Kevin J. McDevitt

Professional Accomplishments

• Ranked by the World Trademark Review to the WTR 1000 for trademark prosecution and strategy from 2017 through Present
• Named to the Leading Lawyers Network^SM in each year from 2010 through Present for Intellectual Property Law and Advertising & Media Law
• Named to Illinois Super Lawyers^SM in each year from 2012 through Present for Intellectual Property Law and First Amendment/Media/Advertising Law
• Recipient of the International Trademark Association’s 2013 Volunteer Service Award for the Advancement of Committee Objectives

Admitted to practice

• United States Supreme Court (2001)
• Illinois (1990)
• District of Columbia (1993)
• U.S. District Court, ND Illinois (1990)
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Cir. (1996)
• U.S. District Court, D. of Arizona (1996)
• U.S. District Court, CD Illinois (1996)
• U.S. District Court, WD Texas (1997)
• U.S. District Court, WD Wisconsin (2000)
• U.S. District Court, ED Michigan (2001)
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Cir. (2005)
• U.S. District Court, SD Texas (2011).

Education

• J.D., 1990, Syracuse University College of Law
• B.A., 1987, Purdue University

Recent Lectures:

• 2013 International Trademark Association Branding & Social Media Conference (Chicago), Celebrity Branding and Endorsements,
  Panel Moderator
• Law Seminar International’s Advanced One-Day Workshop on Product Design and Packaging on June 14, 2005 (Practical Tips For Broadening Intellectual Property Protection For Your Design and Packaging)
• American Law Institute/American Bar Association Course of Study on Intellectual Property Licensing Today on October 5-6, 2006
  (Licensing Issues in Advertising)
• American Law Institute/American Bar Association Course of Study on Intellectual Property Licensing Today on January 24-25, 2008
  (Licensing Issues in Advertising)
• International Trademark Association – 2008 Leadership Meeting (Global Topics In a Shrinking World)

Philanthropic Activities:

• Purdue Alumni Club of the North and Northwest Chicago Suburbs, Inaugural President 2013 – 2015
• Purdue University President’s Council
• John Purdue Club

Professional Membership

Member:

• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance — Founding Member
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Illinois State Bar Association

International Trademark Association:

• Law Firm Committee – 2022 – Present
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee – 2017 – 2021; Chair of North American Subcommittee 2020 – 2021
• Leadership Development Committee, 2010 – 2017; Vice Chair 2014-2015, Chair 2016-2017
• Ladas Award Committee, Co-Chair 1995 – 2020
• Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, Midwest Regional Committee 1992,1993, 1994, 1995

PUBLICATIONS

• Trademark Protection and Practice (October 2014) (Matthew Bender & Co./LexisNexis) Forms Editor and Contributing Author, J. Gilson.
• Current Legal Forms with Tax Analysis, Trademarks Section, (Matthew Bender & Co./LexisNexis) Contributing Author, Rabkin.
• Designing an Effective Intellectual Property Compliance Program, (Clark Boardman Callaghan) Contributing Author, A.J. Sternstein et al.
• Licensing Law and Business Report, (Clark Boardman Callaghan) (1991-1994) Associate Editor.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES AND TRIALS

