Brian Darville, senior counsel in the firm's Trademark & Designs practice group, has several decades of litigation experience in federal courts throughout the U.S. and decades of experience handling intellectual property protection for trademarks and copyrights both in the U.S. and internationally. Mr. Darville provides comprehensive trademark, unfair competition, copyright, business, and e-commerce legal services to his clients throughout the United States and abroad. His extensive intellectual property, e-commerce and litigation experience enables him to protect and enforce his clients’ rights efficiently achieving their desired results on a cost-effective basis. Mr. Darville has extensive experience in the areas of trademark, unfair competition and copyright, appearing before administrative tribunals and federal courts throughout the country. His trademark and copyright litigation experience includes the consumer products, automotive products, fashion, publishing, financial, and construction materials industries. He has litigated several domain name disputes under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and has handled numerous opposition, cancellation and concurrent use proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). Mr. Darville has prosecuted and defended numerous copyright infringement disputes in courts throughout the U.S. He counsels companies regarding the use of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to remove infringing content from web sites or to disable web sites posting or streaming infringing content online. Mr. Darville also manages the global trademark portfolio for several clients. He is experienced in all aspects of trademark protection, including clearance opinions, prosecution and maintenance of trademarks in the U.S. and abroad. He counsels clients in all aspects of trademark and copyright law, ecommerce, licensing and litigation.
About Brian Bernard Darville
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Areas of Law
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Intellectual Property 1
- Copyrights
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Other 13
- Trademark Litigation
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- Trademark
- Copyright Litigation
- Copyright Registration
- International Copyright Law
- Copyright Application
- Recordation of IPR with U.S. Customs
- eCommerce and Internet Law
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Intellectual Property Portfolio Management
- Copyright Infringement
- Trademark Infringement
Practice Details
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1985, Virginia State Bar
1987, District of Columbia Bar
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
MembershipsVirginia State Bar
District of Columbia Bar
American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chair, Trademark Law Committee, 2005-2007
Vice Chair, Trademark Law Committee, 2004-2005
Chair, Trademark Internet and Cyberspace Committee, 2002-2004
Vice-Chair, Trademark Internet/Cyberspace Committee, 2001-2002)
International Trademark Association (Membership Committee, 2007-2009)
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Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolGeorge Washington University Law School
Class of 1998
LL.M.
with highest honors
University of Virginia
Class of 1985
J.D.
Economics
Other EducationUniversity of Virginia
Class of 1981
B.A.
Economics
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1940 Duke StreetAlexandria, VA 22314U.S.A.
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Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?Yes, Brian Bernard Darville is admitted to practice in District of Columbia and Virginia.
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Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?Brian Bernard Darville is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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How many attorneys are in this law firm?Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. has 100 attorneys at this location.
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What law school did this attorney attend?Brian Bernard Darville attended George Washington University Law School and University of Virginia.
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What year was this attorney's law firm established?Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. was established in 1968.