Janet Cho focuses her practice on intellectual property counseling, prosecution and litigation. She represents clients in trademark, trade dress, advertising, domain name, and copyright matters. She advises both individuals and businesses with the registration and management of intellectual property assets, as well as licensing such assets. She also helps clients negotiate intellectual property and technology agreements and represents them in inter partes and ex parte proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Janet also assists clients in intellectual property disputes.
Janet Cho focuses her practice on intellectual property counseling, prosecution and litigation. She represents clients in trademark, trade dress, advertising, domain name, and copyright matters. She advises both individuals and businesses with the registration and management of intellectual property assets, as well as licensing such assets. She also helps clients negotiate intellectual property and technology agreements and represents them in inter partes and ex parte proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Janet also assists clients in intellectual property disputes.
Janet is immediate past president of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association (VWAA). She previously served as president of the VWAA’s Richmond Chapter. She is a council member for the Virginia Bar Association’s IP Section and a past president of the Greater Richmond Intellectual Property Law Association. She is also a member of the International Trademark Association. Janet is an active member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity and was selected as a Diversity Fellow in 2017. She was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of the Richmond SPCA.She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property (2021-present), Trademark Law (2023).
She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. She earned a Master of Arts Degree in rehabilitation counseling from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan.
- Assisted numerous companies in clearance, registration, and maintenance of trademarks in the United States and worldwide.
- Represented clients in ex parte and inter parte proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Managed intellectual property due diligence.
- Represent clients in UDPR proceedings before the World Intellectual Property Organization.
- Assisted numerous clients in various industries, including finance, cryptocurrency, technology, aviation, consumer products and health care with matters relating to brand management, including trademark litigation, advertising, copyright issues and licensing.
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11.30.2023
70 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s "Legal Elite" for 2023
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08.17.2023
131 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
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07.27.2023
Williams Mullen Representing American National Bankshares, Inc. in Merger With Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
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07.05.2023
PODCAST: Paralegal Insights: A Collaborative Trademark Practice, Series 4
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06.02.2023
44 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 14 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2023
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05.09.2023
Guide for Foreign Companies Establishing Operations in the United States (Checklist)
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04.10.2023
Firm Advises Unifour Fire & Safety in Merger with The Hiller Companies
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03.24.2023
PODCAST: Paralegal Insights: A Collaborative Trademark Practice, Series 3
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12.27.2022
Williams Mullen Represents Cox Transportation Services in Acquisition of Texas-Based Freight Transporter
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12.01.2022
PODCAST: Paralegal Insights: A Collaborative Trademark Practice, Series 2
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11.30.2022
65 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2022
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09.22.2022
PODCAST: Paralegal Insights: A Collaborative Trademark Practice
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08.18.2022
123 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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07.28.2022
PODCAST: Branding Management Strategy: Dealing With Trademark Congestion and Depletion
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06.13.2022
12 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named Pro Bono Service Honor Roll Members
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05.31.2022
Williams Mullen Represents Arc Natural Stone in Sale to ASG
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05.24.2022
PODCAST: Brand Awareness - What You Need to Know When Advertising with MADE IN THE USA
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02.10.2022
Janet Cho and Jen McLemore Help Middle School Robotics Team Prepare for Houston Lego Competition
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12.23.2021
Williams Mullen Represents Kitzuma in Merger with Australian Company
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12.15.2021
Williams Mullen Represents VPM Media Corporation in Acquisition of Style Weekly
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12.02.2021
48 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2021
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08.26.2021
PODCAST: DMCA Takedowns –Benefits to Internet Service Providers
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08.23.2021
124 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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08.12.2021
Podcast: DMCA Takedowns – Benefits to Content Owner
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07.29.2021
Podcast: Are there are any Trademarks Available? What Should You Do?
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03.31.2021
Janet Cho Selected as Part of the 2021 JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards
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03.11.2021
PODCAST: Your Brand is Your Business: Protecting and Managing Your Brand Online
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01.20.2021
Trademark Modernization Act of 2020: What Brand Owners Should Know
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12.17.2020
PODCAST: How to Preserve Your Intellectual Property Rights with Marking—Part 2: Patents
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12.02.2020
PODCAST: How to Preserve Your Intellectual Property Rights with Marking - Part 1: Trademarks and Copyrights
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12.01.2020
61 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2020
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10.06.2020
PODCAST: BREXIT: Its Effect on UK Copyrights and What You Need to Know in the Transition
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09.29.2020
Ten Trademark Myths and How They Can Hurt Your Business
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09.24.2020
PODCAST: BREXIT and EU Trademarks: What You Need to Know
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07.28.2020
PODCAST: Enforcing and Expanding Your Brand During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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07.09.2020
COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Protecting, Building and Maximizing Your Brand As You Reopen
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06.18.2020
PODCAST: Intellectual Contracts
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05.29.2020
PODCAST: Intellectual Projects – Dusting off the Idea Files
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04.08.2020
What Are the Rules Governing the Use of Electronic Signatures?
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12.04.2019
55 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2019
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05.03.2019
Williams Mullen Expands Intellectual Property Section with Ed White and Janet Cho
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10.06.2023
CLE Institute 2023
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10.25.2022
Ideas for Businesses to Navigate Economic Uncertainty Webinar
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10.08.2021
CLE Institute 2021
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12.03.2020
COVID-19 Comeback Convention
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11.20.2020
CLE Institute 2020
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10.22.2020
CLE Institute - Can They Own That? A Summary of the Biggest Patent and Trademark Cases and Trends of 2020.
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07.20.2020
Cover Your ‘Global’ Assets: Global Branding & Protecting Your Creative Property
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04.28.2020
Webinar: Navigating the Legal Landscape: COVID-19
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09.26.2019
CLE Day