Hovey Williams, LLP

Where Ingenuity Thrives

Patents, Trademarks, and All Things IP

IP Litigation

At Hovey Williams, we understand lawsuits are sometimes necessary or unavoidable. We stand ready to help our clients in these circumstances with long experienced attorneys who represent clients in all types of intellectual property disputes in all forums. We have extensive experience representing clients both alleging and defending against claims of:

  • Patent infringement
  • Trademark infringement
  • Trade dress infringement
  • Copyright infringement
  • Trade secret theft
  • Other IP related contract/license disputes

In addition, we regularly handle both ex parte and inter parte administrative proceedings that challenge issued patents and registered trademarks, including:

  • Patent reexaminations
  • Trademark oppositions and cancellations
  • Domain name disputes

For more information about our IP litigation services, or to speak to one of our attorneys about representation, please contact one of the attorneys listed below.

IP Litigation Attorneys

Jennifer C. Bailey

Jennifer C. Bailey
Partner
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Scott R. Brown

Scott R. Brown
Partner
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Cheryl L. Burbach

Cheryl L. Burbach
Partner
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Michael Elbein

Michael Elbein
Partner
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Thomas B. Luebbering

Thomas B. Luebbering
Partner
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Stephen D. Timmons

Stephen D. Timmons
Of Counsel
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Thomas H. Van Hoozer

Thomas H. Van Hoozer
Partner
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Matthew B. Walters

Matthew B. Walters
Associate
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Brandon J. Warner

Brandon J. Warner
Associate
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Dianne M. Smith-Misemer

Dianne M. Smith-Misemer
Of Counsel
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