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Naresh Kilaru

Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Leader, Trademark and Copyright Practice Group

Career

Naresh Kilaru leads the firm’s trademark, copyright, advertising, and privacy group. He counsels clients on brand protection and enforcement strategies in the United States and around the world. His extensive experience in all aspects of trademark, copyright, and unfair competition litigation includes cases involving computer source code, traditional trademarks, product packaging and product configuration trade dress, false advertising, counterfeiting, gray-market goods, and domain names. He is also involved in domestic and international trademark prosecution. Naresh has been named by The Legal 500 U.S. as a Next Generation Lawyer for trademark litigation.

Languages

English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu

Memberships

American Bar Association (chair, IP Transactions & Licensing Committee, Section on Intellectual Property Law, 2013-2017; vice chair, Trademark Litigation Committee, Section on Intellectual Property Law, 2012-2015) International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) (chair, Trademark Committee, 2022-2023) International Trademark Association American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) District of Columbia Bar Association (member, Section on Intellectual Property Law, 2002-present) National Asian Pacific American Bar Association National South Asian Bar Association

Education

George Washington University Law School J.D., 2002 Harvard University B.A., Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, magna cum laude, 1999

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