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An Alston & Bird team is noted for representing Nokia in signing a global, multiyear patent deal resolving all patent litigation in a dispute that has been ongoing since October 2023. The firm is also noted for defending Nokia against a patent suit in 2024.

Alston & Bird has been shortlisted as “Firm of the Year” in four categories by Managing IP’s Americas Awards 2025. Additionally, partners John Haynes and Ted Stevenson have been named to the “Litigator of the Year” shortlists for IP excellence in their respective states.

Theresa Conduah will moderate the March 12 panel “Protect Your Brand Internationally: PR, Third Parties, and Trademark Strategies” for a discussion on how to collaborate with PR teams and third-party partners for brand protection, strategies to protect trademarks across boarders, and best practices for maintaining and enhancing your brand’s reputation internationally.

Alston & Bird has been ranked the No. 1 best-performing firm overall representing complainants and respondents in Section 337 investigations conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

Alston & Bird has once again been recognized as a global leader in trademark law in the 2025 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. The firm earned both state and five individual lawyer rankings in this year’s report.

Alston & Bird has been honored as one of the nation’s top law firms in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers.

Alston & Bird partners Jason Cooper, Yuri Mikulka, Chris Gegg, and Chris Lightner have been recognized among the world’s top intellectual property strategists by Intellectual Asset Management in the 2024 edition of the “IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists.”

Sixteen Alston & Bird attorneys have been named “IP Stars” by Managing Intellectual Property in its 2024 rankings of the world’s leading intellectual property (IP) practitioners and practices.

A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Alston & Bird obtained a preliminary injunction for Nutramax Laboratories against a competitor, Zesty Paws, in the Southern District of New York. For nearly a year, Zesty Paws had advertised that it was the “#1 Brand of Pet Supplements in the USA” and brought a declaratory judgment action against Nutramax to prove that to be true. However, after expedited discovery and a full evidentiary hearing, the court found Zesty Paws’ claim to be “literally false” in violation of the federal Lanham Act and enjoined further use of the #1 claim.