Leveraging its strong presence across the Americas, and the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, DLA Piper LLP (US) continues to advise clients in the generative AI space, and assists clients with NFT-related trademark filings, among a variety of other trademark litigation mandates. Tamar Duvdevani helms the practice from the firm’s New York office, harnessing her trademark and right-of-publicity litigation expertise to operate for Nike and other notable clients. Other key contacts include seasoned trademark and copyright litigator Gina Durham, who is based in San Francisco, and San Diego’s Melissa Reinckens, who contributes her wide-ranging experience across trademark, false advertising, and commercial litigation to the team. Washington DC’s Kevin Fee principally focuses on high-stakes trademark litigation before trial and appellate courts, and New York’s Marc Miller is well-versed in handling trademark litigation in federal and state courts.

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  • ‘Great interaction with our internal team.’
  • ‘They are subject matter experts.’

Key clients

  • Goli Nutrition Inc.
  • Tracy Anderson Method
  • Coinbase Global Inc.
  • James Hardie Building Products, Inc
  • The Estate of Jackie Robinson
  • Midjourney
  • DER Touristik
  • Nike, Inc.
  • Tigercat International Inc.
  • General Cigar Company, Inc.
  • Iovate Health Sciences International U.S.A., Inc., Northern Innovations Holding Corp. dba Purely Inspired, and Lakeside Innovations Holding Corp.

Work highlights

  • Providing advice to Midjourney, the text-to-image global generative AI company.
  • Secured a trial victory on behalf of Goli Nutrition, a gummy vitamin company, against GOLO LLC, a weight loss company offering the GOLO For Life diet plan.
  • Acting as counsel to plaintiff Nike in a trademark and false advertising case brought by Nike against resale platform operator StockX.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tamar Duvdevani

Other key lawyers

Gina Durham, Melissa Reinckens, Tamany Vinson Bentz, Marc Miller