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We litigate in various jurisidictions in the United States, including Virginia (ED), New York (SD), Illinois (Chicago), and California (ND).  Our subject areas are primarily in intellectual property (IP), including trademark, patent and copyright. We have successfully represented plaintiff clients, generating settlement agreements in the USD$000,000s.  We have also defended various clients accused of IP infringement to result in settlements that are favorable to our clients.. We further specialize in infringement occurring on platforms such as , Wish, and Ebay.. We have working relationships with foreign IP firms in order to assist foreign clients in communicating with us, including EagleIP (Hong Kong) ().. In mid-2022, Mr. DeWitty's legal manual, 'DeWitty on Dietary Supplement Law' (2005/2021) will be republished, including a new chapter on analyzing cannabis-derived ingestable products at the federal and state law.  Full Court Press ().. More information, including sample cases and videos, can be found at our website .

Rated a pre-eminent "A.V." lawyer by Martindale Hubbell and named a "Super Lawyer" for Washington, DC 2013-2015,Tom litigates on behalf of and consults clients on trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret issues.  He has appeared in Federal Court all over the U.S. and handled matters for clients in every major country.. Tom serves on the International Trademark Association (INTA) Trademark Office Practices Committee, which oversees the operations of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.. Tom's speaking engagements include the Intellectual Property Owner's Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, INTA, the American Bar Association, the D.C. Bar, the Virginia State Bar, the Intellectual Property Law Institute of Canada, and the Law Education Institute.. As Chair of INTA's Legislation Committee Tom helped draft the Federal Trademark Dilution and Anti-Cybersquatting statutes. Tom founded INTA's Political Action Committee and served as its first Chair. Tom  chaired the Intellectual Property Owner's Legislative Analysis Subcommittee, served on the Board of the Virginia State Bar's Intellectual Property Law Section and on the Council of the ABA's IP Law Section and as Chair of the ABA Section's Trademark Division.. Tom's articles have appeared in "IPToday," "World Intellectual Property Review," The Media Law Resource Center "Media Law Letter," "Metropolitan Corporate Counsel," CSC's "Trademark Insider" and ABA publications.. Tom began his career as an Aide to Senator John McCain and Congressman Frank Wolf. He has been an officer of numerous community groups.. Tom received his B.A. in Government with an English Minor from the College of William and Mary and his J.D. from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at William and Mary.  He has served on the Board of the William & Mary Law School Association.. Practices: Trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret and technology transfer litigation and counseling, trademark and copyright prosecution.

Lisa is managing partner at Dunner Law and past Chair of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) where she currently serves as an Officer and Council member.  She was recently recognized in “Managing Intellectual Property” as one of the world’s top 250 women in IP and in “World Trademark Review 1000” as one of the top 1000 trademark attorneys in the world. She was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce in 2015 to serve a three-year term as a member of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Public Advisory Committee, the purpose of which is to review the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of the USPTO, and to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO on these matters. Lisa’s practice focus is on strategic counseling related to a wide variety of trademark, unfair competition, false advertising, copyright, e-commerce and transactional matters. Formerly a partner at McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa has extensive experience in protection and enforcement of intellectual property and unfair competition rights for domestic and international issues. She regularly counsels clients on best practices related to IP asset protection and management, finding efficient and strategic ways to maximize and manage Dunner Law’s clients’ IP assets.  She also has significant experience in handling disputes related to trademark and copyright infringement, streaming, source code, keyword ads, domain names, and social media issues. Lisa handles opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and litigation disputes in state and federal court. Lisa’s expertise also extends to drafting and negotiating IP-related agreements such as partnership, joint development, independent contractor, technology, website development and hosting agreements.. Lisa has testified before the U.S. Congress House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, regarding the U.S. Copyright Office, Its Function and Resources, and she has spoken and written on numerous other occasions on trademark and copyright issues as well as on how to start a law practice. Lisa is Founding Editor-in-Chief of the ABA IPL’s flagship IP magazine, Landslide.. Lisa is a former touring professional tennis player and achieved world rankings in both singles and doubles. She enjoys playing tennis, golf, hiking and rescuing animals.