Mark H. Tidman

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Washington, D.C.
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"[A]n incredible IP brain with an encyclopedic knowledge of trademark law and exceptional strategic smarts. Across a wide variety of brand-related matters ... he routinely surpasses expectations in terms of positive outcomes."

— WTR 1000 - The World's Leading Trademark Professionals (2021)

Overview

Mark Tidman is the firmwide chair of BakerHostetler’s Intellectual Property Group and an intellectual property lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in worldwide trademark portfolio management, counseling, exploitation and enforcement, primarily relating to trademarks, trade dress and branding. His areas of concentration include trademark clearance, expansion and enforcement, unfair competition, domain names, rights of publicity, and litigation in federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Understanding how client needs evolve as technology develops and marketplace landscapes change, Mark guides clients through the most effective courses of action to protect, sustain and strengthen intellectual property rights. He has also handled cases pertaining to patent and copyright infringement, trade secrets and rights of publicity. Mark represents a range of clients from start-ups and mid-sized companies to Fortune 100 companies.

Mark previously served as the Intellectual Property Group Leader in Washington, D.C. and as a member of the editorial board of the International Trademark Association's Trademark Reporter.

Select Experience

  • Creation and implementation of complex strategies for the introduction, development, management, enhancement and enforcement of core brand rights and large portfolios in the United States and globally. 
  • Close collaboration with in-house counsel, managers and marketing executives in relation to day-to-day management of worldwide trademark portfolios, including international clearance and registration, worldwide policing, scope of rights assessment and expansion, transactional matters pertaining to brands, rollout and protection of new marks and global enforcement.
  • Acting as lead counsel in a number of prominent federal court litigations and dozens of TTAB proceedings. 
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Experience

  • Creation and implementation of complex strategies for the introduction, development, management, enhancement and enforcement of core brand rights and large portfolios in the United States and globally. 
  • Close collaboration with in-house counsel, managers and marketing executives in relation to day-to-day management of worldwide trademark portfolios, including international clearance and registration, worldwide policing, scope of rights assessment and expansion, transactional matters pertaining to brands, rollout and protection of new marks and global enforcement.
  • Acting as lead counsel in a number of prominent federal court litigations and dozens of TTAB proceedings. 
  • Negotiation and creation of numerous licensing and co-branding structures. 
  • Serving as primary counsel in intellectual property disputes and negotiation of resolutions. 
  • Preparation and filing of a number of ICANN proceedings.
  • Responsible for thousands of trademark fillings 

Recognitions and Memberships

Recognitions

  • The Legal 500 United States (2019 to 2022)
    • Recommended in Intellectual Property - Copyright (2021 to 2022)
    • Recommended in Intellectual Property - Patent: prosecution (including reexamination and post-grant proceedings) (2019 to 2022)
    • Recommended in Intellectual Property - Patent Litigation: Full Coverage (2019 to 2022)
    • Recommended in Intellectual Property - Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) (2019 to 2022)
  • Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent
  • WTR 1000 – The World's Leading Trademark Professionals (2018 to 2023)

Memberships

  • International Trademark Association
  • European Community Trademark Association
  • American Bar Association: Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section
  • District of Columbia Bar Association: Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section

Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1994
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1993
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1998
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1997
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
  • District of Columbia, 1995
  • Pennsylvania, 1989

Education

  • J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 1989
  • B.A., University of Maryland, 1986