18 September 2023Features

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox - US Trademark Rankings 2023

Firm Overview:

Sterne Kessler’s trademark team advises a household name client roster from its DC base, nationally and internationally, on enhancing global goodwill through the development of enforceable IP rights and targeted enforcement strategies. The team partners with district court and International Trade Commission colleagues to represent clients on infringement lawsuits and Section 337 investigations involving allegations of trademark and other infringements. A satisfied client engages Sterne Kessler for general trademark advice and trademark portfolio maintenance. The client describes the firm as “extremely technically competent, reasonable in cost relative to other firms, very responsive and we have strong and delightful personal relationships with the firms’ partners who work on our business.”

Team Overview:

Monica Riva Talley is head of Sterne Kessler’s Trademark and Brand Protection Practice. Riva Talley has specialized in strategic trademark counseling and portfolio enhancement, developing anti-counterfeiting solutions and strategies, and resolving trademark disputes for over 25 years. She has obtained judgements totaling hundreds of millions of dollars against defendants selling counterfeit versions of her clients’ products, and seized or stopped the sales of tens of thousands of counterfeit products over the Internet. A peer says Riva Talley is: “A phenomenally talented lawyer who has some really impressive clients and serves them incredibly well.”

Key Matter:

  • Monica Riva Talley leads a Sterne Kessler team assisting tech brand Yahoo! with trademark clearance, prosecution, and enforcement across multiple business sectors. Yahoo! remains a high-value international brand with a net worth of $5bn and a brand valued at $1.6bn. 

  • Monica Riva Talley leads a Sterne Kessler team assisting Nasdaq, the financial services owner of the Nasdaq Stock Market and several international stock exchanges, with trademark clearance, prosecution, protection, and enforcement of Nasdaq’s trademarks worldwide - including numerous UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy) and trademark opposition matters.

  • Sterne Kessler directors Monica Riva Talley, Daniel Yonan, Nicholas Nowak, and Dan Block assist German vehicle maker Volkswagen Group with brand enforcement, including district court action against counterfeiters and infringers, marketplace takedowns, non-litigation enforcement and false advertising and marketplace messaging.

Clients:

Mural, Verizon, Yahoo!, Nasdaq, Full Sail IP Partners, Mood Media, The Washington Post, Cirque du Soleil, Blue Man Group, Thule, Richardson, Extreme Networks, Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Volkswagen Group, BTL, Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Deer Stags Concepts, World Centric, Jukin Media, Trove Brands