Rachel Berkowitz is the Trademark Administrator and Managing Paralegal for Bates & Bates, LLC. She assists all Bates & Bates attorneys with the prosecution of domestic and foreign trademark registrations to maintain and manage Bates & Bates clients’ global portfolios through procedures and workflows of trademark applications, assignments, licensing, and customs matters. Her trademark application experience includes the successful communication of appeals with domestic and international examiners for active office actions, cancellations, and oppositions, which includes extensive gathering of supportive evidence in defense cases. She works effectively with applicants and other business personnel to obtain necessary signatures and specimens relative to the Intellectual Property prosecution and defense process.

Mrs. Berkowitz also actively works in both domestic and international Trademark litigation. Her experience includes litigation document preparation and production, organization and drafting of discovery, correspondence with clients and opposing counsel, and legal research. She also has extensive exposure in scheduling management and court filings; as well as working with lawyers in preparation for new court cases and ongoing trials in both the district and appeals courts, as well as the United States Patent and Trademark office.

Prior to joining B&B, Mrs. Berkowitz worked as a supervising paralegal at a large law firm in Atlanta. Her team managed all mediation, hearing and trial dates as well as prepared necessary documents to be presented in court. She also aided in developing the rules and steps for her company’s internal case management systems. Her attention to detail and in depth understanding of the various court systems has proved useful in working on multiple ongoing cases simultaneously.