About

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Katten's Intellectual Property team provides a complete range of services for domestic and international clients in all major industries seeking to protect and benefit from their intellectual property and to defend claims asserted by others. Inventors and corporations alike turn to us for counsel regarding their innovations in biotechnology and life sciences, electrical and electronic systems, computer hardware and software, e-commerce and business methods, telecommunications, product design, and mechanical systems. 

Katten's seasoned attorneys develop, enforce, protect and defend our clients' patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret rights in jurisdictions across the United States and abroad. We partner with clients to develop global strategies and programs to safeguard and maximize the value of their intellectual property, and to audit their intellectual property assets, including domestic and international licensing and transfers of technology, to ensure that these assets are correctly identified and properly protected. We manage our clients' intellectual property portfolios, including registration and enforcement of patents, trademarks and copyrights worldwide, and administration of intellectual property agreements. Additionally, we have considerable experience representing clients in high-profile lawsuits when their most valuable intellectual property is at stake.

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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - Illinois

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What the Team is Known For

Katten provides comprehensive support to household names across all areas of IP work. It has longstanding experience acting for plaintiffs and defendants in ANDA litigation. The team also offers adept assistance for copyright and trademark infringement claims. It regularly acts for clients in the retail, manufacturing and electronics sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Katten represented Forever 21 and its suppliers in trademark litigation against Adidas concerning the sportswear company's three-stripe trademark.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Floyd A Mandell
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Floyd A Mandell
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Floyd Mandell has a strong reputation as a trademark litigator and is a go-to attorney for complex infringement claims. He frequently acts in disputes involving advertising and online platforms.

His guidance and analysis is just invaluable. His expertise distinguishes him, then you add to that that he is caring, reachable and the ideal workmate.

Floyd is very practical, courteous, smart and provides a high level of service.

Floyd is highly technically competent on a global level and a consummate professional.

Kristin J. Achterhof
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Kristin J. Achterhof
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Kristin Achterhof cochairs the firm's IP litigation group and is noted for her adroit handling of high-value trademark and copyright disputes for clients from a range of industries.

Kristin is very thorough and very aware.

Carolyn Passen
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Carolyn Passen
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Carolyn Passen is counsel at the firm, and regularly handles complex trademark and copyright disputes on behalf of well-known clients.

She is an extremely bright and knowledgeable lawyer who handles legal matters impressively.

Carolyn is very smart, practical, cost effective and a fantastic drafter.

Julia Mazur
Julia Mazur
Associates to watch

Julia Mazur is an associate with a wide range of experience in trademark, trade dress and trade secret matters.

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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

Floyd A Mandell
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Floyd A Mandell
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Kristin J. Achterhof
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Kristin J. Achterhof
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Carolyn Passen
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Carolyn Passen
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Julia Mazur
Julia Mazur
Associates to watch

Members

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Brian Sodikoff

Floyd A Mandell

Floyd A Mandell

Head of Department

Kristin J Achterhof

Michael A Dorfman

Stephen P Benson

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