Professionals
Practice Areas
Admissions
- State of New York, 2021
Germany
Education
Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, Latin Legum Magister (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property Law, 2019
University of Hamburg; Appellate Court Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, German Juris Doctor (First State Examination) - Minor in European and International Law, 2012
Languages
- German
Dari-Farsi
Farzad Panjshiri is an experienced trademark and copyright attorney who fights passionately for the intellectual property rights of his clients. He has extensive experience in trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights, emphasized by his Master of Laws (LLM) degree in US Intellectual Property Law, his German Law degree, as well as his international and domestic legal experience.
Farzad concentrates his practice on all areas of trademark prosecution, enforcement, and litigation before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and practically all Intellectual Property Offices (IPOs) around the world with the help of a substantial network of foreign partners. He has been counseling individuals, small and midsize businesses, as well as large multinational companies on clearance and availability of marks; formation, maintenance, monitoring, and enforcement of marks; resolution of intellectual property disputes; and IP licensing and transactional matters. Farzad advises clients on copyright law, files copyright applications, and prosecutes applications with the U.S. Copyright Office.
He has been an active member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA), and Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG) for many years.
Outside work, Farzad likes to spend time with his wife and child, travel, play tennis and golf, try new foods, and explore new hiking spots.
Experience Highlights
- Associate, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2023-present
- Trademark and Copyright Associate, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, 2021-2023
- Student Associate, Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., 2018-2019
- Legal Counsel, Country Manager North America, SMD Group, LLC; Schutz Marken Dienst GmbH, 2014-2017
Events
- October 17, 2024Fairfax, Virginia
Farzad Panjshiri will attend C-IP2's 2024 Annual Fall Conference: The Importance of Exclusive Rights. This is the annual program at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School produced by Center for the Intellectual Property x Intellectual Property (C-IP2). Farzad is a graduate of the school.
- April 28, 2024video podcast
Cantor Colburn Trademark & Copyright Attorney Farzad Panjshiri was a guest on the video podcast, Legal Innovation & Technology. On episode 10 of the series, Safeguarding Intellectual Property in the Digital Era & the Emerging AI Related Challenges, Farzad and host Barrister Tasnuva Shelley discussed the impact of technology - specifically AI - on IP.
- October 17, 2023Hartford, Washington, D.C.
On October 17, 2023, INTA Roundtable Discussions on the Commercialization of Brands will take place all around the country. Trademark attorneys Michelle Ciotola and Ali Caless and practice manager and senior paralegal Crysta Lemon will attend the Hartford event and Farzad Panjshiri will attend the Washington, D.C. event.
- September 17, 2023
Farzad Panjshiri will attend IP Watchdog LIVE Conference in Herndon, VA.
Professional Affiliations
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), committees:
- U.S. Trademark Office Practice
- International Trademark Law & Practice
- U.S. Trademark Law & Litigation
- Anti-Counterfeiting & Anti-Piracy
International Trademark Association (INTA) 2015 – 2023
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) 2016 - 2023
European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) 2014 - 2017
Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG) 2015 - 2017
