DENVER (May 8, 2008)— Faegre & Benson LLP is pleased to announce that Marc Levy joined the firm May 1 as special counsel. In this role, Levy will focus primarily on trademark and unfair competition litigation, helping to expand this growing practice area within the firm.
Levy brings more than 17 years of experience in trial and appellate litigation work with a concentration on trademark, false advertising and unfair competition cases. In the trademark area, he has extensive experience in preliminary injunction hearings and trials in federal courts, as well as inter partes proceedings at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
In the area of advertising-related matters, Levy has federal court injunction hearing and trial experience and has represented clients before the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau.
A frequent speaker at legal conferences and other events, Levy presents on trademark and unfair competition matters, as well as First Amendment and constitutional issues. Levy is a 1989 cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School.
The Faegre & Benson trademark litigation team handles opposition and cancellation proceedings at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, trademark infringement suits and unfair competition litigation related to trademark claims—as well as false advertising and product disparagement.
The firm’s intellectual property practice handles challenging intellectual property matters for clients that include high-tech entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies. The team consists of nearly 70 lawyers who handle the full range of intellectual property services, including litigation, patent prosecution, trademark and brand management, and technology and licensing transactions.