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January 21, 2010
LEASON ELLIS, a leading IP firm in Westchester, HOLDS THE LINE ON
PRICING
Leason Ellis Maintains and Even Lowers some rates in intellectual
property matters
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK — Following a year in which the firm
continued to expand its business and client base by offering
competitive pricing, Leason Ellis has decided not to raise its rates
for 2010. Some attorneys at the firm have even reduced their hourly
billing rates. In fact, the firm as a whole has not increased its
fees since forming in 2008.
David Leason, Managing Partner of the firm, states, “when we opened
our doors, we decreased our rates about 20% from our prior practice
in Manhattan. Our commitment to keeping our rates affordable to our
clients remains unchanged.”
This stands in stark contrast to the position taken by most other
firms. According to the legal web site
Law.com , about 90
percent of the firms that responded to its survey said that were
increasing rates in 2010.
In this difficult economic environment, many clients are looking for
certainty as to costs. Peter Sloane, Chairman of the Trademark and
Copyright Practice Group at Leason Ellis, states “we have flat rates
for many patent, trademark and copyright charges so that clients can
budget their costs in advance. Unlike many other firms, we also do
not charge for routine administrative expenses like postage, copying
and faxing.”
Leason Ellis has seen significant growth over the past year. The
firm has taken on additional office space and added several
attorneys and staff. Intellectual Property Today magazine listed
Leason Ellis among the top patent and trademark firms in the U.S.
for 2009.
About Leason Ellis
Leason Ellis prides itself in delivering value to its clients by
providing intelligent and unexpected solutions to the legal
challenges that they face. Clients of the firm benefit from the
years of experience cultivated by professionals from established
specialty intellectual property firms. We invite you to contact us
and learn more about our experience and personalized approach to
intellectual property law and management.
Contact:
David Leason, 914.288.0022,
leason@leasonellis.com
January 20, 2010
PETER SLOANE TO SPEAK ON “NETWORK FOR RESULTS” FOR CONNECT-TO-CARE
On January 28th, Peter Sloane will present “Network for Results”
at UJA Federation of NY’s Connect to Care. Whether or not you are
currently employed, it is essential to increase the number of your
contacts. Those in your network are potential employers, clients,
customers, and referral sources now or in the future. You never know
when you will need their help. But it is critical to project the
right message and to safeguard the goodwill in your name. Networking
without abandon is a sure way to destroy that goodwill. Come learn
how to balance these competing interests in an informative
presentation. To learn more, please see
http://bit.ly/5SGp38
December 9, 2009
YUVAL MARCUS TO SPEAK ON IP RISKS IN INTERNET ADVERTISING
On January 29, 2010, Yuval Marcus will participate on a panel
for a program entitled "Internet Sales, 3rd Party Manufacturing and
Online Advertising -- Contemporary Challenges for In-House Counsel"
offered by the Westchester/Southern Connecticut Chapter of the
Association of Corporate Counsel (WESFACCA). His presentation will
cover IP issues in online advertising including the purchase of
trademarked keywords. For more information, please see the following
link:
http://www.acc.com/chapters/wesfacca/index.cfm?eventID=4349
November 18, 2009
CORPORATE PATENT ATTORNEY CHRISTOPHER J. CAPELLI JOINS LEASON ELLIS
Christopher J. Capelli, an intellectual property attorney with
many years of experience as a corporate executive managing large
global IP portfolios, has joined Leason Ellis LLP, the largest IP
law firm based in White Plains, New York. Mr. Capelli most recently
was Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for MeadWestvaco Corporation
and before that he was Assistant General Counsel at Pitney Bowes
Inc. A copy of the Press Release is attached as a .pdf file. (Download
Press Release.)
November 17, 2009
INTA BULLETIN PROFILES PETER SLOANE
The November 15, 2009 edition of the International Trademark
Association Bulletin features a profile of Peter Sloane. In the
“Member Spotlight,” Peter discusses his view of trademark practice
in the United States in connection with international harmonization
efforts. He also discusses his role in INTA over the years as well
as his personal interests apart from the practice of law. A copy of
the profile is attached as a pdf file.
(Download
PDF)
.
November 17, 2009
YUVAL MARCUS TO HOST INTA ROUNDTABLE
On January 14, 2010, Yuval Marcus will moderate a roundtable for
the International Trademark
Association on the topic of “Policing Trademarks on the Internet and
the Web 2.0.” The roundtable
will
cover issues including social media marketing, Lanham Act
considerations in the Web 2.0 world, secondary trademark liability,
Communications Decency Act - 47 U.S.C. § 230 ("CDA") and blogging.
