Christopher Ford

Christopher S. Ford is a counsel in the Litigation Department who is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group and Data Strategy & Security practice. Mr. Ford has litigated trademark, trade dress, and false advertising cases in federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board, and regularly advises clients on issues relating to their trademark and brand management. He is a member of the International Trademark Association’s Non-Traditional Marks committee and has been the chair of its U.S. Litigation task force since 2020. He has guest lectured on trademark and trade dress issues at New York University School of Law and Rutgers School of Law. · Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

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Christopher Ford is a counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in the Litigation Department, and a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Group and Data Strategy & Security practice. He has litigated trademark, trade dress, and false advertising cases and advises clients on trademark and brand management.

Practice areas

Intellectual Property LitigationData Strategy & SecurityTrademark LitigationAdvertising and Marketing Litigation

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United States

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP · Christopher S. Ford is a counsel in the Litigation Department who is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group and Data Strategy & Security practice. Mr. Ford has litigated trademark, trade dress, and false advertising cases in federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board, and regularly advises clients on issues relating to their trademark and brand management. He is a member of the International Trademark Association’s Non-Traditional Marks committee and has been the chair of its U.S. Litigation task force since 2020. He has guest lectured on trademark and trade dress issues at New York University School of Law and Rutgers School of Law.

United States

Expertise

Media, Technology and Telecoms

Education

J.D., Duke University School of Law, cum laude, 2012
B.A., Swarthmore College, with high honors, 2007