Christopher D. Newkirk
Experience:
16 years
Christopher D. Newkirk | Attorney
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About Christopher
Chris Newkirk focuses his practice on general commercial and intellectual property litigation including trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, and copyright. He has extensive first chair jury and bench trial experience and has conducted nearly 40 jury trials and over 70 bench trials to verdict. In addition to his current focus on civil litigation, he has years of experience in criminal prosecution and class action lawsuits.
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Intellectual Property/Business Litigation
Copyright Infringement: Represented graphic designer in infringement action involving creation of a business concept.
Copyright Infringement/Trademark Infringement/Trade Dress Infringement: Defended client against infringement and counterfeiting allegations brought by global manufacturer of luxury leather goods.
Licensing Agreement: Drafted agreement licensing client's copyrights and trademarks for multiple products to television producer for use in television series.
Patent Infringement: Represented patent holder against major toy manufacturer and national retailers.
Trademark Infringement/Trade Dress Infringement: Achieved dismissal on summary judgment for playground-equipment manufacturer. Case named one of the "Top Ten Trademark Decisions: 2004-2005" by the Midwest Intellectual Property Institute.
Trademark Infringement/Deceptive Trade Practices/Unfair Competition: Defended internet retailer in case brought by competitor involving allegations of online infringement.
Trademark Infringement/Business Defamation/Deceptive Trade Practices: Secured pre-trial settlement for client manufacturer of anti-corrosive chemicals and protective wraps.
Trademark Infringement/Unfair Competition: Defended premium-grade masking tape manufacturer in case involving single-color mark.
Trademark Prosecution: Successfully secured trademark from United States Patent and Trademark Office for corporate client. Used TEAS to file all paperwork, including application and responses to office actions.
Commercial Litigation
Breach of Contract/Strict Liability: Counsel for component-part manufacturer following a chemical leak at food-manufacturing plant. Over $200,000,000 in alleged lost profits and real-property damages.
Breach of Contract: Represented mobile telecommunications firm in action involving custom designed revenue-assurance and fraud-detection software.
Breach of Contract: Defended technology firm in action involving complex commercial scanners and software.
Misappropriation of Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition: Employment dispute involving competing mechanical and electrical-parts distributors.
Negligence/Breach of Warranty: Defense counsel in products-liability action for manufacturer of dairy stalls and dairy-barn components.
Admission
Colorado
2009
Education
Vanderbilt University B.A.
Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala PA Highlights
Class Action, Medical Malpractice, Pharmaceutical Product, Bad Faith Insurance, Transportation & Shipping, Construction; Securities; Professional Malpractice; Asbestos & Mesothelioma; Patent; Workers' Compensation; Trademark; Personal Injury; Intellectual Property; Products Liability; Toxic Mold & Tort; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Defect and Lemon Law; Litigation; Insurance
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