Best Lawyers in New York, United States for Patent Law
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Ashford Tucker works with brand owners, businesses, and entertainers to achieve strategic goals relating to their intellectual property. Ashford advises clients on global trademark portfolios and licensing issues, including trademark clearance, registration, policing, enforcement, and opposition matters. He also counsels clients on copyright registration and enforcement, and drafts copyright and trademark agreements such as licenses, assignments, and coexistence agreements. Ashford has signif...
Richard S. Mandel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Copyright Law, Entertainment Law - Music and Litigation - Intellectual Property. Richard S., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Richard S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Thomas Kjellberg is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Copyright Law. Thomas, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Amelia K. Brankov advises companies and individuals on litigation and transactional matters, with a particular focus on arts and culture. In her art law practice, Ms. Brankov advises galleries, collectors, artist studios, artist estates and foundations, curators, art advisors, appraisers, conservators, publishers, and startups. She assists clients in all legal aspects of transactions involving artwork including purchase agreements, consignment agreements, commission agreements, and loan agree...
Lisa A. Alter is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Copyright Law and Entertainment Law - Music. Lisa A., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lisa A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
G. Roxanne Elings is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trademark Law. G. Roxanne, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which G. Roxanne is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Managing Partner of Frankfurt Kurnit since 2010, Jeffrey A. Greenbaum is one of the country’s leading advertising lawyers. He is a partner in the firm's Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Group and has extensive experience representing advertisers, advertising agencies, and social media and other online platforms on advertising and intellectual property matters. He is also the Chairman of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance. In 2023, Best Lawyers in America named him &ldq...
Mary A. Donovan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Copyright Law and Trademark Law. Mary A., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mary A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Pablo D. Hendler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Pablo D., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Pablo D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Craig Mende’s unique, broad practice spans trial and appellate litigation, complex transactional work, and client counseling – all relating to different aspects of intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, right of publicity, and diverse new media issues. Perhaps most importantly, Craig provides sought-after counsel to clients seeking answers to new kinds of questions, frequently involving rebranding and innovative uses of social media, including issues with celebri...
Maura J. Wogan is a partner and Co-Chair of the Litigation Group at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz with over 30 years of experience in all aspects of sophisticated intellectual property law, including litigation, counseling, and pre-publication review of content in all media. Ms. Wogan focuses on litigation of copyright , trademark , right of publicity , defamation and entertainment matters. Her clients include media companies (both traditional and online publishers ), filmmakers, televisi...
Shanti Sadtler Conway is a partner in Kirkland’s New York office. Shanti focuses her practice on intellectual property, including copyright, trademark, false advertising, right of publicity, social media, licensing and contract issues. Her practice includes both counseling clients and litigating on their behalf, from trial through appeals and in a variety of fora. Shanti has been recognized by Law360 as a “Rising Star” and “Legal Lion,” by The National Law Journa...
Elizabeth A. McNamara is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Copyright Law, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television, First Amendment Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Media Law. Elizabeth A., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elizabeth A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal prac...
Few trademark and copyright litigators are as successful and well-known as Richard Lehv. For more than 40 years, he has handled cases involving trademark, copyright, trade dress infringement, and comparative and false advertising, including some of the most-cited cases in these fields. And because adversaries know of Richard’s experience and reputation, he often is able to resolve contentious matters quickly and favorably, without extensive litigation. Richard has deep experience using ...
Tim’s extensive experience includes patent office litigation matters such as patent interference proceedings, Inter Partes Review and reexamination proceedings. He has shaped and executed winning strategies in patent litigations. In helping clients achieve their business goals, Tim devises strategies for maximizing the value of patent portfolios for litigation, licensing or acquisition. He develops and implements strategies for protecting his clients’ key technologies and for avoi...
Glenn A. Gundersen is a nationally recognized authority in trademark and copyright law and intellectual property transactions, and the author of the leading legal treatise Trademark Searching, first published in 1994. Mr. Gundersen's clients in the United States and abroad hold some of the world’s largest trademark portfolios, and he has cleared and protected world-famous brands. He also advises clients on prosecution, fair use, licensing, IP acquisitions, opposition and cancellation pr...
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