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Novak Druce + Quigg LLP Partner and General Counsel William R. Towns appointed to the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Panel of Neutrals

Novak Druce + Quigg LLP Partner and General Counsel William R. Towns has been appointed to the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Panel of Neutrals.

Mr. Towns is an AV-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell whose litigation and dispute resolution practice concentrates on intellectual property, with an emphasis on trademarks, domain names, unfair competition, patents and copyrights. Mr. Towns earned a JD from the University of Houston Law School and a BA in Government from the University of Texas.  In addition to the INTA Panel of Neutrals, Mr. Towns is included in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) List of Neutrals, and has served a WIPO Domain Name Dispute Panelist since 2003.  

INTA is a non-profit association of more than 5,900 trademark owners and legal advisors dedicated to the advancement and protection of trademarks and intellectual property (IP).   INTA provides Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to parties contesting trademark and other IP related issues though the Panel of Neutrals, all of whom are experts in trademark and unfair competition law and have been specially training in ADR. All members of the INTA Panel of Neutrals must have at least a decade of trademark experience and be held in high regard in the legal community.