Andrea Anderson provides strategic counsel to some of the world’s largest brand owners in the food and beverage, technology, transportation, and entertainment industries.
The teams she leads assist clients with all aspects of brand creation and protection, including initial clearance, prosecution and registration, and where necessary, enforcement actions and litigation. Clients appreciate her practical and business-oriented approach to legal issues and her delivery of straightforward, actionable advice in situations involving gray areas or legal complexities.
Andrea has extensive experience in the protection and enforcement of trade dress, product configuration, and other non-traditional trademarks. She has appeared as lead counsel in hundreds of inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, where many of her cases have resulted in precedential opinions or decisions on issues of first impression.
Andrea is particularly sought after for her expertise in helping clients craft culturally relevant advertisements and social media posts while minimizing the likelihood of claims or disputes. When disputes related to a client’s trademark or advertisement do arise, clients praise her ability to achieve favorable, cost-effective resolutions that minimize business disruptions.