For more information or to register, please see the following link:
Here
November 12, 2009
PETER SLOANE PROFILED IN THE TIMES 100
The Times 100, a student and teacher business studies resource
center in the United Kingdom, interviewed Peter Sloane for its
section “Business in Action.” Among other things, Peter discusses
the challenges and joys in helping to run a business. Please see
article at
http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/additional/expert--5--peter-sloane.php.
November
2, 2009
YUVAL MARCUS PUBLISHES ARTICLE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
NEWSLETTER
Yuval Marcus has written an article titled “In re Bose Corporation
- The Federal Circuit Overturns the Standard for Fraud in Trademark
Cancellation and Opposition Proceedings.” The article discusses the
restricted applicability of claiming fraud in challenging a declaration
to use of a mark in U.S. commerce for purposes of maintaining registration.
The article is available on the web at
http://www.wcbany.org/associations/9830/files/Nov 09 for web.pdf.
Sept. 18, 2009
LEASON ELLIS TO SPONSOR SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT
On September 23, 2009, Leason Ellis is sponsoring an event presented
by The Advertising Club of Westchester. The social media event will
feature a presentation entitled “Ways to Best Execute Social Media Posts
and Track, Measure and Improve Your Results” by Andrew Hazen, founder
and CEO of the search engine marketing firm, Prime Visibility. The event
will be held from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel Tarrytown.
For more information, use the following link:
http://www.acw.org/ACW26.html
July 10, 2009
YUVAL H. MARCUS TO SPEAK AT SEARCH ENGINE STRATEGIES CONFERENCE
On August 13, 2009, Yuval H. Marcus will be a speaker at the Search
Engine Strategies 2009 Conference and Expo at the McEnery Convention
Center in San Jose, California. He will participate on a panel and address
intellectual property issues that arise in the context of search engine
optimization services. Additional information can be found here:
http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/sanjose/agenda-day3.php.
In March 2009, Mr. Marcus spoke at the Search Engine Strategies 2009
Conference and Expo in New York City.
June 10, 2009
EXPERIENCED IP LITIGATION ATTORNEY JOINS LEASON ELLIS
Yuval H. Marcus, formerly of Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, Joins the
Firm
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK - (June 10, 2009) - Yuval H. Marcus, an intellectual
property litigator with 15 years of experience, has joined Leason Ellis,
LLP, the largest IP law firm based in White Plains, the county seat
of Westchester County, New York. Mr. Marcus is Co-Chair of the Intellectual
Property Committee of the Westchester County Bar Association and a Co-Chair
of the IP Committee of the Westchester/Southern Connecticut Chapter
of the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Mr. Marcus joins the firm as Partner and will focus on litigating patent,
trademark, trade dress, copyright and trade secret cases in federal
court; Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy proceedings in
the World Intellectual Property Organization; and oppositions and cancellations
in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A seasoned litigator, Mr. Marcus counsels domestic and international
clients on how to utilize effective strategies to strengthen intellectual
property rights in advance of litigation and how to minimize the risk
of any necessary litigation. He works closely with his clients to understand
their short- and long-term business objectives and develops programs
designed to take advantage of the various IP tools available.
Mr. Marcus has a broad range of experience in many different fields
including computers, software, children's toys, publishing, entertainment,
restaurant, hotel, apparel, jewelry, luxury goods, cosmetics, furniture
and other consumer goods.
A frequent lecturer and writer, Mr. Marcus recently presented "Trademark
Infringement Liability Based on the Use of Trademarked Keywords" at
the Search Engine Strategies 2009 Conference and Expo in New York City.
He has also authored and/or co-authored three articles published in
May 2009: "TTAB Fraud," published in The Intellectual Property Strategist;
"The Importance of Corporate Copyright Compliance," published in VIP
Magazine; and "Rescuecom v. Google -- The Second Circuit Holds that
Google's Sale of Trademarked Keywords May Give Rise to Liability for
Trademark Infringement," which was published in the Westchester County
Bar Association Newsletter.
The addition of Mr. Marcus strengthens Leason Ellis' litigation practice.
"Yuval is a tremendous addition to the firm. His experience and abilities
in the court room round-out our practice and enable us to enforce our
clients' intellectual property and also defend our clients against charges
of infringement," said David Leason, Managing Partner of the Firm.
Leason added that "we are just down the street from the White Plains
Federal Courthouse for the Southern District of New York, so Yuval can
file patent and trademark litigations more easily than mid-town Manhattan
firms."
"I am thrilled to join Leason Ellis," said Marcus. "They are thriving
in a down economy by offering high-quality services combined with the
newest technologies to effectively serve their clients," he adds.
