Heidi Howard Tandy

• Managed hundreds of trademark applications filed with the U.S. Trademark Office. 
• Achieved confidential settlements in matters involving alleged trademark infringement. 
• Defeated Summary Judgment motion at Trademark Trial and Appeal Board by demonstrating extensive issues of dispute between the parties. 
• Convinced the Trademark Office to determine that a mark initially deemed “highly descriptive” had acquired distinctiveness, and was registerable on the Principal Register. 
• Successfully negotiated a settlement agreement that obligated a junior user to cease use of a mark that was likely to be confused with the client’s mark. 
• Created policies in line with GDPR regulations for corporations and nonprofits 
• Successfully defended client in a matter involving a baseless accusation of noncompliance by a website with the ADA by filing a Motion to Dismiss which resulted in the Plaintiff withdrawing the complaint with prejudice. 
• Created policies for website community management and social media content creation. 
• Developed process for client to determine whether content creation made fair use of third party images and text. 
   

• Chambers & Partners USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2023-2024
• Member of Legal Committee for Archive of Our Own, Winner of the Best Related Work Hugo Award, 2019

• Member, Dean's Advisory Board (Intellectual Property), American University Washington College of Law 
• Member, Miami Beach Human Rights Committee
• Member, INTA's unREAL Campaign Committee  (2019–2023) 
• Member, Penn Press External Board of Advisors

•    Price Benowitz, LLP
•    Ziglaw
•    Gunster Yoakley
•    Carlton Fields
•    Ruden McClosky
•    Stroock & Stroock & Lavan