Max Vern

Max Vern works with brand owners to secure and enforce their intellectual property around the world. His focus is trademark rights and protection of global trademark portfolios – all facets and stages of domestic and international trademark practice with an emphasis on strategic counseling, protection and enforcement.

This encompasses trademark searches and opinions, filing, prosecution, due diligence, licensing, acquisitions and enforcement of trademark rights, including oppositions and cancellation actions. He works in close collaboration with an established network of foreign counsel throughout the world. The domestic and international practice encompasses a wide range of industries – electronics, Internet, AI, retail, fashion, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and beauty, medical products, automotive and aviation industries, entertainment, banking, food products and services.

Max’s background, extensive international experience and multilingual capabilities facilitate communications and thorough understanding of the requirements of IP owners.

His clients include U.S. and foreign companies and individuals doing business in the United States and abroad and seeking protection of their U.S. and global interests, from start-ups to global industry leaders.

Max is listed in the 2026 World Trademark Review’s Global Leaders directory and 2026 WTR1000 in the Top “Gold” Tier in the Prosecution and Strategy category. He is also the winner of the International Advisory Experts Award: Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year, Corporate LiveWire Global Awards in the category “Protecting Global Trademark Portfolios.” and is listed as an Expert in the Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides, as well as in Lexology Index: IP 2026.

An active member of the International Trademark Association, MARQUES and PTMG. Max speaks Russian, Hebrew and French.