Melissa A. Alcantara

Ms. Alcantara’s practice focuses on trademark and unfair competition litigation. She has represented clients in U.S. District Courts across the country, both prosecuting and defending comprehensive claims of trademark infringement, counterfeiting, false advertising, trademark dilution, unfair competition and unfair trade practices. Her experience includes all aspects of the litigation process from pre-suit strategy and investigations, pleadings, discovery and dispositive motions to bench and jury trials as well as mediation.

Ms. Alcantara represents clients in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including through trial. She has particular experience with domain name enforcement and has successfully recovered numerous domain names through the UDRP and other domain name dispute resolution policies.   

In addition to litigation, Ms. Alcantara assists clients with both U.S. and international trademark clearance, prosecution, enforcement and transactional matters, including trademark availability counseling, filing, registration, maintenance, licensing, coexistence agreements, and ex parte appeals and adversarial proceedings related to registration.

Ms. Alcantara works with companies, both large and small, in a diverse range of industries including technology, manufacturing, energy, consumer products, apparel, food and beverage, restaurant, hospitality, retail and entertainment.  She is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, New York and New Jersey.