Andrew Price has spent the last 14 years at Venable with one focus: he helps clients establish, protect and profit from their brands worldwide.
Ranked as one of the leading trademark prosecution and strategy attorneys in Washington, DC, he is noted for a "fantastic global perspective" (WTR 1000, 2012).
Mr. Price was one of the earliest members of Venable's trademark practice, which is now ranked Tier 1 nationally and in Washington, DC (U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms," 2011-2012). As a leading member of that group today, he represents clients of all sizes, from startups and celebrities to nonprofits and multinational corporations.
Mr. Price is known for his strategic counsel, client service, and value. He is distinguished by long relationships with clients for whom he manages large portfolios of trademarks worldwide. Clients recommend him as "an indispensable extension of our in-house legal department" who provides "creative, but well thought out business-minded advice."
As a group, Mr. Price and his colleagues continue to be ranked among the most active in the United States. This year, the group ranks in the top 10 in U.S. trademark registrations issued (Intellectual Property Today, 2011) and in the top 20 in U.S. trademark applications filed (World Trademark Review, 2011).
As an individual, Mr. Price has a high-volume and comprehensive practice. He focuses on searching, registering, licensing, and enforcing all types of trademarks worldwide (e.g., brand names, logos, slogans, trade dress such as product configuration, and non-traditional marks such as motion marks). His practice includes bringing and defending opposition and cancellation actions before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He also works closely with the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Group to bring and defend trademark-related lawsuits, including preliminary injunction motions, in the United States. Abroad Mr. Price oversees a personal network of top foreign lawyers in a full range of trademark work.
Representative Clients
Mr. Price is strategic trademark counsel to Sony Mobile (formerly Sony Ericsson), one of the world's largest providers of mobile phones. During his representation, Sony Ericsson was nominated by World Trademark Review as Media & Telecommunications Team of the Year for three years in a row, winning in 2011. For more than five years, he has managed the client's worldwide trademark portfolio in the role of outside counsel.
He also represents a large number of associations and other nonprofit organizations, working closely with Venable's Nonprofit Organizations Practice Group - one of the country's leading nonprofit groups.
Mr. Price is responsible for nearly 3,000 active trademark applications and registrations, including portfolios of the above clients plus the following, among others:
· one of the world's largest investment companies;
· one of the world's top dance footwear and apparel companies; and
· the world's largest Internet hosting provider.
Significant Matters
In 2012, Mr. Price won a seven-year battle to register a restaurant chain's main brand in the European Community, working with local counsel in the EU to settle three oppositions and dismiss a fourth.
In 2011, Mr. Price represented Arianna Huffington in negotiating intellectual property aspects of the sale of The Huffington Post to AOL. He also worked on clearance, registration, licensing and dispute matters involving a number of well-known entertainment figures and brands.
In 2010, Mr. Price worked with Venable's litigation team to defend a client in a preliminary injunction action in U.S. District Court, resulting in a favorable settlement and dismissal of the action. He also worked with European counsel to win an appeal for Sony Ericsson to register a rare motion mark in the European Community - a win that attracted significant attention.
In 2009, Mr. Price managed the searching of over 500 trademarks, many in more than one country. This set a record for the number of trademark searches performed by the Venable Trademark Group in one year for a single client. He also obtained for Sony Ericsson one of the few U.S. registrations for a sound mark.
In 2008, Mr. Price created a worldwide filing strategy that led to favorable worldwide settlement after a party demanded that a Venable client not launch a flagship brand. Today our client may use and register that brand worldwide.
In 2007, Mr. Price registered the well-known nonprofit brand MENSA in a large number of countries through the Madrid Protocol.
In 2005 and 2006, he stopped Asian and European counterfeits of the world's top-selling dance sneaker - without the need for litigation - by registering the trade dress on an expedited basis and recording the registrations with Customs. He also helped a television/movie celebrity name her nonprofit.
In 2003, he filed one of the first U.S.-based applications under the Madrid system for the international registration of marks.
Activities
Mr. Price is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and attends its annual meetings. He is a member of the Hiring Committee for Venable's Washington, DC office. In 2009, he and a colleague won the firm's Sir Francis Drake Bocce Tournament; and in 2010, they ran the tournament. In his spare time, he is a musician of 25 years.
