H. DAVID STARR

TRADEMARK ATTORNEY

Overview

H. David Starr is a Senior Associate Attorney managing the Trademarks and Copyrights Department of The Nath Law Group.

Mr. Starr’s practice involves all aspects of trademark, unfair competition and copyright law. He counsels clients on the availability and registration of trademarks, assists clients in securing trademark registrations in the U.S. and throughout the world, advises clients on policing and enforcement matters, and argues cases before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Mr. Starr has also participated in significant IP litigation matters before federal trial and appellate courts.

Mr. Starr received his J.D. degree, with honors, from the George Washington University Law School in 1998, and his B.A. degree, with honors, from the University of Maryland in 1993. During law school, Mr. Starr interned in the Office of the General Counsel at the United States Copyright Office, and at the Recording Industry Association of America where he assisted with governmental relations and anti-piracy/copyright enforcement matters.

Mr. Starr’s articles on legal developments in intellectual property law have been featured in the BNA Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal the A.I.P.P.I. Journal of the Japanese Group, China IP Magazine, Toast, and the Copyright & New Media Newsletter. He also regularly contributed to his previous firm’s IP Newsletter.

Mr. Starr is an active member of the Intellectual Property Section of the District of Columbia Bar. He has served on the Section’s Steering Committee and has also served as the Section’s Trademark Committee Chair and Copyright Committee Vice-Chair. Mr. Starr is also an active member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), and presently serves on INTA’s Trade Dress Image Library Subcommittee. Finally, Mr. Starr has been a featured speaker at programs sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar’s Intellectual Property Section, the DC Independent Film Festival, Washington Area Music Association, Yes!Circle, American Marketing Association (DC Chapter), and George Washington University.

Mr. Starr is admitted to practice before the Bars of the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland.