"Duane Morris has been our IP counsel for the better part of 20 years. Our particular focus is copyrights and trademarks, and this is a firm with great knowledge of the area. What I like best about the representation are two things: One is accessibility – this is a very responsive firm, always available, always on. Two, they offer practical solutions to complex problems, by which I mean that the firm’s lawyers are flexible and understand not just the substantive legal issues, but the underlying economics of the client. In layman's terms. we get good bang for our buck. We’re in a highly competitive industry, which is why Duane Morris fits right into our system. For instance on the international side, Duane Morris doesn’t try to play messenger between our in-house staff and foreign counsel – but instead makes the introduction and hands the relationship off to us, which is exactly what we want. This is a down-to-earth firm with great expertise, good foundational sense of our business and a terrific grasp of the economics we're facing."

LOUIS A. FANTIN
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Lenox Corporation

"It can take years to develop a strong relationship with outside counsel, and for trademark work in particular, finding a firm you can trust with an entire portfolio is no small undertaking. Saint-Gobain, the world's largest building materials company, relies on Duane Morris. As a global leader in the production of high-performance and building materials, we need our legal team to understand the business and technical aspects of our industry. Duane Morris handles most of our North American trademarks—thousands of them. Our Duane Morris attorneys file, prosecute and maintain these trademarks; in addition, Saint-Gobain and its subsidiaries have called on the firm for representation in patent and trademark infringement suits. I have been very impressed with our attorneys' level of energy and commitment to Saint-Gobain and its subsidiaries. Duane Morris' entrepreneurial attorneys understand the importance of protecting the brand our company has worked hard to develop. They are our first line of defense."

ALEXANDER PLACHE
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel
Saint-Gobain Corporation

National IP Rankings

National IP publications have repeatedly ranked Duane Morris among the leading U.S. law firms handling patents, trademarks, copyrights and related IP litigation. Rankings include among the:

Top 10 Trademark Filing Firms
by Trademark Insider

Top Firms for Patent Litigation
by IP Law360 and IP Law & Business

"A product like bottled spring water must be branded effectively to demonstrate what makes it different from the competition and tap water. CRYSTAL GEYSER® ALPINE SPRING WATER® is the only major bottled water company that bottles its water exclusively right at the spring source, and although this is more difficult to do, it provides a better product for our consumers and is better for the environment. Naturally, we trademarked THERE IS A DIFFERENCE® to educate consumers about our process. We have called on Duane Morris lawyers to ensure that our company’s intellectual property is invariably protected. We have great confidence in our legal team at Duane Morris in their work to safeguard our brands both domestically and internationally."

PAGE BEYKPOUR
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
CG Roxane LLC

"When it comes to protecting our brand at Brera Orologi, I rely on a legal team that understands our company and the sophisticated design elements that go into our unique luxury watches. Our lawyers at Duane Morris know our company from the inside out: from our beginnings in Northern Italy and the cultural influences that heritage brings, to our aesthetic, to our passion for creating precise, bold and classic state-of-the-art watches. Our company is born from, and influenced by, craftsmanship, quality and attention to detail—the same attributes a great lawyer needs to craft, manage and protect the trademarks that form our portfolio. Duane Morris has been there from the beginning. Our attorneys helped us build our portfolio from the ground up, and have obtained trademarks for us in Brazil, Mexico and China as well as domestically. Working with Duane Morris has been a fantastic experience."

TINA PASI
Creative Director
Brera Orologi

Chambers USA 2012 on Duane Morris' Intellectual Property Practice:

"“This acclaimed practice handles noncontentious patent, trademark and copyright matters for a diverse range of clients, including multinational and Fortune 500 companies, as well as IP litigation. The attorneys have expertise in an array of industries, from biotechnology and consumer products to media and entertainment … [Duane Morris'] dedicated team handles the spectrum of IP matters including national litigation, clearance and registration … [and] has been involved in a series of complex technological issues, particularly involving biometric technology and pharmaceutical IP in patent and noncompetition matters."

CISCO'S LITIGATION COUNSEL OF THE YEAR

Cisco Systems, a leading global provider of networking products and services, designated Duane Morris as winner of its Litigation Counsel of the Year Award for 2011 as a result of Duane Morris' work for Cisco on patent litigation matters.