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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - USA
What the Team is Known For
Debevoise has a top class practice with a sophisticated focus on the most complex copyright, trademark, trade dress and false advertising matters. Typically acts for world-famous brands in a wide range of industries, including media and entertainment, sports and consumer products, among others. Solid domestic practice complemented by strong international capabilities. Draws upon notable knowledge of the financial services sector to advise on IP issues involving related technology.
Strengths
"The Debevoise team is always extremely thorough, detail oriented and great at communicating."
"The Debevoise attorneys are subject matter experts who offer practical solutions."
Work Highlights
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP represented Grubhub in a trademark case against Kroger and Home Chef regarding the parties' respective logos, both of which include a fork and knife image inside a house.
Notable practitioners
David Bernstein heads the firm's IP litigation group and is a preeminent trademark lawyer with decades of experience acting for household brands.
"David is a real litigation rockstar and worked miracles for us."
"David carries a tremendous amount of experience and expertise in the trademark infringement space."
"David's ability to work seamlessly and collaboratively and to acclimate and adapt to the style of practice in different jurisdictions really stood out."