People

Cheryl Withycombe

Los Angeles

Areas of focus
  • Trademark counseling, licensing, prosecution, and enforcement matters 
  • Due diligence 
  • Domain name matters 

Cheryl Withycombe focuses her practice on trademark, copyright, brand protection, and advertising matters. With more than two decades of intellectual property experience, she counsels clients on the development, protection, enforcement, and strategic management of domestic and international trademark portfolios.

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Results
  • Comprehensive prior in-house management of global trademark portfolio at Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical company 
  • Represented clients in numerous opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings before the National Arbitration Forum 
  • Management of significant post-closing trademark assignment projects 
Capabilities and industries
Regional markets
Community
  • Scouting America, Orange County Council board of directors, 2022 to present
  • International Trademark Association, Committee member, 2012-2022
Credentials
Education
  • DePaul University College of Law, JD
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, BA
Admissions
  • California
  • Illinois
Courts/Agencies
  • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Languages
  • English