Patterson Belknap is actively involved in litigating intellectual property disputes involving trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. Our practice is recognized among the top in New York by Chambers USA, highlighting our strength in both brand protection and copyright.

Our litigators are at the cutting edge of trademark and unfair competition litigation. The firm has tried many preliminary injunction hearings on short notice, generally taking discovery on an expedited basis. We also counsel clients on trademark and trade dress issues, handle trademark filings, advise on copyright issues, handle copyright registrations, and negotiate licensing agreements. In addition to our experience in Trademark, Trade Secret, and Copyright Litigation, the firm has an active anti-counterfeiting and brand protection practice, where our attorneys litigate high-profile counterfeiting and product diversion cases on behalf of major corporations in multiple industries worldwide.  

Industry Recognition

• Awarded “Intellectual Property Practice Group of the Year” by Law360. The firm is recognized for its broad range of IP litigation strengths and trial wins across patent litigation, trade secrets, anti-counterfeiting and advertising litigation.
• Received Benchmark Litigation’s “Impact Case” award for the firm’s victory in a trade secrets case for Appian Corporation.  The firm secured a $2 billion jury verdict on behalf of the software company for trade secrets misappropriation by a competitor.
• Recognized among the top in “Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets” by Chambers USA.