Operating for several global brands across the retail, consumer goods, tech, and defence industries, Adams and Reese LLP is particularly well-versed in international trademark, filing, registration, and prosecution mandates. Mitch Boult spearheads the practice, drawing on his extensive experience in international trademark portfolio management. Other key contacts in the team include Maia Woodhouse, who fields a strong practice encompassing a diverse range of global IP litigation and enforcement mandates, and Kristina Montanaro Schrader, who utilizes her prior experience with the International Trademark Association and the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition to assist clients with disputes against counterfeiters and trademark infringers on a global scale. All listed attorneys are based in the firm’s Nashville office.
Key clients
- Republic Brands (formerly Republic Tobacco)
- Alibaba Holding Group Limited
Work highlights
- Secured affirmation of an $11m jury verdict for Republic Brands, owner of TOP and JOB rolling papers, with an appellate decision clarifying precedent concerning personal liability in infringement.
- Scored a significant victory for MercadoLibre, Latin America’s largest e-commerce retailer, after the United States Patent and Trademark Office refused the company’s trademark application for its house mark.