Mr John Gary Maynard > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Richmond, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
RIVERFRONT PLAZA, EAST TOWER
951 EAST BYRD STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219
VIRGINIA
United States

Work Department

Retail, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions, Trade Secrets Counseling and Litigation, Trademark – Non-Contentious, Trademark Proceedings, Outsourcing, Technology and Commercial Contracting, Advertising Litigation, Software Audits, Litigation

Position

Partner and Co-Head of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice

Career

John Gary’s practice has a particular emphasis on brand protection; software audits and litigation; online enforcement, including domain name counseling and litigation under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP); trade secret protection and litigation; licensing of intellectual property assets; and litigation under the Lanham Act and the Copyright Act. His development of holistic and client-specific trade secret protection programs and overall intellectual property protection programs, such as physical safeguards, premises controls, computer-use policies and document management procedures to name just a few, helped shape security for Fortune 200 companies. John Gary continues to offer regular counsel to clients on such proactive and reactive trade secret and intellectual property protection. He also developed, implemented and managed global trademark prosecution, maintenance and enforcement program for several Fortune 1000 companies, including major financial institutions, retailers, and manufacturers.

John Gary is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Fourth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, the US District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and the US District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.

Memberships

Admitted to the District of Columbia, Florida and Virginia State Bars

Education

  • JD, Stetson University College of Law, cum laude, 1994
  • BA, Davidson College, 1990

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Patents: licensing

(Firms to watch)

John Gary Maynard and Tyler Maddry co-lead the Washington DC based practice at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. The firm is increasingly involved with emerging companies, including higher-education, biotech, AI, retail and healthcare industries in a range of patents matters with a pipeline of data, software, API, tech, trademark and university license agreements.

United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)

Excelling at handling marks, logos, slogans and sound marks, among others, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP capitalizes on these skills to operate across the tech, media and financial services industries. Spearheading the firm’s offering from Washington DC, John Gary Maynard is adept at handling brand protection, software audits and domain name counseling, and Tyler Maddry is esteemed in the tech industry. Stephen Demm, who is active in the firm’s Richmond office, enjoys a multi-faceted arsenal of skills across clearance, registration and management issues. Jonathan Reichman and Jeremy Boczko are both active in the New York office.

United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation

Capable of advising across all phases of litigation, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP fields a varied practice that spans unusual color and design trademarks, trademark infringement and false advertising litigation. Co-leading the group from Washington DC are Tyler Maddry and John Gary Maynard, the latter of whom is considerably experienced on the software litigation side. Richmond-based Stephen Demm holds a wealth of experience in the realm of tech litigation and New York-based Jeremy Boczko is active across a myriad of sectors, from banking and financial services to entertainment and sports. Also in New York is Armin Ghiam, a strong choice for tech and cosmetics companies.