The trademarks litigation practice at Katten regularly handles a full range of trademark clearance, prosecution, portfolio management, enforcement, and copyright registration matters. It boasts a client base spanning the health care, pharma, chemical products, and technology sectors, alongside work in the entertainment and media, automotive, and retail areas. Floyd Mandell, in Chicago, co-chairs the practice: his work handling high-profile cases which often include novel issues is noted. Karen Artz Ash, co-chair based in New York, often handles trademark licensing and international distribution agreements.
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Key clients
- Forever 21
- Earl Enterprises Holdings Inc.
- ArcBest
- CircuitLife
- Lenovo and Motorola Mobility
- Special Olympics
- Fast Retailing and Uniqlo
- Theory LLC
- Centric Brands Inc
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Work highlights
- Represented clothing retailer Forever 21 and its suppliers in trademark litigation against sportswear giant Adidas concerning the latter’s three-stripe trademark.
- Representing the defendant, Earl Enterprises Holdings Inc. in trademark infringement in Los Angeles Federal Court brought by a restaurant in Houston called The Breakfast Klub.
- Represented medical device manufacturer CircuitLife against Percussionaire Corporation (later acquired by a Swiss company, Sentec), the maker of ventilators that CircuitLife uses in its treatment of severe respiratory illnesses.
Lawyers
Practice head
Deepro Mukerjee; Karen Artz Ash; Floyd Mandell
Other key lawyers
Kristen Achterhof; Bret Danow; Jessica Kraver; Michael Justus; David Halberstadter; Joel Weiner