Jason P. Blair is Partner in the Intellectual Property Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
Mr. Blair handles a wide variety of intellectual property matters, with an emphasis on trademark, trade dress, and copyright issues. Prior to private practice, Mr. Blair was an examining attorney for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for over a decade. His direct involvement in the prosecution and examination of over 15,000 trademark applications in the USPTO affords him an extraordinary depth of experience in the trademark registration process.
In 2008, Mr. Blair was named the USPTO’s Special Marks Examiner for Sound and Motion Marks, and was instrumental in implementing agency policy standards and procedures for trademarks incorporating sound or motion. In addition to examining all of the sound and motion mark applications, he drafted several provisions of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) dealing with those marks, was directly involved in the formulation of sound and motion mark policies, and worked with foreign government officials in efforts to harmonize sound and motion mark practices globally.
Mr. Blair received his B.A. in Political Science, cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where he was a Dean’s Merit Scholar and received a Dean’s Certificate of Achievement in Administrative and Trademark Law.
International Trademark Association (INTA)
The Honorable Lee Yeakel IP Inn of Court
Austin Intellectual Property Law Association (IPLA)
