The team at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has represented numerous clients in federal and state trademark litigation involving products across a wide range of industries including food and beverages, fashion and transportation. The firm’s capabilities include handling claims for counterfeiting, trademark infringement and trade dress infringement. Lynda Zadra-Symes, leads the team out of Irvine, representing clients through all stages of U.S. litigation, from pre-suits through trial and appeal with a practice involving patents, trade secrets and trademarks.
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‘Strong team with all round IP experience.’
‘The firm has some extremely talented trademark litigation partners.’
‘Great communicators, very helpful advice, pragmatic thinker with a fast turnaround. They really work with us to help our clients to meet their objectives in US IP matters.’
Key clients
- Olaplex, Inc.
- Razor USA LLC
- BW Essentials LLC
Work highlights
Acted as lead counsel to Olaplex brand enforcement litigation in the U.S. and around the world.
Defending Razor against claims of trademark infringement and counterfeiting in Golabs, Inc. v. Razor USA LLC, Civil Action No. 4:25-cv-00847-RWS (E.D.Tex.). Golabs is asserting trademark rights in the generic term HOVERBOARD.
Successfully acted on behalf of BW Essentials LLC, the maker of Troomy Nootropics dietary supplements, in defending its trademark applications for TROOMY and TROOMY NOOTROPICS before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Practice head
Lynda Zadra-Symes
Other key lawyers
Matthew Bellinger; Brian Horne; Steven Nataupsky; Hans Mayer; Jacob Rosenbaum