Rachael Dickson

Rachael Dickson is an intellectual property attorney who focuses on trademark prosecution, counseling, and brand protection for businesses and entrepreneurs. She advises clients on trademark searching, applications, registration strategy, and issues involving regulated products, including cannabis-related goods and services. Her experience as a former examining attorney at the US Patent and Trademark Office gives her practical insight into agency review standards, application requirements, and potential obstacles to federal registration nationwide.

Rachael earned her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 2015 and her Bachelor’s degree in History from George Mason University in 2010. Her legal education supports detailed trademark analysis, written advocacy, and practical counseling for clients seeking protection for brands and commercial identities. She applies that training when evaluating registrability, preparing applications, responding to examination issues, and explaining trademark procedures in clear terms to businesses and entrepreneurs effectively.

Rachael worked as a USPTO examining attorney from 2017 through 2021 and received a 2020 Customer Service Award. She participated in a work group reviewing trademark applications involving cannabis goods and services. She later directed the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic at Suffolk University School of Law from 2022 through 2024. Her background also includes cannabis regulatory work and legal technology projects involving artificial intelligence-powered trademark searching and application drafting.

Rachael Dickson is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and regularly lectures on trademark research and USPTO search tools. Her professional work includes scholarship examining cannabis trademarks and trademark office treatment of certain goods, services, and design classifications. She combines agency experience, teaching, research, and private practice to help clients understand trademark requirements, identify registration problems, and develop practical strategies for protecting brands in regulated and competitive markets.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Lloyd & Mousilli
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association

Licensed State

• District of Columbia

Education

• DePaul University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• George Mason University
  BA in History, Minors: Electronic Journalism & Music, Cum Laude

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