Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Firm overview:
Trial lawyers Quinn Emanuel has represented some of the world’s best known-trademark owners on “big ticket litigation” in false advertising, unfair competition, trademark and trade dress disputes. The firm’s experience covers false advertising and unfair competition claims under federal and state laws, often requiring overnight preparation of injunction motions. The firm has a reputation for “litigating the hell out of a case” and will often take on the stickier end of clients’ caseload.
Known as “aggressive litigators” according to a peer, the firm names Google, IBM, Qualcomm, Samsung, the NFL, Gucci, Alibaba.com, and Hyundai among its clients.
Team overview:
Silicon Valley partner Margret Caruso (Highly Recommended, Contentious) is chair of the Trademark and Copyright Practice Group. She devotes a substantial portion of her practice to intellectual property litigation and appellate litigation, including copyright, trademark and patent infringement. Peers say Caruso “is a very good lawyer who is amazing at writing her briefs and is very good at strategy and very good on oral argument.”
Key matters:
- King Spider v Panda (SDNY 2024). Quinn Emanuel represents AUS Merchant Services, a US affiliate of Alipay, in a trademark counterfeiting case in which AUS intervened. In the case, the plaintiff obtained an ex parte temporary restraining order freezing an account belonging to AUS, alleging that funds belonging to the defendant passed through it. Quinn Emanuel successfully moved to have the account, which contained more than $40 million, released.
- Harpo v Jackson et al (SDNY 2023). The firm represented Roulette Productions and the co-hosts of podcast Oprahdemics in a widely reported suit brought by Oprah Winfrey’s company, Harpo. Harpo alleged the podcast’s title and logo exploited the goodwill and reputation of its trademarks ‘Oprah’ and ‘O’. Harpo agreed to settle the dispute and it was dismissed with prejudice.
Clients:
Alibaba.com, AUS Merchant Services, Google, Gucci, Hyundai, IBM, the NFL, Qualcomm, Samsung.
