Biography
Timothy Pecsenye concentrates his practice in intellectual property matters and related litigation. He serves a wide range of clients in areas including:
- Domestic and international trademark and copyright counseling
- Copyright registration and service mark applications
- Prosecution of trademark and service mark applications
- Advertising and Lanham Act counseling
- Internet issues, domain name disputes, UDRP proceedings, and e-commerce issues
- Preparation and negotiation of technology transfer, assignment, and confidentiality agreements
- Domestic and international license agreements for trademarks, copyrights, software, and know-how
- Inter partes practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Prior to entering private practice, Tim was a trademark attorney for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He was the sole Pennsylvania lawyer selected to serve on the advisory board of CCH CORSEARCH, a leading trademark and copyright research firm based out of New York City.
Tim has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Experience
- Provide counseling, prosecution, and dispute resolution in the management of a multi-national, diversified chemical company’s trademark portfolio with leading positions in agricultural, industrial, and consumer markets.
- Successfully defended Monroe Fluid Technology, a leading manufacturer of high quality specialty fluids for the metalworking industry since 1958, in a trademark, copyright, and trade secrets claim brought in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
News & Views
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Ranking
Chambers USA 2024 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices
Kevin J. Baum, Anthony R. Callobre, Lawrence F. Flick II, Michael C. Graziano, Bruce R. Lesser, Cassandra G. Mott
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Ranking
Blank Rome Intellectual Property Partners Recognized in World Trademark Review Global Leaders 2024
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Honor
Blank Rome Recognized by World Trademark Review 1000 2024 as a Leading Trademark Practice
David M. Perry, Timothy D. Pecsenye, Matthew A. Homyk, Zachary A. Aria, Megan E. Spitz
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Honor
Blank Rome Recognized by World Trademark Review 1000 as a Leading Trademark Practice for Thirteenth Year in a Row
David M. Perry, Zachary A. Aria, Matthew A. Homyk, Timothy D. Pecsenye
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Ranking
Blank Rome Intellectual Property Partners Recognized in World Trademark Review Global Leaders 2023
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Ranking
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices
Kevin J. Baum, Anthony R. Callobre, Lawrence F. Flick II, Michael C. Graziano, Bruce R. Lesser, Cassandra G. Mott
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Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized as Thought Leaders: USA and Global Leaders by Who’s Who Legal 2022–2023
Thomas H. Belknap Jr., Michael K. Bell, Kevin J. Bruno, Mary Craig Calkins, Justin A. Chiarodo, Matthew J. Comisky
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Media Coverage Honors and Awards
Best of the Bar 2022: Blank Rome Honoree Profiles
Philadelphia Business JournalJames T. Smith, Dayna C. Finkelstein, Regina Stango Kelbon, Timothy D. Pecsenye
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Honor
Blank Rome Recognized by World Trademark Review 1000 as a Leading Trademark Practice for Twelfth Year in a Row
David M. Perry, Timothy D. Pecsenye, Zachary A. Aria, Matthew A. Homyk
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Ranking
Blank Rome Intellectual Property Partners Recognized in World Trademark Review Global Leaders 2022
Recognitions
- 2021–2024, recognized in World Trademark Review Global Leaders: Private Practice
- 2010–2024, recognized in the World Trademark Review 1000
- 2020–2024, Intellectual Property Law, listed in Chambers USA
- 2023, Thought Leader - USA in Trademarks, listed in Who’s Who Legal
- 2022, “Best of the Bar: Intellectual Property Litigation,” listed in the Philadelphia Business Journal
- 2019–2022, Global Leader in Trademarks, listed in Who’s Who Legal
- AV Preeminent®, listed by Martindale-Hubbell®
- 2017–2018, listed in Who’s Who Legal – Trademarks
- 2016–2018, 2021, “IP Star,” listed in Managing IP (“MIP”) Magazine
Affiliations
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- American Inns of Court
- Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court
- CCH Coresearch
- Graystone Presbyterian Church - Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Greater Philadelphia Pitt Club
- International Trademark Association
- Iota Beta Kappa Alumni Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Partnership for Economic Education
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
- Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association
- Pittsburgh Band Alumni Council
- Smithsonian Institute
- University of Pittsburgh Alumni Association
- University of Pittsburgh Golden Panthers
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law Alumni Association
Tim is a member of the International Trademark Association and the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association. He serves on the board of the Pennsylvania Partnership for Economic Education and is also a Regional Director of the University of Pittsburgh Alumni Association.
Credentials
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court - Colorado
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court - Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court - Western District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Education
- University of Pittsburgh, BA, cum laude
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, JD