Alec Allen Ross

Bar / Professional Activity

• Admitted to the Florida Bar
• Admitted to the Iowa Bar
• The Florida Bar and Iowa State Bar Association - Member

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Successfully reached infringement settlements for clients in the retail space and the apparel space. Successfully argued against likelihood of confusion refusals, merely descriptive refusals, and a failure to function as a trademark refusal, 2024.
• Successfully won numerous arguments against likelihood of confusion refusals and merely descriptive refusals, 2023.
• Successfully argued against and overcame multiple USPTO trademark refusals, including successfully arguing against multiple geographically descriptive refusals Successfully arguing against multiple likelihood of confusion refusals Successfully arguing against multiple merely descriptive refusals. Negotiated a settlement between a client and a large, international clothing company that successfully resulted in my client's clothing brand being allowed to continue, 2022.
• Successfully argued against and overcame multiple USPTO trademark refusals, including successfully arguing against a generic refusal Successfully arguing against multiple likelihood of confusion refusals Successfully arguing against a merely descriptive refusal and a misdescriptive refusal. Negotiated settlements between a client and a large, international skin care company that successfully resulted in my client's trademarks being allowed to continue, 2021.

Videos

• In this video, Alec Allen Ross, the founder of The Trademark Place, shares his expertise on trademarks and branding. We start with an overview of our firm, The Trademark Place, highlighting our client-first approach, accessible attorneys, and dedication to our clients’ success., Trademark Smart: How to Create a Strong Brand and Prevent Infringement Issues, 2024

Representative Clients

• This year, Mr. Ross has worked with and assisted clients in the following industries: healthcare, restaurants, business administration, AI, furniture, literature, music, software development, event coordination, advertising, cosmetics and perfume, apparel, nautical, real estate, dentistry, pet products, retail stores, jewelry, tradeshow management and organization, mapping services, home goods, wine and alcohol, therapy, financial services, snack foods, auto dealerships, hydraulics, and grocery stores.

Pro bono / Community Service

• Provided 32 hours (so far) of pro bono legal services that include legal advice, assistance with trademarks, and legal assistance with business formations and questions., 2024
• Provided 41 hours of pro bono legal assistance that included legal advice and legal assistance with trademarks. This assistance included trademark searches and my advice on whether the clients should rebrand or file, assistance with filing the trademark applications, and advice and assistance in relation to trademark infringement issues., 2023

Honors

• Perfect “10.0” rating on Avvo
• Named one of America’s Top Lawyers by the American Law Society.

Educational Background

• The University of Iowa College of Law - Juris Doctor, Honors: Phi Alpha Delta (President of the Hammond Chapter), Native American Law Students Association (President), Environmental Law Society (President), Equal Justice Foundation (Vice President of Communications), 2013
• Wright State University - Bachelor of Arts degree in English, 2001

Other Outstanding Achievements

• One of the top 10 most prolific US trademark attorney filers for US trademark applications., 2021

• Banking
• Blockchain
• Commerce
• Corporations
• Cosmetics
• E-Commerce
• Finance
• Fintech
• Food
• Health Care
• Hospitality
• Medium Business
• NFT
• Small Business
• Start-ups
• Technology
• Web3