Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz - US Trademark Rankings 2023

Firm Overview:

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz manages thousands of domestic and international trademark files and has handled trademark matters and resolved disputes for recognised brands and individual trademark owners. The firm represents businesses and individuals in the protection, enforcement and licensing of trademark and related rights. Clients include consumer products and services companies; media, entertainment and sports entities, and celebrity estates. The firm resolves substantive and technical issues with the US Patent and Trademark Office and litigates infringement, dilution, false advertising and other cases in federal and state court, as well as in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).

Team Overview:

Chair of the Trademark & Brand Management Group, Catherine Farrelly, is recognised for an active practice advising some of the world’s leading brands on trademark portfolios and protecting trademarks in the US and world markets. Farrelly represents clients in federal court and before the TTAB.

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Clients:

JetBlue Airways, Scholastic, NHL Enterprises, The South Beach Diet, The Tribeca Film Festival, Nike, and Marchesa. Litigation: Scholastic (claim involving Harry Potter book series), eMarketer (use of financial data in marketing reports), John Deere & Co. (leading case on comparative advertising), Nike (defence of apparel advertisement), Sephora (defence of beauty/retail holiday catalogue), CIT Group (contested use of ‘CIT’ mark), and the US Postal Service (defence of claim by Federal Express).