Atty. Devika Persaud
Devika Persaud is Of Counsel to the Sills Cummis & Gross Intellectual Property Practice Group. Her practice focuses on developing and protecting clients’ intellectual property rights and enforcing and defending those rights in federal court and proceedings before the U.S.
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Devika Persaud is a real estate and ip attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Sills Cummis & Gross PC. Admitted to practice in New York, New York, New Jersey, New Jersey, and District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Educated at The University of Michigan Law School (J.D.) and University of Chicago (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Intellectual Property Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property (2026). Serves clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Devika Persaud is Of Counsel to the Sills Cummis & Gross Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Her practice focuses on developing and protecting clients’ intellectual property rights and enforcing and defending those rights in federal court and proceedings before the U.S
- Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
- She also regularly assists clients through trademark clearance and prelitigation enforcement and defense efforts
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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