United States Patent and Trademark Office

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) is charged with rendering decisions in proceedings involving:

  • Appeal from refusal to register trademarks in pending applications
  • Opposition to the registration of trademarks
  • Cancellation of registered trademarks
  • Concurrent use registration of trademarks
  • Appeal from expungement or reexamination of registered trademarks

The Chief Administrative Trademark Judge and Deputy Chief Administrative Trademark Judge supervise the operation of the Board and participate as needed and appropriate in deciding matters before the Board.

Additionally, the Board includes a senior level attorney advisor, trademark interlocutory attorneys, paralegals, and support staff who help to administer proceedings and hearings.

Contact and mailing information


Board Divisions

The Board has three primary divisions: 

  1. Judge Division
  2. Interlocutory and Paralegal Division, comprising the Interlocutory Attorney Branch and the Paralegal Branch
  3. Board Operations Division, including the TTAB Assistance Center

1. Judge Division

  • Acting Chief Administrative Trademark Judge: Christina J. Hieber
  • Deputy Chief Administrative Trademark Judge: Thomas V. Shaw
  • Senior Level Attorney/Advisor: Cheryl Butler
  • Senior Advisor: Melanye K. Johnson

Administrative Trademark Judges

  • Allard, Martha B.
  • Bradley, Jessica D.
  • Brock, Elizabeth K.
  • Casagrande, Thomas L.
  • Cohen, Wendy B.
  • Dunn, Elizabeth A.
  • Elgin, Jennifer L.
  • English, Christen M.
  • Goodman, Cheryl S.
  • Greenbaum, Cindy B.
  • Heasley, David K.
  • Johnson, Melanye K.
  • Larkin, Christopher C.
  • Lavache, Robert J.
  • Lebow, Mark
  • Lykos, Angela
  • Myles, Mary Beth
  • O'Connor, Catherine D.
  • Pologeorgis, George C.
  • Stanley, Lawrence T.
  • Thurmon, Mark A.
  • Wellington, Thomas W.
  • Zervas, Albert J. 

2. Interlocutory and Paralegal Division

  • Supervisory Managing Interlocutory Attorney: Michael Webster
  • Paralegal Branch Supervisor: Tyrone Craven

3. Board Operations Division

  • Administrative Officer and Board Operations Division Manager: Karen Young
  • Client Services Branch Manager and Acting Chief Clerk: Angela Pope
  • Analytics and IT Branch Manager: LaToya Brown