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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution

USA Guide 2026 : District of Columbia

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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

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As intellectual property procurement and infringement matters continue to rise, asserting and protecting your IP assets has become crucial to your business’s success. With more than 275 attorneys dedicated to patent, trademark, copyright, advertising, and/or trade secrets law, Kilpatrick Townsend boasts a self-sufficient IP practice backed by the resources and capabilities of a full-service law firm. Our highly-specialized attorneys offer comprehensive registration, transactional, and litigation services when helping clients create, build, and protect their most valuable assets — their brands. Frequently recognized by in-house counsel and independent ranking services, we are considered thought leaders in the field and the top choice for representation by many known brands in the U.S. and around the world.

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Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution - District of Columbia

What the Team is Known For

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton advises on the full range of trademark matters, with recent work including fair use cases, enforcement actions and the management of portfolios for some of the world's most recognizable brands. A growing transactional aspect to the work is bolstered by the firm's national platform. The firm's clients include prominent names in the hospitality, fashion and food industries. It is noted for the global reach of its portfolio protection and trademark counselling work.

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Strengths

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  • The team is exceptionally skilled at translating highly dense technical disclosures into broad, defensible patent claims.

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  • The service quality and responsiveness at Kilpatrick Townsend are excellent.

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  • The team demonstrates their expertise and ability time and again with multiple complex and sophisticated matters.

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  • The team is strategic and solution-oriented.

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  • Kilpatrick Townsend has an amazing technical grasp of what clients are trying to protect and add a lot of value.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Lindsay Kaplan
    Lindsay Kaplan

    Lindsay Kaplan

    Lindsay Kaplan is developing a fine reputation as a formidable trademark counsel for large international clients.

    • Lindsay is an exceptional client partner. She finds an answer for every question and is herself very strategic, responsive and solution-oriented.

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  • Nicoletta Kennedy
    Nicoletta Kennedy

    Nicoletta Kennedy

    Co-leader of the firm's chemistry and life sciences practice, Nicoletta Kennedy advises clients on portfolio strategy, invalidity analysis and post-grant proceedings.

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Ranked Individuals at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton (2)

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    Nicoletta Kennedy

    Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution

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    Lindsay Kaplan

    Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

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