Hunton Andrews Kurth
Firm overview:
Hunton Andrews Kurth manages trademark portfolios for hundreds of clients, totalling thousands of marks in nearly 200 countries around the world. The trademark team is responsible for enforcing and protecting some of the best-recognised brands in the world, including two of the 10 most valuable trademarks in the world (according to Forbes magazine).
Team overview:
DC-based co-head of the Intellectual Property Group, John Gary Maynard, has managed global trademark prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement programmes for Fortune 1,000 companies, as well as representing such businesses in brand protection disputes.
Richmond, VA partner Stephen Demm represents a broad base of clients in intellectual property litigation and prosecution, with an emphasis on trademark, trade dress, copyright, domain name, and technology litigation and dispute resolution.
Key matters:
- Dewberry Group v Dewberry Engineers. Hunton Andrews Kurth represents Dewberry Engineers in a dispute between two commercial real estate development companies that share the same name. An August 2023 ruling significantly increased damages against Dewberry Group by factoring in profits from related but non-party corporations—which the US Supreme Court is set to review.
- Non-profit Washington Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in September 2024, arguing that the ruling misinterprets US trademark law.
Clients:
Dewberry Engineers, OneMain Financial Holdings, Compton & Bennett, IM Encore, Reily Foods, Springleaf Finance.
