Therese Varndell
Partner
703-707-9110
Email: tvarndell@poszlaw.com

Education
Boston College, B.A. Economics 1976
Tufts University, M.A. Economics 1978
George Mason School of Law,
J.D. 1994
NOVA, A.S. Biology 2007

Admissions
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania

Memberships
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Law Practice Management Liason
National Society of Professional Women

Therese B. Varndell, a partner with Posz Law Group, is experienced in the practice of patent law, trademarks, and copyrights. In patent law she has researched IP legal issues in preparing expert opinions, client communications, lectures and publications. Her trademark and copyright practice has included representing clients on new applications, prosecution, legal opinions, appeals, oppositions, cancellations and settlement negotiations. She has also provided consultations on trademark issues such as Madrid Protocol, tradedress, and collective marks.

Prior to entering the private industry, Ms. Varndell worked as an analyst with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to joining Posz Law Group, she co-founded and was managing partner with Varndell & Varndell, PLLC for 19 years, a private law firm specializing in the practice of intellectual property law.

Ms. Varndell has handled cases involved with biotechnology, chemical, pharmaceutical and mechanical technologies.

Publications and Language Skills
Trademarks: A Primer - How to Avoid the Pitfalls when Developing a Trademark for Your Small Business, Small Business Opportunities Magazine, January 2004. http://www.sbomag.com/articals/SBO/2004/0104.trademark.html

Changes in the World of Litigation: New Rules of Discovery & the Emergence of Patent Litigation Investors, Teri Varndell & R. Eugene Varndell, Jr., IDEA, Journal of Law & Technology, 1994. http://www.ipmall.org/hosted_resources/IDEA/34_IDEA.php

Ms. Varndell is bilingual in French and English.