• Acuson Corporation v. Accuscan Health Imaging, LLC, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Aguila Records, Inc., et. al. v. Nueva Generacion Music Group, Inc.,  (ND Illinois) (Trademark and copyright infringement) (Defendants’ Counsel)
• Aguila Records, Inc., v. Sergio Federico,  (ND Illinois) (Trademark and Copyright Infringement) (Defendants’ Counsel)
• Alpha Delta Phi v. Chi Delta Chi, (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• American RV Centers, LLC v. American RV World LC, Inc. and Robert Maese, Sr., (D New Mexico) (Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Ameritech Corporation v. Martinside Marketing, (ND Illinois) (Domain Name Dispute) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Axminster v. Shaw Industries, Inc., (SD New York) (Copyright Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Bally of Switzerland v. Bally Manufacturing Co., (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Basic Books, Inc. et al. v. Kinko’s Graphics Corp., (SD New York) (Copyright Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Bayer Corporation v. Dade International, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• BIG Finance and Insurance, Inc. v. Principal Financial Services, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Cancellation) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Bradshaw v. Igloo Products Corp., (ND Illinois) (Trademark and Patent Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Burger King Corporation v. Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc., (NAD) (False Advertising) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Caterpillar Inc. v. Big Smith, (CD Illinois) (Emergency Summary Judgment, Licensing Dispute) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Caterpillar Inc. v. Nationwide Equipment, (MD Florida) (Counterfeiting Preliminary Injunction) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Caterpillar Inc. v. Trak International, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• CKE Restaurants, Inc. v. Jack In The Box, Inc., (CD California) (False Advertising) (Plaintiff’s counsel)
• Claire Murray v. Shaw Industries, Inc., (D Massachusetts) (Jury Trial, Copyright Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• DIRECTV, Inc. v. Global TV Concepts, Ltd., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• DIRECTV, Inc. and Hughes Electronics Corporation v. United Online, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• DIRECTV, Inc. v. Skyvision, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• com, Inc. v. Unlimited Latin Flavors, Inc. et al., (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement and Domain Name Dispute) (Defendants’ Counsel)
• Euromarket Designs, Inc. d/b/a Crate & Barrel v. Crate & Barrel Limited, Miriam Peters and Point Blank Multimedia, (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement and Domain Name Dispute) (Defendants’ Counsel)
• Extended Stay America, Inc. v. Matrix Lodging, LLC, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• First Chicago v. First Chicago, (ND Illinois) (Counterfeiting Seizure TRO, Service Mark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Fleetguard, Inc. v. Baldwin Filters, Inc., (ND Illinois) (Passing Off) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc. v. Joe Menchaca d/b/a El Menchaca Restaurant, (D South Carolina) (Declaratory Judgment,
• Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc. v. Stathoulis, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Hester Industries v. Tyson Foods, Inc., (ND New York) (Summary Judgment Proceedings, Bench Trial and Appeal) (Trademark Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Intermatic Incorporated v. Pacific National Bank, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Izzo v. Warner-Lambert Co., (Il. Mun. Ct.) (Trademark Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Jaguar Cars Limited v. Jag Auto Group, Inc., (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement, Dilution, Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Jaguar Cars Limited v. Design Toscano, (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Joe Menchaca d/b/a El Menchaca Restaurant v. Carolina Food Systems, Inc. and Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc., (Court of Common Pleas, South Carolina) (Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition) (Defendants’ Counsel)
• JohnsonDiversey, Inc. v. SumaScrub, LLC, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• KFC Corporation v. Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc., (NAD) (False Advertising) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Kimberly-Clark Corp. v. Molnlycke AB, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Kimberly-Clark Corp. v. Veragon Corporation, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Logan Graphics Products, Inc. v. Textus USA, Inc., et al., (ND Illinois) (Trade Dress Infringement, False Advertising, Deceptive Trade Practices) (Defendants’ Counsel)
• Masland Carpets, LLC v. Shaw Industries Group, Inc. and Shaw Industries, Inc., (ND Georgia) (Copyright Infringement) (Defendants’ Counsel)
• Medi USA LP V. International Legwear Group, Inc. and Americal Corporation, (Trademark Infringement) (ND Illinois) (Defendant ILG’s Counsel)
• Ourhouse, Inc. v. Hardware.com, Inc., (ND Illinois) (Copyright Infringement and Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Pacific Rim Winemakers, Inc. v. Brutocao Vineyards, Inc., (WD Washington) (Declaratory Judgment – Trademark Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Pita Franchise Corporation v. Sara Lee Corporation, (ED Michigan) (Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. Izquierdo, (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement, Dilution and Cybersquatting) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Group, Inc. v. Education Resources, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Group, Inc. v. Principal Capital Management, LLC, (SD New York) (Trademark Infringement, Dilution and Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Group, Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. v. Principal Equity Mortgage, Inc., (MD Alabama) (Trademark Infringement, Dilution, Unfair Competition and Counterfeiting) (Plaintiffs’ Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. Principal Insurance Group, Inc., (SD Florida) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Group, Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. v. Principal Mortgage & Investment Corporation, (ND Georgia) (Trademark Infringement, Dilution, Unfair Competition and Counterfeiting) (Plaintiffs’ Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. Charlotte Beyer Associates, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. eSecLending, LLC, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. First State Bank of Excelsior, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. The Principal Group, Inc., et al., (ND California) (Trademark Infringement, Dilution and Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. OptimumPortfolio.com, LLC, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. PFResources, LLC, (D Nevada) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. Principle Equity, LLC, (SD