Jeffrey P. Dunning > Greenberg Traurig LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig LLP Offices
77 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500
CHICAGO, IL 60601
ILLINOIS
United States
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Jeffrey P. Dunning
Work Department
IP - Trademark
Position
Shareholder
Career
Jeffrey P. Dunning focuses his practice on advising clients regarding the management of their trademark portfolios, including trademark clearance, registration, maintenance, protection, enforcement, licensing and litigation. Jeff has managed a number of large international trademark portfolios on behalf of major multinational companies in the retail, industrial and food/beverage sectors. For clients needing assistance with patent, unfair competition, domain name and copyright matters, Jeff’s experience extends to providing opinions, prosecution, licensing, litigation and enforcement. In addition, he has deep experience in handling intellectual property litigation, including managing extensive discovery proceedings, obtaining dismissals and summary judgments, and representing clients in numerous evidentiary hearings and jury trials in trademark and patent litigation in federal courts throughout the United States.
Concentrations
- U.S. and foreign trademark clearance, registration, maintenance, protection, enforcement, licensing and litigation
- U.S. and foreign trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings
- Coordinating worldwide anti-counterfeiting enforcement programs
- Trademark, patent, copyright, trade dress, unfair competition and domain name litigation in federal and state courts
- Management of large, diverse international trademark portfolios, including formulation of trademark clearance, prosecution and enforcement strategies, managing foreign counsel, and evaluating and advising clients regarding overall brand protection strategy
- Representation of domestic and foreign trademark applicants in prosecution and adversarial matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including in association with applications filed under the Madrid Protocol
- U.S. and foreign patent, design and copyright prosecution and opinions
Capabilities
Intellectual Property & Technology
Intellectual Property Litigation
Anti-Counterfeiting
Trademark & Brand Management
Admission to Practice
Illinois
Missouri
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Languages
English
German
Education
- M.S., Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000
- J.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, 1998
- Articles Editor, Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law
- B.S., Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Real estate > Real estate
Firm Rankings
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Government > Government contracts
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)