Profile
Position
Christopher S. Ford is a counsel in the Litigation Department who is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group and Data Strategy & Security practice.
Mr. Ford has litigated trademark, trade dress, and false advertising cases in federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board, and regularly advises clients on issues relating to their trademark and brand management. He is a member of the International Trademark Association’s Non-Traditional Marks committee and has been the chair of its U.S. Litigation task force since 2020. He has guest lectured on trademark and trade dress issues at New York University School of Law and Rutgers School of Law.
Education
Mr. Ford received a J.D. from Duke University School of Law, cum laude, in 2012. Mr. Ford was an articles editor on the Duke Law Journal. He received a B.A., with high honors, from Swarthmore College in 2007.
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- 'The trademark litigation team at Debevoise delivers excellent results. They are by far the best team to go to for high-stakes trademark litigation. David Bernstein is a legend and is respected by adversaries and Judges.' 'David Bernstein and Jared Kagan always secure favorable outcomes for their clients. These two litigators are by far the best. They consistently deliver exceptional results and have superior acumen in trademark law compared to any other attorneys in the field.'
Key clients
- Apollo Group Arcesium LLC Bank of America Casa Azul Spirits DraftKings Grubhub Inc. Judd Foundation Mark Anthony International SRL Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Pernod Ricard SA Printify, Inc Rauch Industries Rhode NYC LLC Snap Inc SpaceX StockX LLC WEX Inc X Corp.