Anna Kurian Shaw and Celine Jimenez Crowson jointly steer the Washington DC-based team at Hogan Lovells US LLP, which is capable of handling a litany of litigation arising from the sectors of tech, automotive and consumer goods industries, drawing upon its global office network to do so. Kurian Shaw is well-versed in trademark, trade dress and false advertising mandates, while Audrey Reed deploys her capabilities in the aerospace, e-commerce, telecoms and life sciences sectors to operate for a host of domestic and international clients. Another name to note is Lauren Cury, whose arsenal of skills is comprised of copyright, non-traditional trademarks and trade secret misappropriation.
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Key clients
- Assa Abloy
- Office Depot
- Europcar
- BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis (IONNA Joint Venture)
- BCS Properties (College Football Playoff)
- Spin Master (Paw Patrol)
Work highlights
- Represented Assa Abloy in connection with its $4.3bn acquisition of Spectrum Brands’ Hardware and Home Improvement Division.
- Represented Office Depot in a case filed by Infogroup, Inc. that claims our client allegedly used Infogroup’s licensed database of US businesses to create software.
- Retained in 2019 by Europcar after a rival company opposed our client’s application to register its E design mark in the US, based on claims of a likelihood of confusion with their own E marks
Lawyers
Practice head
Anna Kurian Shaw; Celine Crowson
Other key lawyers
Audrey Reed; Lauren Cury