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Our team

WHO WE ARE

We are a boutique law firm offering comprehensive and effective legal solutions on intellectual property matters, primarily, as well as commercial litigation and utility matters. We assist our clients in procuring, maintaining, and enforcing valuable intellectual property rights both in the United States and around the world or defending against intellectual property claims by others. Whether you are a large corporation or an individual inventor, our team of experienced attorneys can help.

  • Jonathan LA Phillips

    Jonathan L.A. Phillips

    ATTORNEY

    Jon is an experienced litigator of intellectual property issues, commercial disputes, and internet law issues. His experience also extends to securing and managing intellectual property rights and public utility infrastructure matters.

    Regardless of the practice area, Jon believes inventive and well-developed strategies, aggressively implemented from the outset generally yield the best, and most cost effective, results for our clients.
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  • John T.D. Bathke

    John T.D. Bathke

    ATTORNEY

    John is a proficient multilingual intellectual property attorney dedicated to protecting clients’ creativity and brands on a global scale. Working efficiently with businesses and individuals, from multinational companies to local artists, he focuses on copyright and trademark litigation in U.S. federal courts. He is able to effectively communicate complex legal theories in English, French, and Spanish. John quickly identifies innovative and successful strategies to protect trademark rights and copyrights both in the United States and internationally.
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  • Jonathan M. Francis

    Jonathan M. Francis

    ATTORNEY

    As an of counsel attorney, Jonathan maintains a close, regular, personal relationship with Phillips & Bathke, P.C. and assists its clients with copyright, trademark, patent, and litigation matters.

    Jonathan has been practicing law since 2010 in both small firms and “Biglaw” settings. With experience in patent, antitrust, and white-collar fraud litigation, he has worked in high stakes matters and understands the importance of contested matters for his clients.
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  • Giselle Ayala Mateus

    Giselle Ayala Mateus

    ATTORNEY

    As an of counsel attorney, Giselle maintains a close, regular, personal relationship with Phillips & Bathke, P.C. and assists its clients with intellectual property and business matters in New York.

    Giselle Ayala Mateus focuses on business, trademark, and copyright law, with a particular focus on their relationship to artificial intelligence, advertising regulation, media, and licensing. She takes a proactive, solutions-oriented approach, helping clients identify risks early and implement legal strategies that support growth, innovation, and long-term success.
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