Griffin M. Barnett focuses his practice on trademark and copyright counseling, enforcement, and prosecution. Griffin assists clients on developing and implementing global brand enforcement programs, handling domain name dispute resolution proceedings, and managing large global trademark portfolios and is knowledgeable in the clearance, prosecution, and maintenance of trademarks worldwide. In addition, he assists clients on intellectual property (IP) rights border enforcement, trademark and copyright licensing and transactions, IP and domain name due diligence, and trademark office disputes.
Griffin handles matters involving the protection of copyright and trademark rights on the internet and in social media and emerging technologies, including web 3.0. He also assists clients in a broad array of other IP-related matters, including addressing IP issues related to corporate transactions and negotiating settlement and licensing agreements.
World Trademark Review 1000 has recognized Griffin as a leading trademark practitioner for prosecution and strategy (Bronze Level, DC Metro Region) since 2021, and Griffin has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America – Ones To Watch for IP in Washington DC since 2023. He is also an active member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), where he is currently a member of the Enforcement Committee and chair of its Coexistence Agreements Working Group. Griffin was previously a member of the INTA Internet Committee, during which time he chaired the ICANN Engagement Subcommittee and before that the ICANN Rights Protection Mechanisms Subcommittee.
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America – Ones to Watch, Intellectual Property Law, Washington DC (2023–2025)
Listed, World Trademark Review 1000, Bronze Level – Prosecution & Strategy – DC Metro Region (2021–2025)
Member, International Trademark Association (INTA):