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John DuPré Recognized as a Global Leader by World Trademark Review for 2024

June 12, 2024

John DuPré, Senior Counsel at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, has been recognized this year as a “Global Leader in Private Practice” in the sixth edition of World Trademark Review (WTR) Global Leaders. For many years, the firm’s trademark practice, headed by John, has been recognized by the WTR 1000 and Best Law Firms, ranked by Best Lawyers.

To qualify for inclusion, WTR Global Leaders must be ranked in the Gold tier of the WTR 1000 listings of intellectual property specialists. Ranked lawyers must have considerable expertise and experience with legal issues related to branding and an ability to innovate, inspire, and go above and beyond for their clients.

John has been consistently ranked in WTR 1000 since 2012 and has been selected in the Gold category for trademark prosecution and strategy since 2018. WTR identifies Gold-level individuals as “the best of the best,” and it’s noted that “their success often hinges on reputations established over lengthy periods.”

About WTR Global Leaders: WTR Global Leaders is a prestigious listing of a select worldwide group of attorneys. The Global Leaders list is derived from the WTR’s leading research projects, including the WTR 1000 and the WTR 300 (which focuses on in-house counsel). It identifies elite practitioners in the trademark world in a single publication. Those selected as Global Leaders are only a small percentage of the attorneys recognized in WTR’s other publications.

About Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds: Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is among New England’s largest law firms devoted to the practice of intellectual property law. The firm specializes in patents, trademarks, intellectual property litigation, copyrights, licensing, due diligence, opinions, trade secrets, and intellectual property counseling. The firm’s legal staff provides comprehensive intellectual property expertise in a wide range of technical areas such as biotechnology & life sciences, biologics & immunotherapies, bioinformatics, chemistry, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, materials science, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, physics, optics, nanotechnology, and electrical, chemical and mechanical engineering.