Behind the case: How McGuireWoods brought Penn State to victory

Rani Mehta

November 26 2024

University Park, PA, USA - JUNE 21: The outside of Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania on June 21, 2018. Beaver Stadium is the home stadium of the Nittany Lions NCAA football team. — Beaver Stadium in Pennsylvania, home of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team | Credit: Katherine Welles / Adobe Stock

Lucy Wheatley, partner at McGuireWoods, discusses the challenges of explaining trademarks to a jury and reveals a logistical hurdle she had to navigate

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Rani Mehta

Senior Reporter Managing IP

Rani reports on all aspects of IP in the US and the Americas, particularly trademarks and copyright. Based in New York, she covers in-house and private practice lawyers' concerns and insights into the market.

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