Rebecca Lessard
Counsel
Becky partners with clients in establishing, protecting, and enforcing their trademarks throughout the world.
Becky has extensive experience in managing and developing clients’ global trademark portfolios, negotiating and preparing coexistence and settlement agreements, conducting and reviewing trademark availability searches, and advising clients on the adoption, use, registration, and enforcement of their trademarks domestically and internationally. Becky also regularly represents clients in complex opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Becky is well-versed in the intellectual property needs of all business types, from start-ups to large corporations. As a result, she is nimble at developing IP strategies for all types of businesses.
Before joining Verrill, Becky worked for several years at boutique intellectual property firms in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., where she developed her strong practice in trademark law. In a former life, Becky worked in the publishing world as an editor.
Born and raised in South Florida, Becky made her way north to Scarborough, Maine, where she lives with her husband and two daughters. When she’s not working, Becky enjoys spending time with family, running, lifting weights, and baking.
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