also known as W. West Allen
Mr. Allen is a partner at Howard & Howard PLLC. Mr. Allen’s practice focuses on intellectual property and all related federal litigation. He has extensive experience resolving intellectual property disputes concerning trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade dress, trade secrets, domain names, rights of publicity, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices or other business claims, as well as Constitutional law issues. Mr. Allen also represents clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His clients have included numerous publicly traded media, financial, consumer electronic, transportation, telecommunications, and entertainment corporations, as well as multinational resorts, banks, manufacturing and real estate development companies.
Mr. Allen has extensive experience representing clients in disputes involving temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, especially those involving foreign companies at international trade shows. Mr. Allen is an effective advocate in all forms of litigation, mediation and arbitration, where his representation has produced outstanding results for his clients involving various areas of intellectual property law and Constitutional law. Mr. Allen also provides general intellectual property law counseling; trademark and copyright prosecution, clearance, and licensing; as well as general business dispute resolution and mediation services.
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Acquired: 1995
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3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1000, Las Vegas, NV, 89169
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2016
President's Award, Federal Bar Association
N/A
AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2016 - Present
Partner, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
2003 - 2016
Partner, Lewis and Roca LLP
2001 - 2003
Intellectual Property Attorney, Quirk & Tratos, now Greenberg Traurig, LLP
1996 - 2001
Intellectual Property and Commerical Litigation Attorney, Hale Lane, now Holland & Hart, LLP
1995 - 1996
Judicial Law Clerk, United States District Court - District of Nevada
2009 - Present
Federal Bar AssociationNational Board of Directors
2007 - Present
Federal Bar Association, Government Relations CommitteeCommittee Member and Chair
2007 - 2013
Federal Bar AssociationVice President for the Ninth Circuit -- CVP Chair
2006 - 2007
Federal Bar Association, National Nominations and Elections CommitteeMember
2006 - 2016
Civil Rules Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on the Local Rules of Practice for NevadaCommittee Member
2005 - 2007
Federal Bar Association, Constitution and Rules CommitteeMember
2004 - 2005
State Bar of Nevada, Intellectual Property Law SectionCo-Founder and First Elected Chairman
2001 - 2007
Federal Bar AssociationNational Council
2000 - 2001
Federal Bar Association (Nevada Chapter)President
1995
JD - Juris Doctor
1991
BS - Bachelor of Science
2010
Presenter, “Intellectual Property Year in Review: Developments of 2010
2007
A Patent Primer: Patent Litigation 2007-2008 Case Law Update
2005
Clearing Intellectual Property in Advertising and Marketing
2004
What Every Business Needs to Know About Copyrights
2004
How Ignoring Patents Can Destroy Your Business
2011
2005
2005
2004
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