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Peter Byrne

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Peter Byrne advises clients on intellectual property (IP) matters, with a focus on trademark and copyright issues. Peter helps clients select, secure, and enforce trademark rights in the United States and abroad. He also advises clients on IP issues in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and licensing transactions. Peter has litigated IP matters in federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Extended Profile

Peter advises clients on IP matters across many industries, including the sports, technology, medical, finance, automotive, and building sectors. In addition to his IP work, Peter also counsels clients on franchise matters, including issues relating to the acquisition of franchise systems and regulatory requirements. Peter’s active pro bono practice includes immigration, prisoners’ rights, and nonprofit film work.

Peter spent his first-year law school summer working on criminal defense matters at the Federal Defenders Office in Boston. Prior to law school, he helped his father found a clean energy design firm in California. He also worked as a sportswriter for several newspapers.

Education

  • Harvard Law School, 2014, J.D., cum laude
  • University of California, Berkeley, 2009, B.A., with High Distinction

Admissions

  • California
  • Massachusetts
  • US District Court for the Northern District of California
  • US District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Awards and Affiliations

Leading Trademark Practitioner, Prosecution and Strategy, WTR 1000, World Trademark Review (2024)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2019)

Member, Litigation Department of the Year–Intellectual Property, The American Lawyer (2019)

Recipient, Morgan Lewis Pro Bono Challenge Award (2015–2021)

Recipient, Morgan Lewis Excellence in Pro Bono Service Award (2016, 2018)

Member, State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Law Section

Member, San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association 

Member, American Bar Association

Recipient, Harvard Law School Dean’s Scholar Prize

Phi Beta Kappa

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