Thad Chaloemtiarana

Thad concentrates his practice on litigation and counseling in the areas of trademark and unfair competition law, copyright law and information technology law. His experience includes both federal court litigation and transaction work, including negotiation and licensing of all kinds of intellectual property rights. He manages, prosecutes and enforces the worldwide trademark portfolios for several international companies.

Thad has litigated cases involving trademark and trade dress infringement, counterfeiting, false advertising and unfair competition, dilution, unauthorized importation of grey market goods, copyright infringement, breach of contract, and domain name cybersquatting. He also has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating many types of transactions, including technology development, integration and licensing agreements; website development and hosting agreements; on-line content and branding agreements; and trademark license, manufacturing and distribution agreements.

Thad was appointed to the Trademark Public Advisory Committee of United States Patent and Trademark Office in January 2023. From 2022-2023, Thad served as Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Law – one of the largest intellectual property associations in the world. In his prior positions as Immediate Past Chair, Chair, Chair Elect, Vice Chair, Membership Officer and a member of Council, Thad was responsible for establishing the public policies and positions of the Section. For many years, Thad also served as an Adjunct Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Northwestern University School of Law, where he taught a class on Trademarks and Unfair Competition Law.