Our Attorneys
JOSH GERBEN
Firm Founder & Principal
Josh Gerben, Esq. is the founder and principal of Gerben Perrott, PLLC. In 2008, Mr. Gerben started the firm to provide high-quality trademark services at reasonable prices. Today, he is recognized by the World Trademark Review as a top trademark filer, having registered over 5,500 trademarks.
ERIC PERROTT
Partner
Eric J. Perrott, Esq. is a trademark and copyright attorney with Gerben Perrott, PLLC. Eric utilizes his advanced knowledge of technology to better provide industry-specific trademark and copyright advice. Having worked at a large global intellectual property firm before joining Gerben Perrott PLLC, Eric provides big firm know-how at a fraction of what big firms charge.
CHRISTIAN SADO
Senior Counsel
Christian Sado is a trademark and copyright attorney with Gerben Perrott, PLLC. In over a decade of practice, almost exclusively in the areas of trademark and copyright, he has helped a wide variety of clients, ranging from entrepreneurs to multinational corporations known as global leaders in their industries.
DIONNE HEARD
Senior Counsel
Dionne Heard is a trademark and copyright attorney with Gerben Perrott, PLLC. Dionne focuses her practice on foreign and domestic trademark counseling, prosecution, clearance, and enforcement as well as copyright registration, enforcement and litigation. Dionne also has experience in cyber security, data security, unfair competition and licensing.
BENJAMIN HANRAHAN
Of Counsel
Benjamin Hanrahan, Esq. is a Registered Patent attorney, Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by the Florida Bar, and recognized by Super Lawyers.
Our Law Clerks
SOPHIE EDBROOKE
Law Clerk
Sophie Edbrooke is one of Gerben Perrott, PLLC’s law clerks and a rising 3L at American University Washington College of Law. She will join the firm as an associate in the Fall of 2021. Sophie is heavily involved with the firm’s trademark prosecution and brand protection matters. She is also particularly interested in the management and enforcement of large organizations’ vast trademark portfolios.
CAMERON RUFFIN
Law Clerk
Our Staff
STEVE GERBEN
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Steve Gerben is the chief paralegal of Gerben Perrott, PLLC and leads the firm’s trademark search and clearance department. Steve has managed thousands of trademark search requests, and, is the master of finding a needle in the haystack.
MADISON SMITH
Trademark Paralegal
Madison Smith is a certified paralegal who assists the firm’s trademark attorneys. She is also the friendly voice you will hear on the phone if you are running too close to a deadline. Madison supports the attorneys to provide cost-effective and efficient solutions to clients’ legal issues.
RACHAEL PROTOS
Lead Office Administrator
Rachael Protos is the lead office administrator and legal project manager for Gerben Perrott, PLLC. Rachael uses her project management experience to ensure that both clients and attorneys are able to focus on the legal matter and analysis while not worrying about the complex systems holding it all together.
TESSA BRANDSEMA
Trademark Paralegal
Tessa Brandsema is a paralegal who supports the firm’s trademark attorneys. She focuses her work on ensuring client trademark requests are promptly delivered to the firm’s attorneys for review and action. Tessa also assists our trademark attorneys with the process of preparing and filing trademark applications with the USPTO.
TOBYN DICKINSON
Trademark Paralegal
Tobyn Dickinson is a certified paralegal who assists the firm with preparing and filing trademark applications with the USPTO. Prior to her employment with Gerben Perrott, PLLC, she assisted a law firm who specialized in civil rights cases, family law, medical malpractice and personal injury.
GRACE MAHONEY
Digital Marketing Director
KOREY KASHMER
Search Marketing Manager
Korey Kashmer manages the firm’s digital presence. With over 15 years of professional digital marketing experience, he is responsible for Gerben Perrott, PLLC’s digital marketing and SEO efforts. His work with the firm has resulted in creating a highly visible and accessible website for the firm’s clients.
About the Firm
Founded in 2008, Gerben Perrott PLLC is a boutique Washington DC based trademark and copyright law firm. The firm currently serves clients in all 50 states and from over 30 countries around the world. Founder Josh Gerben opened the firm with the goal of providing big-firm quality legal services to businesses and individuals at affordable prices. In furtherance of this goal, the firm has obtained more than 5,500 trademark registrations for its clients since opening, and, has been involved in over 500 trademark enforcement and defense matters.
As a boutique firm, Gerben Perrott is able to utilize technology and low-overhead to offer big-firm quality service at a fraction of the cost. Using the latest in trademark search technology, e-discovery processing and platform, and cutting-edge legal research tools, Gerben Perrott is able to provide an array of services that rival the top-firms in the nation in quality of services being provided.
If you have a question or concern about a legal matter we invite you to complete a contact form on this Web site. We pride ourselves on making our attorneys easily accessible to clients, and, we always offer complimentary consultations about trademark and copyright matters.
How to Protect Your Food Truck’s Trademark
Food trucks seem to be on every corner, and the outdoor, mobile nature of the services makes it an ideal way to launch a new concept for food and drink. The food truck industry is [...]
Combating Counterfeits Through Strategic Trademark Filings
In late 2020, pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna applied to register a simple design used on the packaging for its COVID-19 vaccine with the USPTO. My first reaction as a trademark attorney: Why would you [...]
Taylor Swift Files 25 Trademark Applications for “TAYLOR’S VERSION”
Taylor Swift's company, TAS Rights Management, filed 25 trademark applications on February 10th and 11th for variations of "TAYLOR'S VERSION." Swift announced that she will be re-recording all six albums made under her previous label, [...]
How to Protect Trademarks in China
China, home to one of the largest economies in the world, is often a business’s first target when looking to file international trademarks. However, the rigors of successfully filing and maintaining a trademark registration in [...]
CNN Credits Josh Gerben With Breaking News On Aunt Jemima’s New Name
Josh Gerben was quoted by CNN discussing how Gerben Perrott, PLLC found the trademark filings that broke the news on Aunt Jemima’s new name. Following ever-increasing backlash against the pancake and syrup brand's racist logo, [...]
Josh Gerben Breaks the News of the Most Recent NCAA Trademark Filing, “MASK MADNESS”
In a sign of the times, the NCAA filed a trademark application for "MASK MADNESS" on December 23, 2020. The trademark will be used in association with face masks, as well as for campaigns promoting [...]
Josh Gerben Tells Fortune What Happens to Discontinued Controversial Trademarks
Following nationwide Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020, many well-known food companies made the decision to discontinue their controversial brands, including Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben's, and Eskimo Pies. But what happens to [...]
Josh Gerben Breaks Down the “BILLS MAFIA” Trademark Filings With The Buffalo News
Following founder Josh Gerben's finding that the Buffalo Bills filed two trademark applications for "BILLS MAFIA," the NFL team faced significant backlash from fans on social media. The "BILLS MAFIA" phrase was created by and [...]