Venture Capital
United States
10 April 2025
Active on both a domestic and international scale, Jones Day’s varied practice is comprised of trademark, advertising and unfair competition mandates. Helming the team from Cleveland, Carrie Kiedrowski covers the full array of trademark issues and excels in relation to global brand development. Washington DC-based John Froemming continues to advise a notable client roster, including automotive and beauty brands, and Houston-based Anna E. Raimer is a force to be reckoned with in the advertising litigation remit. Over in Cleveland, Meredith Wilkes has assisted on a multitude of complex false advertising, false designation of origin and trademark shape issues.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction
Key clients
- McCain Foods, USA
- The NOCO Company
- Voodoo SAS
- McCain Foods Limited and McCain Foods USA, Inc.
- Axion Biosystems, Inc.
- Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
- The Wikimedia Foundation
- Physics, Materials & Applied Mathematics, LLC (“PMAM”)
Work highlights
Defended McCain Foods against allegations of trade dress and design patent infringement brought by Simplot in connection with the shape of a twisted French fry product.
Represented The NOCO Company before the ITC and in various US District Courts in connection with Lanham Act claims against various infringers selling knockoff battery charger cases which infringes NOCO’s proprietary X Design Trade Dress and protecting the Company against false, deceptive, and misleading advertising.
Defended Voodoo SAS in connection with false advertising claims related to advertising of the Blitz Win Cash mobile cash gaming application.
Lawyers
Practice head
Carrie Kiedrowski
Other key lawyers
John Froemming; Anna E. Raimer; Meredith Wilkes