Danielle DeFilippis Named Co-Chair of Norris McLaughlin IP Practice Group

Danielle M. DeFilippis, a Member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., has been named Co-Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. She will serve with Bruce S. Londa, who has chaired the group for the past five years.

“I am very grateful to have Danielle co-chair our Intellectual Property Group and extremely confident in her ability in moving the group forward to help us accomplish our goals. Having worked with Danielle for nearly ten years, I can attest that she has proved to be a great leader to our group. I am certain that her exceptional talents will be a great benefit to both the firm and our clients,” said Londa.

“At Norris McLaughlin, I have been fortunate to benefit from the mentorship and guidance of consummate professionals that provide top tier legal services to our clients. I am honored to help impart that knowledge on the next generation of attorneys at Norris McLaughlin,” said DeFilippis.

The Intellectual Property Practice Group at Norris McLaughlin provides sophisticated intellectual property counsel to domestic and international clients on patent, trademark and copyright matters. Several members of the group have a background in a broad range of engineering and sciences, including chemical, biochemical, biotechnology, electrical, mechanical, and computer software and hardware. They serve clients in manufacturing, marketing, and service industries, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, electronics, telecommunications, consumer foods, computer hardware and software, Internet, medical devices, health care, and banking. Many members of the group are registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

DeFilippis focuses her practice on intellectual property matters and litigation. She represents individual and corporate clients in all phases of litigation, from commencement through trial, and regularly serves as lead counsel in cases before federal and state courts, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and alternative resolution forums. DeFilippis has handled cases involving trademark and copyright infringement, false advertising, commercial disparagement, business torts, deceptive trade practices, Lanham Act claims, state and federal unfair competition laws, and other business disputes. She is an author for Norris McLaughlin’s trademark, copyright, and unfair competition blog, More Than Your Mark. DeFilippis received her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and her B.A. from The Pennsylvania State University.