What we say about the firm's legal practice in United States
Intellectual property
Within Trademarks: litigation, tier 4
IP boutique Pattishall, McAuliffe, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP has a strong specialisation in trademarks, with experience across a full range of litigation matters at TTAB and federal court levels. Based solely in Chicago, its capabilities are perhaps smaller than some larger specialist and general service firms, although it is well regarded for its track record. Clients include PepsiCo, Bayer Healthcare, Oracle America and Acer, and its experience includes significant disputes related to issues such as gray market goods, as well as internet and e-commerce matters. It successfully represented Mastercard International in a domain name dispute where the defendant had registered dozens of infringing domain names. More recently, the practice successfully led for The John Carson Foundation before the TTAB, which sustained a previous ruling granting summary judgment to the client and denying the defendant a trademark registration for ‘Here’s Johnny’; the decision affirmed the right of publicity to the former entertainer even after his death. Senior partner David Hilliard is a long standing figure in trademark litigation, with extensive trial and appellate experience, and is notable for representing Ford Motor Company and PepsiCo. Phillip Barengolts represented Bayer Healthcare as plaintiff in a domain name dispute against multiple defendants.