James R. Davis
- Washington, D.C.
For more than 25 years, Jim has counseled clients from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies on various intellectual property issues, including global trademark portfolio management, enforcement and anticounterfeiting strategies, and dispute resolution.
Jim Davis has handled more than 500 Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy filings and has represented clients in hundreds of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings and federal lawsuits. Jim advises clients and manages their global trademark portfolios, which comprise thousands of marks spanning diverse industries, including social media, e-commerce, software, and consumer products.
Jim is listed consistently in the annual Best Lawyers in America and World Trademark Review 1000 rankings.
Jim has served on the Council for the American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section (ABA IPL), and is a former chair and special advisor to the ABA IPL Section's Division II—Trademarks and Unfair Competition. Prior to attending law school, Jim earned an MBA and worked as a financial analyst.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., Editor-in-Chief, Law Review, Criminal Procedure Edition, 1998
- James Madison University, M.B.A., 1992
- James Madison University, B.B.A., Accounting, 1990
Bar and Court Admissions
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District of Columbia
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Virginia
Related Employment
- Arent Fox LLP, Washington, D.C., Partner, 2007-2021; Associate, 1998-2006
- NVR, Inc. (Ryan Homes), Gaithersburg, MD, Financial Analyst, 1993-1995
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers in America: Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2012-2020, 2022-2023
Recognized by World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, 2015-2022, 2024
Washington D.C., Enforcement and Litigation
Washington D.C., Prosecution and Strategy
Impact
Professional Leadership
- American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA IPL), Counsel, ABA IPL Section, 2017-2021; Chair, Trademarks and Unfair Competition Division, 2014-2016; Vice Chair, 2012-2014
- ABA IPL Section’s liaison to ICANN’s Intellectual Property Constituency, 2012-2016; Chair, Committee on Trademarks and the Internet, 2010-2012; Vice-Chair, 2008-2010
- Intellectual Property Owners Association, Member, Internet Domain Names Committee, 2012-2014; Member, Counterfeiting and Piracy Committee, 2006-2012
- George Mason University School of Law, Adjunct Professor on Internet and Domain Name Issues, 2001-2002