Meaghan H. Kent

Meaghan concentrates her litigation practice on copyright, trademark, right of publicity, and related disputes in federal court, and has comprehensive litigation experience, including bench and jury trials and appeals. She also has experience representing clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, International Trade Commission, World Intellectual Property Organization, and National Arbitration Forum. 

Meaghan’s experience in resolving online disputes includes cyberpiracy and domain name matters; keyword advertising, meta tagging, and click fraud matters; publicity matters involving social media; and large-scale brand enforcement and protection.

As a co-leader of the IP Consumer and Manufactured Products Working Group, Meaghan often advises toy, entertainment, and media companies, consumer product companies, software companies, and art publishers. Meaghan keeps client needs top of mind, staying current on changes in their industries so she can best tailor advice to help them achieve their business goals.

Meaghan is the author of the legal practice guide, An Associate’s Guide to the Practice of Copyright Law, first published by Oxford University Press in 2009, and now updated annually by LexisNexis. She is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School, where she has taught legal writing and IP litigation legal drafting and has advised students on the AIPLA Quarterly Journal. She is also a guest lecturer on copyright litigation for an art law course at American University Law School.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Meaghan was co-chair of the IP litigation–advertising, brand, and copyright group at another global law firm.

• Mattel Inc. v. Rap Snacks Inc. (C.D. Cal.) (trademark litigation on behalf of plaintiff)
• Volkswagen Group of America Inc. v. Smartcar (N.D. Cal.) (on behalf of plaintiff)
• Spurlock et al. v. Adobe, et al. (S.D.N.Y.) (copyright litigation on behalf of defendant)
• Korsen v. Volkswagen Group of America Inc., Marvel Entertainment LLC (C.D. Cal.) (copyright litigation on behalf of defendants)
• Under Armour v. Battle Fashions Inc. (E.D.N.C.) (trademark litigation on behalf of declaratory judgment plaintiff)
• Niro Services v. American Bar Association, AARP (N.D. Ill.) (trademark litigation on behalf of defendants)
• Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Inc. v. Defcad Inc., et al. (S.D.N.Y.) (trademark litigation on behalf of plaintiff)
• Gelsinger Licensing, et al. v. Regency International Business Corp. (S.D.N.Y.) (copyright litigation on behalf of plaintiff)
• The Ernie Barnes Family Trust v. Zekun (C.D. Cal.) (copyright litigation on behalf of plaintiff)
• The Ernie Barnes Family Trust v. Pagunsan, et al. (C.D. Cal.) (copyright litigation on behalf of plaintiff)