Chris Bussert has more than 25 years of experience in helping clients protect and defend their most important assets and brands. Mr. Bussert represents clients in trademark, copyright, unfair competition, and franchise litigation, including proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in licensing and trademark clearance and prosecution matters.
Mr. Bussert was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Franchise Law and Intellectual Property Law for 2012 and the five years immediately preceding. He was listed in “The Trademark Experts’ Experts” by World Trademark Review, and was selected in World Trademark Review's inaugural guide to the top 1,000 trademark practitioners in the world. He is also listed in the "International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers" and the "International Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers" by Law Business Research Ltd. He was named a 2008 Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the areas of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation and Franchise/Dealership law by SuperLawyers magazine. In 2010, he was named a "Legal Eagle" by Franchise Times and was named by Legal Media to its 2010 Guide to the World's Lending Trademark Lawyers. Mr. Bussert received the 2010 University of Toledo College of Law Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.
Professional & Community Activities
The Franchise Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief
The Intellectual Property Strategist, Editor
The Trademark Reporter, Past Editor
The International Trademark Association (INTA), ADR Outreach Subcommittee Chair (2009 - present), ADR Law Firm Outreach Subcommittee Chair (2007 - 2009), Annual Meeting, Past Chair (2004), Information Resources Committee, Past Chair, Vice-Chair and Subcommittee Chair (1997 - 2003)
Kalamazoo College, Board of Trustees and Alumni Association Executive Board, President
University of Toledo College of Law, Dean’s Advisory Council
Georgia State College of Law, Past Adjunct Professor
University of Georgia, Lecturer
University of Toledo College of Law, Lecturer
