Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
USA Guide 2024 : District of Columbia
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DLA Piper LLP offers notable trademark law specialists, routinely called upon to advise on global brand management and international portfolio protection. The team is adept at handling complex trademark litigations. It acts for prominent clients in the sports and media sectors, in addition to the consumer goods, fashion, food and beverage and electronics industries, among others. The team is also experienced in assisting emerging companies and startups with the IP aspects of early-stage corporate development.
Work Highlights
- DLA Piper LLP (US) represented International Code Council in a copyright infringement lawsuit against UpCodes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The DLA Piper team has deep expertise in trademark and copyright matters. I would trust them with our most complex matters."
"DLA's counsel are knowledgeable, efficient and pragmatic. They ask the right questions and provide the best advice accordingly."
"Their responsiveness, turnaround times, and ability to articulate information in terms we can understand have been phenomenal."
"The DLA Piper team has deep expertise in trademark and copyright matters. I would trust them with our most complex matters."
"DLA's counsel are knowledgeable, efficient and pragmatic. They ask the right questions and provide the best advice accordingly."
"Their responsiveness, turnaround times, and ability to articulate information in terms we can understand have been phenomenal."
Notable Practitioners
Thomas Zutic heads the trademark and copyright group in DC and offers broad experience covering an array of industry sectors. He frequently advises on matters relating to licensing, transactional IP and general portfolio management.
"Tom is the type of attorney who gets the legal side of the issue but can give us very sage business insight as well. He comes up with creative solutions to time-sensitive issues."
"Tom has deep knowledge in the trademark space."