Advertising Law Litigation - Intellectual Property Trademark Law
R. Charles "Charlie" Henn Jr.
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Charlie Henn concentrates his practice in the area of intellectual property litigation, including cases involving trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets.
Mr. Henn is listed in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Intellectual Property Litigation (Georgia) and Sports law (Nationwide). He was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 for Intellectual Property Law. LawyersUSA named Mr. Henn one of six "Lawyers of the Year" nationally for 2008. Mr. Henn also has been recognized by the Daily Report as one of the “Ten Lawyers Under 40 ‘On the Rise’” and by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the city's “40 Under 40”. He has been listed as a Georgia "Rising Star" for Intellectual Property Litigation by SuperLawyers magazine every year since 2003 and among the state's “Legal Elite” for Intellectual Property law by Georgia Trend magazine.
Overview
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 1998
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduated 1998
- Emory University, graduated 1995
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 1998
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduated 1998
- Emory University, graduated 1995
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Advertising Law, Atlanta (2024)
- Trademark Law, Atlanta (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Advertising Law
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Trademark Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Sports Law
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- LSU v. Smack Apparel
Summary judgment for universities finding use of school colors on t-shirts (without use of word marks) was infringement as a matter of law; affirmed on appeal in Fifth Circuit.
- adidas v. Payless
Jury verdict of $305 million in a trademark case, including substantial punitive damages award.
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