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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Armin Ghiam

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+1 212 908 6207 aghiam@HuntonAK.com View profile

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.

Languages

Farsi

Memberships

  • Admitted to the District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia State Bars
  • US Patent and Trademark Office

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: litigation

Capable of advising clients across all phases of litigation, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP enjoys a strong grounding in ex parte appeals of examination and inter partes challenges to applications at the TTAB alongside considerable experience in managing opposition and cancellation proceedings. John Gary Maynard and Tyler Maddry spearhead the practice from the firm’s Washington DC office. Operating from the firm’s New York office, Jeremy Boczko is active across federal and administrative courts and Armin Ghiam capitalizes on his background in law, finance, and tech to advise clients across the full IP life cycle, from pre-suit investigations and mediation, to trial proceedings. In Washington DC, seasoned litigator Edward Colbert continues to be entrusted by financial services, entertainment, and consumer goods companies, while Erik C. Kane possesses considerable experience in federal courts, state courts, the ITC, and the TTAB. Other key figures include Richmond’s Stephen Demm and New York’s Jonathan Reichman.

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