John J. Dabney is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C., office. As head of the Firm’s global trademark litigation practice, John focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation with a special emphasis on trademark, trade dress and unfair competition litigation, and copyright and false advertising litigation. He represents clients in a variety of industries in federal and state courts throughout the United States. John has been the lead trial counsel in numerous federal court litigations involving intellectual property disputes, including on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants.
Significant representations have included
- Hardy Life v. Nervous Tattoo
- Wyndham Hotels v. Merco Group
- Red Mango Yogurt, Inc. v. Red Mango
- AARP v. American Family
- Union Pacific v. Mike’s Train House
- AARP v. ChoicePoint
- Nitro Leisure Prods. v. Acushnet Co.
- V&S Vin & Sprit Aktiebolag, d/b/a The Absolut Co. v. Hanson
- USGA v. Arroyo Software
- Pebble Beach Co. v. Tour 18 Ltd.
John was named among the top trademark litigators in the United States in the 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 editions of The Legal 500. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar. John is on the faculty of the ALI/ABA Course Litigating Trademark, Domain Name and Unfair Competition Cases.
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1996
- University of Virginia, B.A., 1993
