An experienced trademark lawyer, copyright practitioner and first-chair litigator, Deborah Wilcox is a go-to intellectual property (IP) attorney. Deborah assists her clients in selecting, registering, monetizing and enforcing trademarks, domain names and copyrights. She is a strategic adviser to clients, structuring IP deals and adapting her legal advice to evolving technologies such as mobile apps and social media sites. She works with clients to understand their risk tolerance and develop practical strategies and best practices suited to their goals. Often, this involves filing civil lawsuits or pursuing criminal prosecution, especially when enforcing her clients' zero-tolerance policies against counterfeiters. Deborah applies her depth of knowledge to assist clients around the globe with their international intellectual property needs. Deborah also has served as a mediator in a trademark dispute.
Highly regarded in her field, Deborah is listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Intellectual Property where she has been described as having "significant skill in acting for market-leading clients in complex trademark and copyright matters. She is also noted for her expertise in the social media sector." Market sources say: "She is great: reasonable, practical, hard-working and smart." (Chambers USA 2019) and is "an excellent attorney — very knowledgeable and very easy to work with" (Chambers USA 2015). She has also been named an "IP Star" by Managing Intellectual Property magazine, as well as in "IP Stars – Top 250 Women in IP." Deborah has been named in World Trademark Review's WTR 1000 since 2014, where she has been described as a "smart, responsive professional who knows trademark law cold" (WTR 1000 2020). She is the Cleveland Intellectual Property Leader, as well as the leader of the firm's Trademark and Copyright team.