Overview
Drew Wilson is an Associate in Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie’s Intellectual Property practice group. Drew’s degrees in computer and software engineering uniquely qualify him to support high tech firms. Clients turn to Drew for representation in nearly every major category of intellectual property litigation and enforcement, including patent infringement, trademark infringement, prosecution and opposition, copyright infringement and policing actions.
Drew has successfully obtained victories for his clients by a number of methods, including obtaining both preliminary and permanent injunctions, successful mediations and summary judgment. He has also policed the intellectual property portfolios of a number of clients, maintaining their rights by clearing the federal trademark register and removing infringing uses of his clients' intellectual property from the internet and social media.
Drew is an award-winning underwater photographer. He enjoys scuba diving and is also a competitive shooter of handguns and rifles.
Professional Experience
- Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie (legacy firm Christie Parker & Hale LLP), Associate, 2015-present
- Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Associate, 2011-2015
- Honorable Sue L. Robinson of the District of Delaware, Law Clerk, 2010-2011
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, SLIP Summer Intern, 2010
- Honorable Thomas O’Neill Jr. of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Extern, 2008
Representative Matters
- Managing a trademark dispute involving an in-home healthcare provider in the District Court for the Central District of California
- Obtained a favorable settlement for a major computer networking device manufacturer in a proceeding before the ITC
- Represented a major retailer of personal care products in a trademark action
- Advised a major manufacturer of hair care products about the viability of its claims against an international competitor in a trademark action
- Favorably settled a trademark litigation action against a credit monitoring vendor
- Favorably settled several trademark litigation actions against knife importers
- Arbitrated a breach of contract claim against a major motion picture studio
- Completed an internal compliance review and drafted a recommended policy for a client's participation in industry groups
- Assisted in the policing of intellectual property for a major television studio
Related News
Presentations
- Moderator, "Online Counterfeiting - Policing and Protecting Brands," Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association - Washington in the West Event, January 2020
Publications
- Co-Author, "Protecting Influence," Los Angeles Lawyer, 02/01/20
- Author, "CAP'N CRUNCH vs KAP'N KRONIK," Los Angeles Lawyer, April 2019
- Author, "Weeding Out Trademark Infringers," World Trademark Review, December 2018
- Author, "Slants Rule," Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, May 2018
- Co-Author, "Increased Legalization of Marijuana Could Impact Fight Over Trademarks," Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, 10/30/2017
Blog
- Author, "Rights of Publicity vs Trademark Rights: What Are the Differences and How to Use Them," Intellectual Property Blog, September 2020
- Author, "The Art of IP Protection: Copyright," Intellectual Property Blog, September 2020
- Author, "The Art of IP Protection: Design Patent," Intellectual Property Blog, August 2020
- Author, "The Art of IP Protection: Trade Dress," Intellectual Property Blog, August 2020
- Author, "What Borrowers Need to Know about Mortgage Forbearance During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Blog, April 2020
- Author, "Willfulness is No Longer a Requirement for an Award of Profits in a Trademark Infringement Lawsuit," Blog, April 2020
- Author, "Cap'n Crunch vs. Kap'n Kronik," Intellectual Property Blog, April 2019
- Author, "Criminal or Civil Liability for Sharing Streaming Accounts?," Blog, January 2016
Distinctions
- AIPLA - Past President's Award Winner
- Rutgers Intellectual Property Law Society - President and Founder
- Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy - Notes Editor
- Rutgers School of Law - Professor Michael Carrier, Research Assistant, 2009-2010
- ABA Intellectual Property - Award Recipient
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