Farah Bhatti is a Shareholder and the Chair of the Firm's Trademark Law Practice and Co-Chair of the Internet, E-Commerce and Social Media Practice. She focuses her practice on all aspects of trademark prosecution, including advising, counseling, and securing trademark protection for clients, with an emphasis on the worldwide selection and enforcement of trademarks. She also works closely with clients in formulating their domestic and international trademark protection and registration strategies. Ms. Bhatti also counsels and works with clients with regard to Federal trademark litigation and oppositions and cancellations proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Ms. Bhatti expertly navigates the complexities of issues within the areas of registration and enforcement, drawing on experience in private practice as well as her previous position as a trademark examining attorney at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). While there, she examined more than 2,000 trademark applications and represented the USPTO before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). She also has extensive experience in the enforcement of Internet and domain names, through the implementation of strategies ranging from cease and desist letters, Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaints, individual website complaint procedures and even trademark litigation under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). Ms. Bhatti has been successful in obtaining substantial statutory damages and attorneys' fees on behalf of clients under the ACPA.

Recently, Ms. Bhatti has gained substantial experience in working with clients in the NFT (Non-fungible tokens) space by not only filing copyright and trademark applications to cover the underlying intellectual property of NFTS but also with regard to licensing and other agreements relating to NFTs.

Bar Admissions

• California
• New York

Education

• St. John's University School of Law, J.D.
• University of Houston Law Center, LL.M.
• University of New York at Albany, B.A.

• Manages large U.S. and international trademark portfolios for consumer electronics clients, machine tool manufacturers, software and hardware companies, chemicals clients, apparel companies, clients in the food and beverage industry, restaurants and other industries. She has been involved in enforcement actions, TTAB proceedings such as oppositions, cancellations, and ex parte appeals and federal litigation. Ms. Bhatti also represents clients before the USPTO in obtaining trademark registration.
• Experience with NFT protection and agreements relating to underlying NFT IP issues.
• Provides advice, counseling, and implements strategies and systems for Internet enforcement of trademarks.
• Provides litigation advice and support for cases involving trademarks and copyrights, and matters involving the protection, registration, and enforcement of copyrights. Formulates strategies for proceeding with enforcement and other intellectual property issues.
• Successfully represented clients in Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaints and other adverse proceedings involving trademarks and copyrights.
• Provides counseling, strategy, and litigation support to clients interested in litigating under the ACPA against domain infringers/cybersquatters

• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: San Francisco Moves to Lowest COVID Tier in California, Begins Process of Reopening Non-Essential Offices; Other Bay Area Counties Slower to Follow

  By Farah Bhatti |November 2020

• Analyzing Your Client’s Trademark Protection and Infringement Concerns in the Global and Cyberspace Markets
• How IP Law Impacts the Fashion Industry
• Case Study: Louboutin V. Yves Saint Laurent
• Apparently, These Red-Soled Shoes Are Only Made for Walking, Not for Protecting
• Protecting Your Products in Light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Holding That A Copyright Owner Only Controls the “First Sale” of a Copy No Matter Where That Sale Occurred
• The Advent of .Anything
• Red-Sole Shoes: Walking A Fine Line
• Fashion Companies: A Step-By-Step Guide to Protection
• The Advent of “.Anything”: Journey into the Unknown
• Rainmaker Q&A: Buchalter’s Farah Bhatti
• Are Infringers Hacking Your Brand? Take These Simple Steps to Protect Your Company
• Trademarks 101 for Start-ups: Basic Strategies
• Upcoming Changes to Trademark Prosecution In the European Union
• From Phonograph Records to Musical Sound Recordings: USPTO's Pilot Program May Bring Life to Outdated Registrations
• Trademarks 101 for Startups-Basic Strategies
• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Excusable Non-Use of U.S. Trademarks in the Time of COVID
• Farah Bhatti, Speaker at the 15th International Trademark Conference
• Vicki Dallas and Farah Bhatti, Present Bloomberg BNA Webinar
• Farah Bhatti, Speaker at Trademark & Social Media Conference
• Farah Bhatti, Speaker at 2017 Comic-Con International: San Diego
• Intellectual Property Demystified: Patents and Trademarks 101
• Farah Bhatti, Speaker at the 16th International Trademark Conference 2017
• Farah Bhatti and Matthew Seror, Speakers at Beverly Hills Bar Association
• Farah Bhatti, Panelist at 2018 Comic-Con International: San Diego
• Farah Bhatti, Panelist at SourceDirect at ASD
• Farah Bhatti, Speaker at the American Bar Association’s Annual Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries
• Farah Bhatti, Panelist and Speaker at SourceDirect at ASD
• Farah Bhatti, Panelist at the MIP International Women’s Leadership Chicago Forum
• Farah Bhatti Panelist at ASD Market Week
• Buchalter Attorneys Speakers at Notre Dame
• Farah Bhatti, Speaker at Restaurantology Summit 2022
• Farah P. Bhatti, Speaker at the Women Business Collaborative
• Tracy Warren, Jenni Krengel, Farah Bhatti and Hillary Dorne Speakers at the University of Notre Dame IDEA Center
• Strafford Webinar: Nonuse of Trademarks Due to Economic Hiatus
• Farah Bhatti, Speaker at Barnard Startup Summit 2025
• Farah Bhatti, Speaker at Restaurantology 2025