Travis Wimberly
Meet Travis Wimberly, an acclaimed trademark and copyright attorney. Named Litigator of the Year (Texas) by Managing Intellectual Property in 2022, he excels as a first-chair trial lawyer, an oral advocate, and a brief writer. Travis has successfully argued in courts across the country. He has written winning briefs in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and at all levels of the federal court system, including the Supreme Court of the United States. Travis’ practice also includes serving as experienced local counsel in the Texas federal courts.
Travis Wimberly practices trademark and copyright law. He advises clients on building and maintaining their trademark and copyright portfolios, protecting their rights through enforcement, responding to infringement claims, and resolving IP-related disputes.
Travis was named Litigator of the Year (Texas) by Managing Intellectual Property in 2022. He is an experienced first-chair trial lawyer, having led multiple trial teams to winning verdict or judgment. He has successfully argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals and U.S. District Courts across the country. He has also authored winning briefs at every level of federal court, including the U.S. Supreme Court, where he has served as counsel of record. In cases not involving trademark or copyright issues, Travis regularly engages with clients as experienced local counsel in the Austin, Houston, Waco, and San Antonio federal courts, assisting his clients’ primary counsel in patent, trade secret, and non-IP disputes.
Travis’ professional experience includes four years with Vinson & Elkins LLP. Before entering private practice, he completed a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Richard C. Tallman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Travis graduated with high honors from the University of Texas School of Law. He was named Keeper of the Peregrinus for the Chancellors, awarded for having the fourth-highest grade-point average after second year. Travis also served on the editorial board of the Texas Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif.
Outside the office, Travis enjoys NBA basketball, the Texas Longhorns, and trying to find the world’s best sandwich.
- Litigator Of The Year – Texas, Managing Intellectual Property (2022)
- Finalist in 2021, 2022, 2024
- The Best Lawyers In America® Trademark Law, By Woodward/White, Inc. (2024)
- WTR 1000 The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, World Trademark Review (2020-2023)
- 500 Leading Litigators In America, Lawdragon (2022)
- IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property (2021)
- Texas Rising Stars List By Super Lawyers®, A Thomson Reuters Service (2017-2020)
- Rising Star List By Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars Magazine (2018-2019)
- American Bar Association
- Vice Chair, Trademarks Division (2024-present)
- Chair, Trademark Litigation Committee (2021-2024)
- Amicus Briefs Committee (IP Law Section) (2017-present)
- Federal Bar Association
- Vice President, Austin Chapter (2024)
- Sponsorship Chair, Austin Chapter (2019-Present)
- The Honorable Lee Yeakel IP Inn Of Court
- Executive Committee and Co-Chair, Memberships
- Austin Intellectual Property Law Association
- Austin Bar Association
- Shining Lights and Trademark Fights: Ornamental Uses, The First Amendment and More, ABA IP, Sports, and Entertainment Law Conference, November 2024 (Panel Moderator)
- Recent Fun Cases in Trademark and Copyright Law, CAIL 62nd Annual Conference on IP Law, November 2024 (Speaker)
- Twenty Tips To Write Better Briefs, Client Emails, Agreements, And Other Legal Documents, In-House CLE, October 2024 (Speaker)
- Daubert-Proofing Your Lanham Act Survey, ABA IP Section Annual Meeting, April 2024 (Co-Speaker)
- The Infringer’s Mental State: Open Questions For Trademark Litigants, Aba Landslide Magazine, June 2021 (Co-Author)
- Eight Lessons From Google V. Oracle, Advanced Micro Devices (Amd) Legal Department, May 2021 (Speaker)
- Three Trends In Copyright And Trademark Law, Corporate Paralegal Group, March 2021 (Speaker)
- What Every Bankruptcy Lawyer Needs To Know About Trademarks, Dallas Bar Association – Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section, November 2020 (Co-Speaker)
- Don’t Let Your Rights Run Out: A Look At Genericism, American Bar Association IP Fall Institute, September 2020 (Co-Speaker)
- Sixteen Easy Tips To Write Better Briefs, Client Emails, Agreements, And Other Legal Documents, In-House Cle, August 2020 (Speaker)
- Willfulness And Profits Awards For Trademark Infringement: Romag Fasteners V. Fossil, Practising Law Institute (Pli), March 2020 (Co-Speaker)
- Enforcement Of IP On Social Media And E-Commerce, State Bar Advanced IP Course, February 2020 (Speaker)
- The Five (Or More) Possible Forums For Your Trademark Dispute, And How To Choose The Right One, Houston Intellectual Property Law Association And Uh Law Center 35th Annual Fall Institute, September 2019 (Speaker)
- Defensive Considerations For Copyright Infringement, Advanced Micro Devices (Amd) Legal Department, August 2019 (Speaker)
- Supreme Court Update: Mission V. Tempnology IPo European Practice Committee, June 2019 (Speaker)
- The Five (Or More) Possible Forums For Your Trademark Dispute, And How To Choose The Right One, State Bar Advanced IP Course, February 2019 (Speaker)
- The Five (Or More) Possible Forums For Your Trademark Dispute, And How To Choose The Right One, Austin Intellectual Property Law Association, June 2018 (Speaker)
- Top Ten Trademark Cases Of 2017-18, State Bar Annual Meeting, June 2018 (Speaker)
- Lessons From The Anastasia Beverly Hills Trial, In-House Cle, March 2018 (Speaker)
- Twelve Important New Ttab Rules For 2017, In-House Cle, December 2016 (Speaker)
- Attorney’s Fees And ‘Exceptional’ Trademark Cases Under Octane Fitness, State Bar Advanced IP Course, February 2016 (Speaker)
- Trademark Counterfeiting, In-House Cle, September 2015 (Speaker)
- A Prayer And A Hope: Effective Prayers To Get The Relief You Really Want, Ut Cle Conference On State & Federal Appeals, June 2014 (Author)
- Recent Developments In Media, Privacy And Defamation Law: Newsgathering, Aba’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Vol. 49, No. 1, Fall 2013 (Co-Author)
- An Overview Of The Manning Trial, Aba Section Of Litigation, Austin 2013 (Author)
- 2013 Update: Developments In The Law Of Newsgathering Liability, Practising Law Institute (Pli), August 2013 (Co-Author)
- Case Update, Austin Bar Association, Civil Appellate Section, September 2012 (Speaker)
- Appellate Jurisdictional Issues, State Bar Of Texas Civil Appellate Practice 101, September 2012 (Co-Author)
- Holdover Trademark Licensees And The Counterfeiting Loophole, 88 Texas Law Review 415, December 2009
- State Bar Of Texas
- Supreme Court Of The United States
- U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western District Of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District Of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Northern District Of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District Of Texas
- U.S. District Court, District Of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District Of Michigan
- 2010 J.D., High Honors, The University of Texas School of Law
- Articles Editor, Texas Law Review
- Keeper of the Peregrinus for the Chancellors
- Order of the Coif
- 2007 B.S., Highest Honors, Radio-Television-Film, The University of Texas at Austin
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