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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Intellectual Property

USA Guide 2026 : Virginia: Southern

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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

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Hunton’s intellectual property team works with client innovators to protect, defend, obtain, monetize, and avoid infringing patent, trade secret, trademark, trade dress, trade name, and copyright rights. Our team provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary services designed to handle the most pressing IP issues facing our clients, including prosecution, portfolio management, licensing, litigation, post-grant proceedings, UDRP proceedings, advertising compliance, unfair competition, rights of publicity and privacy, trade secret protection, and due diligence. We manage the full life cycle of client intellectual property assets, and seek to develop strong, defensible portfolios that align with each client’s specific goals. We serve clients ranging from small startups to Fortune® 100 corporations, across diverse industries including retail, consumer products, energy, automotive, manufacturing, telecommunications, life sciences, financial services, real estate development, and more. Informed by decades of practice and real-world technical experience, we approach each client’s intellectual property portfolio as part of an overall business plan and develop strategies tailored to fit the plan.

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Intellectual Property - Virginia: Southern

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What the Team is Known For
Hunton Andrews Kurth has a preeminent practice that benefits from a deep bench of experienced practitioners. It is highly regarded for its work in relation to patents, trademarks and copyright in both a contentious and noncontentious context. The firm's clients range from major global corporations to local startups. The team possesses a strong track record of handling post-grant administrative proceedings.
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Strengths

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  • Hunton is easy to work with, helps simplify concepts for non-legal people and has our best interest in mind. I have high confidence in the team's ability to handle complex matters.

    Intellectual Property respondentUSA

  • Hunton is well suited to provide guidance and counsel through complex, complicated, high stakes and sophisticated matters. The firm has a deep bench of attorneys of varying skill levels to provide assistance in many different areas of IP law.

    Intellectual Property respondentUSA

  • The firm is a superb partner in developing litigation strategies and then excellent at execution. The team is efficient and creative.

    Intellectual Property respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • John Gary Maynard
    John Gary Maynard

    John Gary Maynard

    John Gary Maynard has considerable experience across a range of contentious and noncontentious IP matters. He is particularly focused on brand protection issues.

    • John Gary is simply one of the best lawyers with whom I have worked. Plus he is smart, funny and works well with our entire organization.

      Intellectual Property respondentUSA

    • John Gary is an excellent attorney.

      Intellectual Property respondentUSA
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  • Stephen P Demm
    Stephen P Demm

    Stephen P Demm

    Stephen Demm is noted for his strong knowledge of trademark matters. As well as representing clients before the courts and in enforcement proceedings, he also advises on the management of large IP portfolios.

    • Stephen is a strong trademark attorney.

      Intellectual Property respondentUSA

    • Steve brings deep intellectual property expertise, especially trademark law. He is a gifted litigator. His brand protection legal advice and guidance is informed by his litigation experience.

      Intellectual Property respondentUSA
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  • Maya M Eckstein
    Maya M Eckstein

    Maya M Eckstein

    Maya Eckstein is well regarded for her IP disputes practice, representing clients in patent and trademark litigation.

    • Maya is a great attorney.

      Intellectual Property respondentUSA

    • She's a phenomenal patent litigator.

      Intellectual Property respondentUSA
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