Christopher P. Bussert, Esq.
Chris Bussert has more than 30 years of experience in helping clients protect and defend their most important assets and brands. Mr. Bussert represents clients in trademark, franchise, copyright, and unfair competition litigation, including proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in licensing and trademark clearance and prosecution matters.
Mr. Bussert was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Franchise Law, Intellectual Property Litigation and Trademark Law in 2021 and the 14 years immediately preceding, and was also named a 2015 "Atlanta Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Franchise Law by The Best Lawyers in America®. He was listed in “The Trademark Experts’ Experts” by World Trademark ReviewWorld Trademark Review's inaugural guide to the top 1,000 trademark practitioners in the world. He has also been listed repeatedly in the "International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers", the "International Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers", and the "International Who's Who of Business Lawyers" by Law Business Research Ltd. He was named a 2008 Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the areas of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation and Franchise/Dealership Law by Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. Bussert has been recognized as one of Georgia Trend's 2012 “Legal Elite” for Intellectual Property Law. In 2010, and again in 2020 and the five years immediately preceding, he was named a "Legal Eagle" by Franchise Times and was named by Legal Media Group to the 2010, 2012 and 2014 Guide to the World's Leading Trademark Lawyers. He was listed in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 editions of Chambers USA for Franchising and was also ranked nationally for Franchising in the 2017 and 2018 editions. Mr. Bussert was a recipient of the 2016 Client Choice Award USA & Canada in the Intellectual Property - Trademarks category for Georgia from Lexology and the International Law Office (ILO). He received the 2010 University of Toledo College of Law Distinguished Alumnus Award. Mr. Bussert is AV® rated by Martindale‑Hubbell.*