2024 Trademark Year in Review

Lara Ameri is an associate in the intellectual property litigation group with a wide-ranging practice. Lara represents clients in patent, copyright, trademark, false advertising, trade secret, and contract disputes across a variety of fields, including wireless technology and telecommunications, e-commerce, software, retail, pharmaceuticals, and data storage. Lara has experience in district court litigation and international arbitration, from pre-suit analysis through trial preparation, including managing discovery, drafting pleadings and dispositive motions, defending expert witness depositions, assisting with damages assessments, and preparing witnesses for depositions and trial.

David Armendariz practices trademark and copyright law with a primary focus on litigation and policing. David represents clients in contentious matters before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and federal courts throughout the country. His experience includes four years with Vinson & Elkins LLP. Before entering private practice, David served as a law clerk to the Honorable Debra H. Lehrmann on the Supreme Court of Texas. David earned his J.D. with High Honors from The University of Texas School of Law, where he was a Chancellor. David also served as Articles Editor for the Texas Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif.

Peter Brody has been successfully litigating intellectual property cases and other complex disputes in federal and state courts across the United States for over 30 years. A member and former chair of Ropes & Gray’s intellectual property litigation group, Peter has litigated every type of IP case –patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and false advertising - as well as a wide range of constitutional, administrative, and contract disputes. Peter also has substantial experience in alcoholic beverage laws and regulations. In addition to his trial and appellate practice, Peter has served as lead counsel in numerous domestic and international arbitrations, as well as hearings and proceedings before federal and state administrative agencies. Peter’s broad-based litigation experience enables him to see the big picture and to present complicated and technical matters in a clear and easy to understand manner.

Jon Jekel is an attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman where he advises artists, inventors, startups, and Fortune 500 companies on copyright, trademark, privacy, and other IP-related issues. In his free time, Jon enjoys collecting LPs, writing sci-fi, woodworking, traveling, and keeping up his Peloton streak.