Mr Armin Ghiam > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Armin Ghiam
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Partner
Career
With an international background in law, finance, and technology, Armin strives to create value for his clients, and helps them to understand the complexities of intellectual property law to make important decisions and achieve business objectives. He represents clients in connection with all forms of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Armin counsels his clients on all aspects of the intellectual property life cycle, including enforcement, acquisition and procurement, and licensing.
Armin has invaluable experience with every stage of litigation, from pre-suit investigations and discovery to dispositive motion practice, mediation, and trial. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex patent, trademark, and copyright infringement actions in District Courts, Appellate Courts, the US International Trade Commission (ITC), and before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). World Trademark Review 1000 has noted that clients praise his ability to efficiently defend trademark and copyright litigation (2023).
Armin regularly advises his clients on transactional matters, including evaluation of intellectual property assets in mergers and acquisitions, diligence reviews, and licensing negotiations.
He also has significant experience with patent prosecution in technical and business method matters and has successfully secured numerous intellectual property assets before the USPTO and international patent offices.
Memberships
Admitted to the District of Columbia, US Patent and Trademark Office, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia State Bars
Education
- JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013
- MS, Columbia University, 2010
- BS, Physics, Stony Brook University, State University of New York, summa cum laude, 2008
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP provides a comprehensive cross-border service, advising major corporates such as Peanuts Worldwide and Mattel, on the clearance, registration, and enforcement of their international trademark portfolios. Brand protection expert John Gary Maynard, who operates out of offices in Richmond and Washington DC, co-leads the team with DC-based Tyler Maddry, a tech sector specialist. Stephen Demm, also in Richmond, handles trademark maintenance for clients in the energy industry. In New York, Jonathan Reichman applies deep experience to entertainment industry matters, and Jeremy S. Boczko, who assists clients with trademarks rights acquisition. Armin Ghiam in New York was promoted to partner in March 2022. James Rosini retired in March 2022, and Daniel Vivarelli departed in May 2022.
United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
Backed by a global network spanning five continents, the trademark team at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP leverages the expertise of its team to act in every phase of litigation, from injunctions and temporary restraining orders to appeals before the Supreme Court. The practice is headed by brand protection expert John Gary Maynard, who operates out of offices in Richmond, VA and Washington, DC, where he co-leads the team with Tyler Maddry, a tech sector specialist. Special counsel Edward Colbert, who also works in the DC office, brings over 30 years of experience in the practice area to the team. Other key figures include Jeremy S. Boczko in New York, who acts in complex proceedings before the federal and administrative courts and in United States International Trade Commission (USITC) proceedings, and counsel Erik C. Kane in DC. Armin Ghiam in New York was promoted to partner in March 2022. The group’s client base spans sectors such sectors as sports, retail, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and tech.
Lawyer Rankings
- Trademarks: litigation United States > Intellectual property
- Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) United States > Intellectual property
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate