Daniel Bartlett, Esq., is an associate attorney with Gerben IP, where he focuses his practice on trademark counseling, prosecution, and enforcement. Daniel helps clients safeguard their intellectual property through strategic brand protection, portfolio management, domain dispute resolution, and enforcing common law rights. 

As an attorney, Daniel assists in all areas of the trademark process, including drafting goods and services identifications, filing applications and maintenance documents, and responding to office actions.

Before joining Gerben IP as an associate, Daniel worked as a paralegal for large international law firms, where he handled a variety of trademark matters for prominent technology and media companies.

During law school, Daniel explored the intersection of intellectual property and sports law through research and writing. He served as an Editor of the American University Business Law Review, a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, and the Historian for the Black Law Students Association.  

Daniel lives in Virginia, and when he’s not working, he’s likely playing recreational basketball, listening to music, or playing video games. 

Experience

• Drafted a letter of protest for a beverage brand to preemptively resolve potential TTAB proceedings.
• Successfully registered a trademark for a client in the social media space, significantly bolstering their online presence.
• Monitored domestic and international trademark portfolios to ensure global brand protection.
• Assisted a client with a global strategy to reestablish trademark rights prior to launching new products.
• Successfully utilized a foreign priority filing date in Letters of Protest to clear the way for a beverage industry client’s US trademark application.
• Drafted a successful cease-and-desist letter that resulted in an amicable resolution of a copyright infringement matter involving a law firm’s website.
• Filed a domain takedown and successfully removed an infringing website for a toy brand.

Publications

• The Seal Has Been Lifted: NCAA and Predominantly White Colleges Must Soon Stop Exploiting Their Black Athletes, American University Business Law Review, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2022).

Education

American University Washington College of Law

Juris Doctor (2022)

High Point University

Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) (2019)

Bar Memberships

Admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.