Texas) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. Principal Mortgage, LLC, (SD Indiana) (Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. Trustar Financial Group, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. BIG Finance and Insurance, Inc., (SD Iowa) (Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. Principals-Only, Inc. (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. MBNA America Bank, NA, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. Washington Mutual, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Financial Services, Inc. v. Principal First Financial, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Insurance Co. v. Principal Management Group, (ND Texas) (Trademark Infringement, Dilution and Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Principalcare, (D Tennessee) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Principal Escrow, (CD California) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. The Principal Group, (WD Texas) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Principal Hospital Co., (D Tennessee) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Principal Management Group, Inc., (ND Texas) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Principal Mortgage Corp., (ND California) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Principal Mortgage Corporation, (ND New York) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Principal Mortgage, (SD Florida) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Principal Title & Trust Company, (MD Florida) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Principle Mortgage, (D Arizona) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• RE/MAX International, Inc. v. Stephen Blagden, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• RE/MAX International, Inc. v. CBS Corporation, , (D Colorado) (Trademark Dilution, Defamation Resulting in Business Reputation Injury) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• RE/MAX International, Inc. v. J. William Gurley, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• RE/MAX International, Inc. v. Quality Realty and Yaodi Hu, (ND Illinois) (Trademark/Trade Dress Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Re/MAX International, Inc. v. Macahon, et al., (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Rainbow Play Systems, Inc. v. Backyard Ventures Management, LLC, , (D South Dakota) (False Advertising) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Rainbow Play Systems, Inc. v. Playground, Inc., (D South Dakota) (False Advertising) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Rainbow Play Systems, Inc. v. Solowave Design Corporation, (NAD) (False Advertising) (Counsel for Rainbow)
• Riverside Paper Corp. v. Fellowes Manufacturing Co., (ED Wisconsin) (Trademark/Trade Dress Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• River West Brands, LLC v. Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc. (TTAB) (Trademark Cancellation) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Robert Salomon v. Bank One, Illinois, N.A., et al., (ND Illinois) (Copyright Infringement and Unfair Competition) (Defendants’ Counsel)
• Roll Rite Corporation v. Automated Integrated Systems, (6th Cir.) (Appeal) (Trade Dress Infringement) (Plaintiff-Appellant’s Counsel)
• River West Brands, LLC v. Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Cancellation) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Sands, Taylor v. Quaker Oats, (7th Cir.) (Bench Trial and Appeal) (Trademark Infringement) (Plaintiff-Appellee’s Counsel)
• Sara Lee Corporation and Sara Lee Fresh, Inc. v. Pita Franchise Corp. and Frank J. Lombardo, (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition) (Plaintiffs’ Counsel)
• Schiffmayer Plastics v. Menard, Inc., (ND Illinois) (Trademark, Trade Dress, and Patent Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Schnadig Corporation v. Collezione Europa U.S.A., (ND Illinois) (Design Patent Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Shaw Carpets v. Shaw Industries, Inc., (ED Virginia) (Trademark Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Shaw Industries, Inc. v. Equinox International Corporation, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Shaw Industries, Inc. v. Shawborne Industries, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Shure Brothers, Inc. v. Pro DJ, Inc., Taky Electronics Co., Ltd., SHS Musical Wholesale and Music Go Round, (ND Illinois) (Trademark, Trade Dress and Copyright Infringement) (Defendants’ Counsel)
• Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. v. Accuscan Health Imaging, LLC, (D Utah) (Trademark Infringement, Dilution and Unfair Competition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Tai-Pan, Inc. v. Virgin Records America, Inc., Columbia Pictures, Inc. and The Spice Girls, (MD Florida) (Trademark Infringement) (Defendants’ Counsel)
• Tassos Enterprises, Inc. v. Toss Brands, LLC, (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Tektronix, Inc. v. The Whitaker Corporation, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Ten West Apparel, Inc. v. Menard, Inc., (SD New York) (Trademark Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• The Thermos Company and Nippon Sanso Netherlands B.V. v. Igloo Products Corp., (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Transcraft v. Doonan Trailer Corporation, (ND Illinois) (Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Trus Joist Macmillan, L.P. v. Shaw Industries, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Daikure USA Inc. & Café Entrée Inc., (D Arkansas) (Trademark, Trade Dress, and Trade Secret Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Tyco Electronics Logistics AG v. Axicom, LLC, (TTAB) (Trademark Cancellation) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Universal Beauty, Inc. v. Summit Laboratories, Inc., (Cir Ct. Cook Cty.) (Trade Secret Misappropriation) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Warner-Lambert Co. v. Alo Science, Inc., (ND Illinois) (Trade Dress Infringement) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Warrior Insurance Group, Inc. v. insureon.com, Inc., (ND Illinois) (Trademark Infringement, Dilution and Unfair Competition) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Amptronix, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Altinex, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Authentic Fitness Products, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Chauvin Arnoux, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Ishiyama, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Pepsico, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Steve Marks, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Todd A. Schafer, (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Superconductor Technologies, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. Amp’d Mobile, Inc., (TTAB) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• The Whitaker Corporation v. United Global W & C Inc., (Canada) (Trademark Opposition) (Plaintiff’s Counsel)
• Zimnicki v. Neo-Neon Int’l Ltd., et al., (N.D. Ill.) (Copyright Infringement) (Defendant’s Counsel)
• Challenge of Advertising – Rainbow Play Systems, Inc. v. Solowave Design Corporation, (NAD) (Counsel for Rainbow)