R. Charles Henn, Jr.

R. Charles Henn, Jr.

Charlie Henn concentrates his practice in the area of intellectual property litigation, including cases involving trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets.

Mr. Henn was recognized as a Best Lawyer in America® in the area of Intellectual Property Law in 2010. Mr. Henn was ranked by ChambersUSA as a leading attorney for Intellectual Property (Georgia) and Sports Law (Nationwide) in 2009. LawyersUSA named him one of six "Lawyers of the Year" nationally for 2008. Mr. Henn also has been recognized by the Daily Report as one of the "Ten Lawyers Under 40 'On the Rise,'" by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the city's "40 Under 40," and has been listed as a "Super Lawyer Rising Star" for Intellectual Property Litigation by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine and as among the state's "Legal Elite" for Intellectual Property by Georgia Trend.

Selected Experience

· Argued the appeal in LSU et al. v. Smack Apparel, 550 F.3d 465 (5th Cir. 2008), in which the Fifth Circuit unanimously affirmed a grant of summary judgment to the universities and CLC, holding that team colors are strong and protectable trademarks, and rejecting nominative fair use and functionality defenses.

· Co-lead trial counsel for plaintiffs in adidas v. Payless ShoeSource, Inc. (D. Or. 2008), in which the jury awarded a record-setting $305 million verdict for adidas, including more than $137 million in punitive damages.

· Lead counsel for the plaintiff in Texas Tech University v. Spiegelberg, 461 F. Supp. 2d 510, 2006 WL 3190278 (N.D. Tex. 2006) (granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment in trademark infringement case, awarding more than $3 million in damages plus attorney's fees).

· Lead trial counsel for plaintiffs in Louisiana State University et al. v. Smack Apparel Co. (E.D. La. 2006) (jury verdict for plaintiffs in trademark infringement case, awarding damages and disgorgement of defendants' profits); see also 438 F. Supp. 2d 653 (E.D. La. 2006) (granting summary judgment on liability).

· Second-chair trial counsel for plaintiff in Voda v. Cordis Corp., (W.D. Okla. 2006) (jury verdict of willful patent infringement, awarding over $10 million).

· Represented the defendant in Calio v. Sofa Express, Inc., 368 F. Supp. 2d 1290 (M.D. Fla. 2005) (holding punitive damages not available in copyright infringement lawsuit).

· Represented the declaratory judgment defendant in ACI Int'l Inc. v. adidas-Salomon AG, 359 F. Supp. 2d 918 (C.D. Cal. 2005) (denying motion to dismiss trademark counterclaims).

· Represented the plaintiff in adidas-Salomon AG v. Target Corp., 228 F. Supp. 2d 1192 (D. Or. 2002) (denying defendant's motion for summary judgment, upholding strength of adidas's Three-Stripe Mark and Superstar Trade Dress).

· Represented the plaintiff in Gaylord Entertainment Company v. Gilmore Entertainment Group, 187 F. Supp. 2d 926 (M.D. Tenn. 2002) (denying defendant's motion for summary judgment, holding OPRY was not generic as a matter of law).

· Represented the defendants in Mad Hops, Inc. v. adidas-Salomon AG, No. C2-00-1445 (S.D. Ohio 2001) (granting defendants' motion for summary judgment in trademark case).

Background

· Selected as a 2009 Marshall Memorial Fellow.

· Vice Chair (Sports Law) for the Entertainment & Sports Law Section of the Georgia Bar (2008).

· Professional memberships include Atlanta Lawyers' Chapter of The Federalist Society and the International Trademark Association.

· Community activities include serving on the Boards of Directors of Creating Pride, Inc., Flying Carpet Theater, Theatrical Outfit, and Friends of Theater at Emory.

· Frequent speaker at various engagements, speaking primarily on trademark litigation-related topics.