Capitalizing on its global network, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP operates for a diverse consortium of clients, including OpenAI, Google, and Marriott Worldwide, in a varied spread of trademark, trade dress, false advertising, and unfair competition disputes. Silicon Valley’s Margret Caruso is particularly well-versed in advising Internet, tech, entertainment, and consumer goods companies in this space, while New York’s Todd Anten appears before state and federal courts, as well as the TTAB, in a multitude of commercial and IP litigation. Also in New York is Carey Ramos, who fields a strong practice across music, computer technology, consumer electronics, and fashion sectors, and Rachel Epstein, who strengthens the practice with her proficiencies in the energy, insurance, and financial services sectors. In Los Angeles, Dan Posner is especially active in the entertainment, tech, consumer products, and fashion sectors, and in Silicon Valley, Rachel Herrick Kassabian demonstrates specific expertise in handling trademark matters for Internet sector businesses and tech start-ups.
Key clients
- Lottomatrix NY LLC, Lottomatrix Corporation, Lottomatrix Operations Limited, Lottomatrix Malta Limited, and 99Dynamics Limited.
- Marriott Worldwide / Marriott International
- OpenAI
- I-Meta
- Zuru, Inc.
- Array US, Inc.
- Block, Inc.
- Zazzle Inc.
- Unstoppable Domains
- Alphabet Inc. / Google LLC
- Roulette Productions et al.
- YKK Corp.
- Linq3 Technologies LLC
- SL Card Company, Inc.
- Socios.com
- Barnes & Noble
- Benefit Street Partners
- Molson Coors Beverage Company; MillerCoors LLC
- Jerry Falwell, Jr.
Work highlights
- Defending owners of the brand and URL jackpot.com against claims of trademark infringement and dilution in claim brought by Jackpocket, Inc., having defeated a motion for a permanent injunction, with the .l..lll;;' case currently on appeal in the Second Circuit.
- Won a jury trial on behalf of Array US, arising from ConsumerDirect’s claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition, resulting in Array being awarded millions of dollars on its counterclaims.
- Defending Marriott in trademark infringement and dilution case brought by Delta Airlines over Marriott’s use of “DELTA HOTELS” for hospitality services, which had been used for decades by Marriott’s predecessor-in-interest.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Margret Caruso, Todd Anten, Rachel Epstein, Dan Posner