W. Scott Brown
Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002
Scott’s principal area of practice is trademarks. He maintains large and small, domestic and international, trademark portfolios for many clients in various industries. In addition to prosecuting trademark applications, he also handles all forms of trademark-related disputes before the USPTO, in the courts, and before arbitration panels. Scott counsels clients in all areas of intellectual property, including transactional matters involving the transfer of intellectual property, the proper use of copyrighted materials (and regarding other copyright-related matters), and general patents.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Scott worked for nearly a decade as an engineer for a major chemical manufacturer.
Experience Highlights
(W.D. Tex.) – Obtained a permanent injunction on behalf of a Texas brewing company in a trademark infringement lawsuit against a California-based company
(N.D. Tex.) — Represented a sunscreen and skin care products company in a claim for declaratory relief regarding alleged trade dress infringement; successfully defended a motion for temporary injunction followed by a prompt favorable settlement
Counsel a sunscreen and skin care products company specializing in sunscreen regarding protection and registration of domestic and international trademark rights
Counsel Texas’ first and oldest legal distillery company, producer of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, regarding protection and registration of domestic and international trademark rights
(N.D. Tex.) — Represented a wireless communications provider with its own wireless network in a trademark dilution, trademark infringement, and DMCA exemption case; prevailed in rulings on motion for summary judgment that led to favorable settlement
(S.D. Tex.); (TTAB) — Successfully handled a trademark case to enforce our client’s rights in a mark for use in connection with offshore oil equipment and services; after suit was filed, the other side quickly agreed to our client’s demands regarding ownership and use of the mark; we obtained injunction as part of the settlement, and successfully petitioned the Trademark Office to reinstate our client’s trademark registration
(S.D. Tex.) — Represented a specialty foods manufacturer in a trademark opposition case and dilution case; prevailed in the opposition proceeding and obtained the trademark registration
Counsel a Texas Hill Country brewing company regarding protection and registration of domestic trademark rights
(C.D. Cal.) — Represented defendant, a biotechnology company specializing in the production of algae in a false designation and trademark infringement case; negotiated a prompt and favorable settlement
Counsel a leading international partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms regarding protection and registration of domestic trademark rights
Counsel an asset management company regarding protection and registration of domestic and international trademark rights
Counsel a Texas comic book company regarding protection and registration of domestic trademark rights
Counsel a major nutritional and supplement food company regarding protection and registration of domestic and international trademark rights
Credentials
- South Texas College of Law J.D., magna cum laude, 1987
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1976
- Process engineer and operations manager: Diamond Shamrock Chemical Company
- WTR1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, Trademark: Prosecution and Strategy, Texas, 2015−2020
- Member: Houston Bar Association, Houston Intellectual Property Law Association, International Trademark Association
- Texas
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- “Taking Offense: Supreme Court Strikes Lanham Act’s Prohibition of ‘Disparaging’ Trademarks,” V&E IP Insights, June 28, 2017 (co-author)