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Ron Dove is a member of the general litigation, pharmaceutical litigation & investigations, and intellectual property practice groups, specializing in copyright, trademark, and pharmaceutical litigation and advice. For more than two decades, Mr. Dove has successfully advised and litigated cases for clients in the sports, media, pharmaceutical, publishing, and luxury goods industries. Many of the cases that Mr. Dove has litigated have involved developing and implementing a national strategy that has required prosecuting or defending similar claims against different parties in multiple courts across the United States. For example, Mr. Dove has successfully defended clients in cases brought by the federal government, state attorneys general, whistleblowers and the class action bar, as well as prosecuted cases on behalf of copyright and trademark owners whose rights have been infringed.
Mr. Dove also designs and executes strategies for clients to protect their brands and copyrighted works, with particular emphasis on combatting the unauthorized importation and distribution of counterfeit, gray market and pirated goods and content.
Representative Matters
- Successful defense of major pharmaceutical companies in multiple state and federal court actions involving drug pricing, reimbursement, product recalls and alleged false claims.
- Serve as lead counsel for the Public Broadcasting Service and its member stations in litigation before the Copyright Royalty Board relating to the distribution of statutory copyright royalties.
- Assist the National Football League in combatting the unauthorized retransmission and public performance of NFL game telecasts over the internet and via satellite.
- Draft amicus brief on behalf of the Copyright Alliance, supporting copyright protections for authors, composers, journalists, filmmakers, artists, and other creative individuals and small businesses.
- Prepare and assert copyright infringement claims on behalf of television broadcasters seeking to stop the unauthorized public performance and transmission of their works.
- Advise leading consumer and luxury goods makers and publishers on strategies for protecting against the unauthorized importation and sale of counterfeit, gray market and pirated goods, and then implement those strategies with U.S. Customs and before the courts.
Honors and Rankings
- Recognized in Legal 500 US for Intellectual Property - Copyright (2011-2013)
Pro Bono
- Helped child immigrant obtain Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and victim of domestic abuse obtain legal residency under the Violence Against Women Act.
- Served as co-counsel for plaintiff family in wrongful death action resulting in jury verdict and substantial damages against 911 dispatcher and supervisors for grossly negligent response to emergency call.
- Overturned conviction of two street musicians accused of panhandling outside local subway station.
Publications and Speeches
- "Not a Textbook Case," Intellectual Property Magazine (3/19/2013), Co-Author
- "A Conversation with Ron Dove and Hope Hamilton," Copyright Alliance (3/4/2013)
- "Careers in Copyright Law," Copyright Society, George Washington University Law School (1/16/2013)
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