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Tammy Terry

Tammy Terry

Partner

Heritage Plaza
1111 Bagby Street
Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77002
T 346.646.5389
tammy.terry@nelsonmullins.com
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Tammy is a tenured IP litigator and registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with more than 21 years’ experience as a trial lawyer. Her practice includes IP litigation and dispute resolution representing companies on the cutting edge of technology in a variety of industries and disciplines. Additionally, she manages trademark prosecution...

Tammy is a tenured IP litigator and registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with more than 21 years’ experience as a trial lawyer. Her practice includes IP litigation and dispute resolution representing companies on the cutting edge of technology in a variety of industries and disciplines. Additionally, she manages trademark prosecution with a focus on developing, customizing, and optimizing domestic and global branding strategies for clients in all industries, including established and emerging technologies, the fashion industry, and the arts.

Tammy also has trial experience in a variety of complex commercial litigation cases, including first and second chair trial experience in patent litigation, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and trade secret misappropriation cases.

Her experience also includes jury trials in federal and state court, Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission, proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and advising and representing clients in mediations, arbitrations, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Tammy Terry

with a focus on developing, customizing, and optimizing domestic and global branding strategies for clients in all industries, including established and emerging technologies, the fashion industry, and the arts.

Tammy also has trial experience in a variety of complex commercial litigation cases, including first and second chair trial experience in patent litigation, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and trade secret misappropriation cases.

Her experience also includes jury trials in federal and state court, Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission, proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and advising and representing clients in mediations, arbitrations, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Publications 

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Publications 

Media

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Recognitions

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  • "Top Lawyer," H Texas magazine (2016-2020)
  • "Top 50 Women in PTAB Trials List," PTAB Bar Association (2019)
  • "Texas Rising Star," Texas Super Lawyers (2008, 2009)

Professional Activities

  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
  • Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Litigation Section

Tammy is a tenured IP litigator and registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with more than 21 years’ experience as a trial lawyer. Her practice includes IP litigation and dispute resolution representing companies on the cutting edge of technology in a variety of industries and disciplines. Additionally, she manages trademark prosecution... with a focus on developing, customizing, and optimizing domestic and global branding strategies for clients in all industries, including established and emerging technologies, the fashion industry, and the arts.

Tammy also has trial experience in a variety of complex commercial litigation cases, including first and second chair trial experience in patent litigation, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and trade secret misappropriation cases.

Her experience also includes jury trials in federal and state court, Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission, proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and advising and representing clients in mediations, arbitrations, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Publications 

Education

  • California Western School of Law, JD, magna cum laude (2003)
  • Texas Tech University, BS, Biology, magna cum laude (2000)

Admissions

  • Texas
  • California
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Practice Areas

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • "Top Lawyer," H Texas magazine (2016-2020)
  • "Top 50 Women in PTAB Trials List," PTAB Bar Association (2019)
  • "Texas Rising Star," Texas Super Lawyers (2008, 2009)
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
  • Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Litigation Section