Eric T. Fingerhut
Member
Brand marshal, brand duke, or the Brand PoohbahSM … call Eric Fingerhut what you want: he’s the lawyer clients trust to enforce and safeguard their valuable reputations against knockoffs and copycats and the champion who defends clients if someone accuses them of the same. He’s also the visionary strategist companies rely on to build and manage global trademark and copyright portfolios by constructing proprietary platforms powered by artificial intelligence.
Eric’s trademark experience is far-reaching, including automotive, clothing and fashion, food and beverage, health and beauty, hospitality, technology, tobacco, cannabis, and other industries.
Oh, and rock bands.
Known for delivering crisp, succinct advice and not overpromising, he breaks down thorny problems into simple terms. As a litigator, Eric appears in federal courts, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and private arbitrations to represent clients in infringement, dilution, cybersquatting, unfair competition, and rights of publicity actions, along with oppositions and domain name disputes.
“A brand is more than a client’s logo. It embodies the energy and effort of hard-working people and the strength of the products or services they generate. To me, that’s worth fighting for.”
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- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
- Boston University, B.S.
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Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 1990
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Recognized for enforcement and litigation and prosecution and strategy in World Trademark Review 1000 — The World's Leading Trademark Professionals, United States - D.C. jurisdiction, 2011-Present
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Recognized in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers® for Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation, 2016-Present
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trademark Law, 2023 and 2024
- Recognized in Managing Intellectual Property magazine as an IP Star, 2015-2016
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International Trademark Association (INTA), Building Bridges Committee; North American Subcommittee of the INTA’s Public and Media Relations Committee, Chair
- DC Bar Intellectual Property Law Section, Past Chair and Six-Year Member of Steering Committee
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- CT Corsearch Client Advisory Board Member
- Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Founding Member
- Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW)
- International Cycling Law Association (ICLA), Founder
- Washington Area Bicyclists Association (WABA), Board Member
- Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA), Legislative Committee Member
- Washington D.C. Technology Council, Past Director and Chair of Membership Committee
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Six Dykema Attorneys Listed as Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2025
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that six attorneys from the firm’s Washington,…
Eric was a panelist on the “Music and IP” panel at the International Trademark Association (INTA)…
World Trademark Review 1000 2025 Ranks Dykema Practices and Four IP Attorneys
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that the firm and attorneys Jason Blair, Eric…
