Jesse L. Jenike-Godshalk

• Obtained complete defense verdict for international athletic apparel company following jury trial in trademark infringement litigation in which plaintiff sought more than $1 billion in damages
• Obtained complete plaintiff’s verdict for international advisory and consulting firm following jury trial in breach of contract litigation
• Obtained complete plaintiff’s judgment for fuel broker following bench trial in breach of contract litigation
• Represented senior living community in putative class action involving claims for violations of various Ohio state statutes and defeated plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, leading to favorable settlement
• Defeated motion for preliminary injunction on behalf of manufacturer of packaged nails and screws in trademark infringement litigation, leading to favorable settlement
• Successfully moved to dismiss all claims against technology start-up in putative class action involving alleged wiretapping
• Successfully moved to dismiss four of five claims against airline, leading to settlement of remaining breach of contract claim for nuisance value 
• Ongoing representation of large oil company in enforcement of its trademark portfolio through demand letters and lawsuits
• Represented packaging manufacturer in patent infringement litigation involving a patent covering a process for preparing pressure sensitive adhesive
• Represented a company that markets and licenses fat reduction procedures in multiple cases asserting trademark infringement
• Aggressively litigated copyright infringement case on behalf of Fortune 500 chemical manufacturer, leading the plaintiff, who had sought millions of dollars in damages, to settle for nuisance value
• Represented international electronics company in putative class action litigation
• Represented international clinical research organization in breach of contract litigation
• Represented manufacturer of food flavoring in defense of multiple toxic tort cases
• Represented large public university in litigation involving numerous tort and contract claims

• “Justices’ Ruling On Inadvertent Error Excuse May Be Limited,” Law360, April 14, 2022
• "Ignorance of the Law Is an Excuse: Supreme Court Holds a Copyright Registration Containing Inaccurate Information Can Be Valid," Thompson Hine Intellectual Property Update, March 2022
• “Federal Circuit Holds Statements During Inter Partes Review Can Be Prosecution Disclaimer,” Thompson Hine Intellectual Property Update, May 2017
• “Almost Zero: Recent Federal Circuit Decision Shows Lanham Act Sets Very Low Bar in Requiring Use of Trademark ‘In Commerce,’” Thompson Hine Intellectual Property Litigation Update, November 2016
• “How to Be Anti-Troll Without Being Antitrust: A Six-Step Primer,” NAT’L L. REV., Mar. 8, 2013 (with Ria Farrell Schalnat)
• “Are Bloggers’ Free Speech Rights Under Attack?,” NAT’L L. REV., Feb. 23, 2012
• “‘Actual Malice’ is not Actually Malice: Clarifying and Solving One of the Supreme Court's Enduring Paradoxes,” NAT’L L. REV., Feb. 7, 2012
• “‘Plausible Cause’?: How Criminal Procedure Can Illuminate the U.S. Supreme Court’s New General Pleading Standard in Civil Suits,” 79 U. CIN. L. REV. 791 (2011)
• “Appealed Denials and Denied Appeals: Finding a Middle Ground in the Appellate Review of Denials of Summary Judgment Following a Full Trial on the Merits,” 78 U. CIN. L. REV. 1595 (2010)

• Selected to the Ohio Rising Stars list, 2019-2021

Professional Associations

• Cincinnati Bar Association, Cincinnati Bar Ambassador
• Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association, current member and former board member

Professional Activities

• University of Cincinnati Law Alumni Association Board of Trustees, Vice President
• University of Cincinnati Law Review Alumni Advisory Board
• Potter Stewart Inn of Court, Barrister and Member of Executive Committee

Community Activities

• Spina Bifida Coalition of Cincinnati, Chair of the Board and Chair of the Governance Committee
• United Way Emerging Leader