Cooley

Firm overview:

A peer acknowledges that full-service firm Cooley has a “leading” trademark practice. The global firm employs nearly 1,400 lawyers across 19 offices in the US, Asia and Europe, with its IP division serving over 2,000 companies at all stages of operation.

Globally, the firm had over 27,500 trademarks under management in 2024, and filed over 2,300 trademark applications. Cooley’s trial lawyers have experience across all US venues and are known for their ability to win bet-the-company competitor disputes.

Team overview:

Cooley’s large Trademark, Copyright & Advertising practice encompasses an international team across the US, the UK and Europe, representing clients interests in virtually every jurisdiction in the world.

Brendan Hughes chairs practice from Washington, DC, and counsels clients about the use and registration of trademarks, as well as representing them in litigation and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings.

Key matters:

• City and County of San Francisco: Preliminary injunction in airport trademark dispute

In November 2024, Cooley secured a preliminary injunction for its client the City and County of San Francisco, in a trademark infringement lawsuit against the Port of Oakland, which operates Oakland International Airport.

The order requires the Port of Oakland to stop using the name and trademark ‘San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport’.

The Cooley litigation team was led by partners Bobby Ghajar and John Hemann, special counsel Judd Lauter, and associates Ryan Stevens and Jessica Williams. The case is City and County of San Francisco v City of Oakland and Port of Oakland in the US District Court for the Northern District of California (Case No. 3:24-cv-02311-TSH).

Clients:

City and County of San Francisco