Andrea Hence Evans, Esq.is the founder of the intellectual property law practice, The Law Firm of Andrea Hence Evans, LLC. Attorney Evans worked at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for 5 years as both a patent examiner and a trademark examining attorney after graduating from law school. While working as a Trademark Examining Attorney, she examined all types of trademarks including design marks, word marks, Madrid applications, and configuration trademark applications to determine eligibility for registration on the Principal or Supplemental Register.

This examination included conducting a search using the USPTO automated search tools to determine whether the applicant’s mark was similar to prior pending applications and also whether the goods or services were closely related to registrant’s such that there is a likelihood of confusion as defined under Trademark Act Section 2(d). Extensive legal research was also conducted to determine whether or not the applicant’s proposed mark was descriptive, misdescriptive, a surname, geographically descriptive or geographically misdescriptive as defined under She is extremely familiar with patent and trademark policies, procedures and USPTO guidelines. Andrea Hence Evans, Esq. is a graduate of The George Washington Law School in Washington, DC. While attending law school, she took advantage of the school’s world renowned intellectual property curriculum and studied and excelled in the following courses: patent law, unfair competition and trademark law, computer law and international comparative patent law. For more information, visit evansiplaw.com.

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Misty Young is known for her relentless approach to systems development in restaurant marketing, leadership, financials, operations and service. She is also the author of the award winning book, From Rags to Restaurants. Named Author of The Year, Misty is a tried and tested professional. Her own multimillion dollar restaurant chain, the Squeeze In, now has 4 locations. While working for years IN the business, Misty also studied, developed and implemented systems and worked ON the business “nights, weekends, and holidays.” The company has just completed the franchise development process and has launched national franchising activities. For more info visit mistyyoung.com