Clifford C. Dougherty, III

Cliff Dougherty has practiced exclusively in the intellectual property field for his entire career and is particularly regarded for his ability to understand and appreciate his clients' needs and his direct and proactive approach to resolving issues. His practice encompasses all aspects of intellectual property law, including trademark clearance, registration and maintenance, patent application preparation and prosecution, preparation of legal opinions, drafting and negotiating contracts relating to intellectual property, and counseling with respect to advertising, copyright, Internet, licensing and related matters. Cliff also devotes a large part of his practice to intellectual property litigation (in federal courts as well as before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board [PTAB] and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board [TTAB] of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office).

Cliff serves as exclusive intellectual property counsel for numerous companies throughout the United States ranging from large public corporations to private start-up companies. He has helped companies of all sizes develop and implement programs to promote and foster development of new intellectual property, protect and maintain existing intellectual property, and avoid intellectual property infringement litigation. Cliff’s practice is worldwide in scope. He has developed a vast network of intellectual property associates and handled transactions and disputes in most countries throughout the world.

Cliff's achievements have earned him inclusion in Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America (copyright law; intellectual property litigation; patent law; patent litigation; trademark law) and Oklahoma Super Lawyers. He was selected by Best Lawyers as the “Oklahoma City Trademark Lawyer of the Year” for 2012 and “Oklahoma City Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyer of the Year” for 2013, honors given only to a single lawyer in each legal specialty in each community. He is one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers for 10 years or longer. For more than 20 years, Cliff has been rated AV® Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell's Peer Review Ratings, a certification mark signifying that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.

Cliff has published articles relating to intellectual property law in the Oklahoma Law Review, Oklahoma Bar Journal, The Journal Record, The Oklahoman and the Oklahoma Employment Law Letter, and is a contributing author to State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law (INTA). He frequently speaks at seminars and other educational programs on intellectual property matters. He is a past president of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association and has previously served as leader of McAfee & Taft's Intellectual Property Group.

• Representation of companies of all sizes, ranging from large public corporations (including Fortune 500 companies) to private start-up companies, in all types of intellectual property transactions and disputes throughout the world.
• Representation of clients in trials involving patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, cybersquatting, deceptive trade practices, false advertising, unfair competition and related issues.Cliff currently has patent and trademark cases pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
  
• Representation of clients in proceedings before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Representation of clients in proceedings before the National Arbitration Forum in accordance with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”).
• Representation of companies in the food industry, including food manufacturing companies, food distribution companies and restaurants in connection with intellectual property matters.
• Representation of companies in the insurance industry, including life insurance and supplemental health insurance companies, in connection with intellectual property matters.
• Representation of companies in the energy field, including exploration and drilling companies, midstream companies, and oil well service companies.
• Representation of chemical manufacturing companies, chemical process equipment companies, combustion equipment companies and companies involved in the biomedical sciences field.
• Representation of banks and bank holding companies in connection with trademark and other intellectual property issues.
• Representation of Native American tribes and organizations that promote Native American heritage in trademark and other intellectual property matters.
  
• Representation of companies based abroad in matters in the United States.