Updated Roster of TTAB Administrative Trademark Judges

With the recent departures of Judges Michael B. Adlin, Robert H. Coggins, and Cynthia C. Lynch from the TTAB, the Board’s membership now stands at twenty-four (24) Administrative Trademark Judges. The current roster is set forth below, beginning with Acting Chief Judge Thomas V. Shaw and Acting Deputy Chief Judge Melanye K. Johnson, and then proceeding alphabetically.

Shaw, Thomas V. (Acting Chief Judge): Appointed to TTAB in 2011. Prior Professional Experience: Associate Solicitor at the USPTO; Managing Attorney; Senior Attorney; Trademark Examining Attorney; Education: B.A., George Washington University; J.D., University of Miami School of Law.

Johnson, Melanye K. (Acting Deputy Chief Judge): Appointed to TTAB in 2020. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Detroit, MI; Washington, DC); Corporate Counsel; Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Education: B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.

Allard, Martha B.: Appointed to TTAB in 2021. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Nashville, TN); Education: B.S. University of Kentucky; J.D. cum laude,, Western New England University School of Law.

Bradley, Jessica D.: Appointed to TTAB in 2024. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice; LexisNexis; Education: B.A. summa cum laude, George Washington University; J.D. cum laude, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

Brock, Elizabeth K.: Appointed to TTAB in 2024. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Michigan); Education: B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Wayne State University Law School.

Casagrande, Thomas L.: Appointed to TTAB in 2023. Prior Professional Experience: Law Clerk to Hon. B. Avant Edenfield, Chief U.S. District Judge (S.D. Ga.); Private Practice (Houston, TX; New Haven, CT); Associate Solicitor USPTO; Education: B.A., University of Pennsylvania; J.D. with Honors, University of Connecticut School of Law.

Cohen, Wendy B.: Appointed to TTAB in 2023. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.A, University of Missouri - Columbia; J.D., University of Missouri School of Law.

Dunn, Elizabeth A.: Appointed to TTAB in 2019. Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.A., Boston University; J.D., American University Washington College of Law.

Elgin, Jennifer L.: Appointed to TTAB in 2023. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.S., Cornell University; J.D., Emory University School of Law.

English, Christen M.: Appointed to TTAB in 2019. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.A., Boston College; J.D. Catholic University Columbus School of Law.

Goodman, Cheryl S.: Appointed to TTAB in 2014. Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.A., University of Illinois; J.D., Florida State University College of Law.

Greenbaum, Cindy B.: Appointed to TTAB in 2012. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (New York and Washington, D.C.); Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; TTAB Managing Interlocutory Attorney; Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; J.D., New York University School of Law.

Heasley, David K.: Appointed to TTAB in 2015. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Washington, D.C.); Education: B.A., Johns Hopkins University; J.D., University of Maryland School of Law.

Larkin, Christopher C.: Appointed to TTAB in 2016. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Los Angeles, CA; New York, N.Y.); Education: B.A., Stanford University; J.D., Columbia Law School.

Lavache, Robert: Appointed to TTAB in 2024. Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Legal and Examination Policy Specialist; various other USPTO positions; Education: B.A., University of Miami; J.D., Cornell Law School.

Lebow, Mark: Appointed to TTAB in 2020. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice (Alexandria, Virginia); Education: B.A., Florida Atlantic University; J.D., Hofstra University School of Law; L.L.M. with High Honors, John Marshall Law School.

Lykos, Angela: Appointed to TTAB in 2010. Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private Practice; Education: B.A., M.A., Johns Hopkins University; J.D., Duke University Law School.

Myles, Mary Beth: Appointed to TTAB in 2024. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.A., Bethany College; J.D., Columbia University School of Law.

O'Connor, Catherine Dugan: Appointed to TTAB in 2024. Prior Professional Experience: Law Clerk to Hon. Denny Chen (SDNY); private practice; Education: B.A. cum laude, University of Connecticut; J.D. summa cum laude, St. John's University School of Law.

Pologeorgis, George C.: Appointed to TTAB in 2015. Prior Professional Experience: TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; TTAB Attorney in the Office of Trademark Quality Review and Training; Trademark Examining Attorney; Private Practice; Education: B.A., University of Pennsylvania; J.D., George Washington University National Law Center.

Stanley, Lawrence T., Jr.: Appointed to TTAB in 2024. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education: B.A., Indiana University; J.D. summa cum laude, New England School of Law.

Thurmon, Mark A.: Appointed to TTAB in 2019. Prior Professional Experience: Private Practice; Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Texas School of Law; Assistant Professor of Law, Levin College of Law, University of Florida; Professor of Law, Southern University Law Center, formed Deputy Chief Administrative Trademark Judge; Education: B.S, Louisiana State University; J.D. with High Honors, Duke University School of Law.

Wellington, Thomas W.: Appointed to TTAB in 2007. Prior Professional Experience: TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Trademark Examining Attorney; Private Practice; Education: B.A., University of Maryland at College Park; J.D., American University Washington College of Law.

Zervas, Albert J.: Appointed to TTAB in 2005. Prior Professional Experience: Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Private Practice (New York, NY; Washington, DC); Education: B.A. and J.D., University of Virginia.

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