W West Allen - Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

He has extensive experience representing clients in U.S. federal ‎courts on a wide variety of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, domain name, business and ‎Constitutional law disputes. Mr. Allen served for many years on the United States District Court, ‎District of Nevada Local Rules Civil Subcommittee and is the principal author of the District of Nevada ‎Local Rules of Practice for Patent Cases. As a member of the National Board of ‎Directors for the Federal Bar Association, Mr. Allen has worked with federal courts, judges and ‎lawyers across the country on various jurisprudential and intellectual property issues. He has ‎testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts regarding the effect of sequestration on federal courts. Mr. Allen represents many U.S. and foreign clients in federal court litigation, arbitration, mediation and ‎before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He has extensive experience representing international clients with patent, trademark and copyright ‎disputes arising from international trade shows. Mr. Allen regularly prosecutes and defends cases involving ‎temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and federal jurisdiction questions. He also provides intellectual property law counseling, including ‎trademark and copyright prosecution, clearance, licensing, as well as business dispute resolution and ‎mediation services.‎ Mr. Allen is ‎an effective advocate and his representation has produced outstanding results for his clients’ ‎involving all areas of federal law.