Williams, Charles Hiram

Meredith Wilkes is a trial lawyer whose practice encompasses protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights with a particular emphasis in the areas of trademark, trade dress, trade secret, false advertising, and unfair competition litigation. Meredith also assists clients with issues related to post-employment covenants, including covenants not to compete. In addition to litigating Lanham Act claims, she counsels clients on brand selection and clearance strategies worldwide, from searching, to filing, to enforcement in the TTAB or in federal court. Meredith's trademark prosecution practice encompasses a broad spectrum of goods and services from health and wellness to consumer goods to industrial products and also includes product design and color trade dress.

Meredith appears in courts throughout the United States and represents trademark owners and alleged infringers from the preliminary injunction stage through trial. Novel, trade dress, counterfeiting, and internet-related infringement activity are among the types of cases she typically tries. With considerable experience in domain name and internet-related infringement activity, including a record-setting cyberpiracy judgment, Meredith has been involved in obtaining preliminary and permanent injunctive relief on behalf of The Hygenic Corporation, IBM, Media Arts Group, Re/Max International, The Riverside Company, The Scott Fetzer Company, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. Other representative brand owners and alleged infringers for whom Meredith provides intellectual property advice include AutoNation, Deckers Outdoor Corporation, General Cable Corporation, ICANN, Nordic Naturals, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

She is co-leader of the Firm's global Trademarks, Unfair Competition & Copyrights group.