Industries
Consumer Products and Services
Nonprofit Organizations and Associations
New Media, Media and Entertainment
Memberships
International Trademark Association
Intellectual Property Owners Association
News
April 16, 2012, Venable's trademark group and attorneys recognized by WTR 1000
July 21, 2011, Justin Pierce, Former Global Head of Trademarks & Brand Protection at Sony Ericsson, Rejoins Venable as IP Partner in Washington, DC
February 22, 2011, National Law Journal mentions Andrew Price's work on Huffington Post deal
January 21, 2011, Venable team files complaint on behalf of Sony Ericsson for logo trademark infringement
August 5, 2010, Andrew Price quoted in Wall Street Journal page one story about trademark battles among nonprofits
May 18, 2010, Venable's Trademark Practice Ranked Tops in Washington, DC and Among Top 10 Nationally by Trademark Insider ; Firm Also Places Among National Leaders for Trademark Registrations by Intellectual Property Today
May 10, 2010, Venable ranked among top 20 trademark practices by IP Today
May 6, 2010, Trademark Insider ranks Venable ninth among US trademark firms
May 7, 2009, Venable ranked among top 20 trademark practices by Intellectual Property Today and Trademark Insider
May 7, 2008, Venable ranked among the top 20 U.S. trademark practices by Trademark Insider and Intellectual Property Today
January 23, 2007, Venable LLP Promotes Seventeen to Partner
Honors
Mr. Price is a member of American Mensa, a client he helped represent for several years.
He was privileged to intern with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, widely regarded as the premier public defender office in the country.
He was one of the first recipients of the Congressional Award, which is given in part for public service.
Mr. Price is also listed in Who's Who in America 2012 (published Fall 2011).
Publications
November 1, 2011, Indian Affidavits of Use: A Tool for Effective Trademark Prosecution and Enforcement
Andrew D. Price, Rebecca Liebowitz
INTA Bulletin
September 27, 2011, Protecting and Licensing Nonprofit Trademarks: Key Trademark and Tax Law Issues
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Andrew D. Price, George E. Constantine
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks, Tax and Employee Benefits
September 7, 2011, The "Bet the Company" Moment: Think Trademarks
Justin E. Pierce, Andrew D. Price
IP Buzz
March 10, 2011, Nonprofits: Don't Get Caught Naked (Licensing)
Andrew D. Price
Association Trends (and elsewhere in various forms)
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
October 12, 2010, Co-author, "Worlds Apart? How to Bridge the Gap Between Legal and Marketing Departments"
Andrew D. Price
Corporate Counsel
May 2006, Co-author, Special Rules Apply When Extending Protection to the United States Under the Madrid Protocol
Andrew D. Price
Venable's IP News & Comment
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
May 1, 2006, Protecting Your Intellectual Property Abroad
Michael A. Gollin, Andrew D. Price
Associations Now Supplement
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
November 16, 2004, Trademarks and Domain Names: Some Issues Affecting Contractors in the Federal Government Marketplace
Andrew D. Price
BNA Federal Contracts Report and BNA Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
April 2004, The Madrid Protocol: King of the Road, or Hit the Road, Jack?
Andrew D. Price
Client Times
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
December 2003, Trademark Clearance and Protection
Andrew D. Price
Intellectual Property Today
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
May 2003, The Last Great Trademark
Andrew D. Price
Intellectual Property Today
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
December 1, 2002, Corporate Trademark Portfolios: Ten Steps to Effective Management
Andrew D. Price
Intellectual Property Today
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
December 4, 2001, Missing the Mark: The Proposed FAR Rule on Trademarks Presents Another Roadblock in the Path to Developing a Rational IP Policy
Andrew D. Price
BNA Federal Contracts Report
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
November 21, 1999, So You Want To Be On The Internet ®
Walter R. Calvert, Joshua J. Kaufman, Brian J. O'Connor, Andrew D. Price, Michael A. Sartori, Ph.D., Janet F. Satterthwaite, Melissa Landau Steinman, Damon W.D. Wright
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
Events/Speaking Engagements
Past Events
September 27, 2011, Webcast: "Protecting and Licensing Nonprofit Trademarks: Key Trademark and Tax Law Issues" for the Association of Corporate Counsel's Nonprofit Organizations Committee
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, George E. Constantine, Andrew D. Price
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks, Tax and Employee Benefits
July 13, 2010, Legal Quick Hit: "Trademark Challenges for Nonprofits" for the Association of Corporate Counsel's Nonprofit Organizations Committee
Andrew D. Price, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
May 12, 2009, "Legal Quick Hit: Trademark Law Basics and Pitfalls for Nonprofits" for the Association of Corporate Counsel
Andrew D. Price
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks
December 2007, "International Clearance Strategies and Budgeting" at the INTA International Trademark Basics Forum
Andrew D. Price
March 2004, "Issues in Trademark Law and the Madrid Protocol" for Thomson CompuMark
Andrew D. Price
2003 - 2005, Course faculty, The Government Contract Intellectual Property Institute
Andrew D. Price