to announce that attorney Fred Rocafort was recently elected co-chair of the Florida Bar International Law Section‘s Asia Committee. Additionally, Fred has been appointed to the steering committee for the next edition of iLaw, the International Law section’s premier annual conference, slated for February 16, 2024, in Miami. Fred has also been
Congratulations to Harris Bricken Partner Griffen Thorne for becoming a member of the Washington State Bar Association after recently having been elevated to Partner at Harris Bricken. Now that Griffen is admitted to practice in Washington, he’ll be assisting clients with a wide array of their Washington State corporate transactions and regulatory matters. He will
We are proud to announce five new partners in our litigation, corporate, and regulatory practice groups. Harris Bricken’s New Partners Jihee Ahn (Portland/Los Angeles/Seattle – Partner. Jihee chairs Harris Bricken’s Dispute Resolution/Litigation Practice Group, where she mostly handles complex international and domestic litigation and arbitration disputes. Jihee was recently named as a California Super Lawyer 2023
Harris Bricken International Attorneys Robert Kossick and Fred Rocafort recently presented a CLE webinar with Alt Legal, titled: Of Particular Import Protecting Brands from Infringing Imports. Robert and Fred addressed issues at the intersection of trademark protection and international trade, including how brand owners can record their marks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
We’re pleased to announce that Jihee Ahn has yet again been named a 2023 Super Lawyers California Rising Star. This is the third straight year in which Jihee has achieved a Rising Star award. Last year, Jihee was chosen by Law360 as one of only five Top Attorneys Under 40 in International Arbitration. Super Lawyers is
On Tuesday August 22nd, Harris Bricken International Trade Attorney, Robert Kossick, will be speaking at the Independent Retailers Conference in Las Vegas, NV. This event is put on by Fashiondex as a professional education resource for those in the textile and apparel space. Stop by and pick up some expert tips if you are in the
On July 18, Robert Kossick and I presented a Content Enablers webinar on the administrative protection, clearance, and enforcement of trademark rights in international trade. We did not have time to get to all of the audience questions, but we wanted to make sure we addressed the relevant topics raised by participants. In this post,
WATCH HERE While counterfeiting has been around for as long as genuine goods have been produced, the forces of globalization and technological evolution have increased the scale of the problem in recent years. Several important tools are available to help U.S. brands protect their trademarks in today’s increasingly complex and risky international trade environment. Join
REGISTER HERE Join policymakers, thought leaders, and experienced professionals in the field of intellectual property (IP) for a webinar on IP matters in Southeast Asia and the ASEAN Economic Community. Harris Bricken’s Fred Rocafort, will speak on the topics bulleted below. This free event will feature speakers from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
On June 21, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act’s entry into force, Fred Rocafort and Bob Kossick participated in a Q&A session on the topic. Here are some highlights of that event. The discussion revolves around the critical subject of forced labor and the efforts undertaken by the U.S.
