As lead trial counsel, David Mayberry has helped clients resolve intellectual property law claims at trial, in arbitration, through mediation and creative settlements outside the courtroom. He has complex litigation experience in trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, franchise and antitrust cases. Mr. Mayberry also counsels clients on trademark and trade dress enforcement and protection issues.

Mr. Mayberry is listed in the 2013 and three years immediately preceding editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets and in 2013, he was also ranked #1 for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets. He has been named a 2013 Washington, D.C. "Super Lawyer" in the the area of Intellectual Property Litigation by Super Lawyers magazine. In 2012, Mr. Mayberry was recognized by Legal 500 US in the area of Non-Contentious Trademark Law. He is listed in the 2012 and 2013 editions of World Trademark Review 1000 – The World's Leading Trademark Professionals and is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell*

* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional & Community Activities

American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Forum on Franchising, Member

American Inns of Court

District of Columbia Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Member

International Trademark Association, Member, Advanced TTAB Practice Forum, Past Chair

North Carolina Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Member

Virginia Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Member

Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, J.D. (1985)
    with high honors
  • University of North Carolina, B.A., Arts and Laws (1983)
    Phi Beta Kappa

Who We Are

Suite 900, 607 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20005-2018
USA
t +1 202.508.5870
f +1 202.585.0038

J. David Mayberry

Experience Highlights

Taltwell LLC v. Zonet USA Corp.
Lead counsel for Taltwell Limited Liability Company in patent litigation against Zonet USA Corp. involving patents relating to credit card sized more
Consumerinfo.com Inc. v. Money Management International Inc.
Lead appellant counsel for Money Management International Inc. in a trademark infringement appeal to the Ninth Circuit. Mandate reversed summary more
Successful defense of CHOICE brand credit card for Citibank
Represented Citibank in general trademark enforcement matters, which included working with in-house counsel and other attorneys to successfully more
Trademark litigation for a Fortune 100 global infrastructure and financial services company
Successfully defended a Fortune 100 global infrastructure and financial services company's corporate slogan against a claim by a third party more