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Here are the top 2 featured trademark attorneys at Morrison & Foerster, along with their key achievements, main clients, and brief bios:
Bita Rahebi is the co-chair of Morrison & Foerster's global IP Litigation Group and cross-disciplinary Intellectual Property Group. She helps innovative technology companies protect their valuable assets through strategic direction and leading complex, high-stakes litigation matters.[4]
Key achievements and clients:
- Represented Nevro Corp. in a patent battle against Stimwave Technologies, securing a preliminary injunction and subsequent permanent injunction[4]
- Represented Apple in a patent infringement suit against Farstone Technology, securing a victory and invalidating the asserted patent, which was affirmed by the Federal Circuit[4]
- Represented AirWatch in patent infringement actions against Good[4]
- Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's 2023 list of "Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys"[3]
Bita litigates before state and federal trial courts, the Federal Circuit, and the International Trade Commission on matters involving semiconductors, software, consumer electronics, and medical devices. She is the past president of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association.[4]
Joseph (Joe) C. Gratz is a partner at Morrison & Foerster. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling, including copyright, trademark, trade secret, and patent matters.[5]
Key achievements and clients:
- Defended Google from copyright infringement claims in a class action involving Google Book Search, securing summary judgment and defending the win on appeal[5]
- Represents Internet Archive in copyright litigation brought by major publishers[5]
- Represented CoreLogic in defeating a billion-dollar class action alleging DMCA violations, securing summary judgment and defending the win on appeal[5]
- Represented Facebook in asserting DMCA safe harbor against a copyright claim, winning dismissal and defending the win on appeal[5]
- Advises online platforms on IP issues like copyright, trademark, DMCA, Section 230, and web scraping[5]
- Recognized in Chambers USA 2023, Band 2 for Intellectual Property in California[5]
- Profiled as a Top Intellectual Property Lawyer by the Daily Journal in 2023[6]
The results demonstrate that Bita Rahebi and Joe Gratz are two of the leading IP litigators at Morrison & Foerster with strong track records and recognition for their work on major trademark, copyright and patent matters for technology clients.
Citations:
[1] https://www.mofo.com/resources/news/240213-mofo-trademark-group-recognized
[2] https://www.mofo.com/capabilities/trademark
[3] https://www.mofo.com/resources/news/230725-bita-rahebi-named
[4] https://www.mofo.com/people/bita-rahebi
[5] https://www.mofo.com/people/joseph-gratz
[6] https://www.mofo.com/resources/news/230517-top-intellectual-property-lawyers-joseph