Mr. Marcus joins Leason Ellis from Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, P.C.,
an intellectual property firm based in New York City, where he served
as Counsel. He was also previously associated with Ladas & Parry and
Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld.
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About Leason Ellis: Leason Ellis is a full service intellectual property
law firm providing legal services in patent, trademark and copyright
law as well as related fields. The firm prides itself in delivering
value to its clients by providing intelligent and unexpected solutions
to the legal challenges that they face. Clients of the firm benefit
from the years of experience cultivated by professionals from established
specialty IP practices.
Leason Ellis is located at 81 Main Street, Suite 503, White Plains,
New York 10601 and can be reached at (914) 288-0022
Contact:
David Leason
914.288.0022
leason@leasonellis.com
June 1, 2009
LEASON ELLIS TAKES ON ADDITIONAL SPACE
As part of its ongoing expansion effort, the firm has sublet additional
space in its building at 81 Main Street in White Plains. The new space
has a suite of offices, a conference room, and open work space. While
other firms are retrenching, Leason Ellis continues to grow apace. Peter
Sloane explains: “we are taking advantage of present market conditions
by adding qualified lawyers and physical space.”
May 25, 2009
LEASON ELLIS RANKS AMONG TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS
The May 2009 edition of Intellectual Property Today magazine lists
Leason Ellis among the top trademark firms in the U.S. The ranking is
all the more impressive given the fact that the firm has just celebrated
only its first anniversary. According to Peter Sloane, Chairman of the
Trademark and Copyright Practice Group, “[t]his is just the beginning
of exciting things to come for us and our clients. With new filings
in the pipeline and new clients coming on board, we expect to move further
up the ranking in the coming year.”
May 4, 2009
LEASON ELLIS OBTAINS TRO AND CONSENT JUDGMENT FOR HONEYWELL
On April 20, 2009, we obtained a Temporary Restraining Order in
federal court on behalf of client Honeywell International Inc. against
a former licensee to prohibit the sale of unauthorized Honeywell branded
televisions in the U.S. After obtaining the TRO, we successfully negotiated
with the Defendant for entry of a Consent Judgment, which included monetary
damages and a permanent injunction.
May 2, 2009
DAVID LEASON TO SPEAK ON DESIGN PATENT ISSUES
David Leason will be speaking on a panel titled "Design Patents
After Egyptian Goddess" presented by the Patent Law Committee of the
Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
The discussion will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 pm at Thomson CompuMark/Thomson Reuters at 530 Fifth Avenue,
7th Floor, in Manhattan. The panel will focus on the Federal Circuit's
seminal decision in Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc. and its effect
on the field of design patents, including a review of the issues leading
up to the decision in Egyptian Goddess, the significance of that decision
on design patent law and practice, a review of the subsequent decisions
applying the holding in Egyptian Goddess, and practical considerations
in the preparation and enforcement of design patents taking into account
the current state of design patent law.
May 2, 2009
PETER SLOANE AND LAURA WINSTON TEAM UP ON NEW ARTICLE
Peter Sloane and Laura Winston have written an article titled “Trademarks
and Copyrights as Growth Opportunities Even in a Recessionary Economy”
published in the May 2009 issue of Intellectual Property Today magazine.
The article describes how with the right strategy in place, trademark
and copyright owners not only can weather the current economic crisis,
but also can use this opportunity to address their existing concerns.
The article is available on the web at
http://www.iptoday.com/articles/2009-5-sloane.asp
April 1, 2009
PETER SLOANE SECURES VICTORY FOR NOVARTIS IN TRADEMARK OPPOSITION
Peter Sloane represented Novartis AG in a win against Cera Products,
Inc. in an opposition before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Novartis,
owner of the well-known THERAFLU cold and cough preparations, opposed
registration of the mark CERAFLU for an oral hydration powdered nutritional
supplement. In upholding the opposition and denying the registration,
the Board held that the mark CERAFLU is confusingly similar with the
mark THERAFLU, which the Board found to be a “distinctive, strong and
famous mark.” The decision is available at the following web page:
http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91173560&pty=OPP&eno=33
March 13, 2009
LEASON ELLIS MAKES LIST OF TOP PATENT FIRMS
We are pleased to
report that Leason Ellis is listed among the top patent firms in the
March 2009 edition of Intellectual Property Today magazine. The
honor is made all the more remarkable by the fact that the survey tracks
issued patents and the firm was established less than one year ago.
According to David Leason, Managing Partner of Leason Ellis, “[w]ith
so many pending patent applications in the pipeline, we expect to receive
many more patent grants on behalf of our clients during the coming year
and move even further up the list of top patent firms.”
March 13, 2009
LEASON ELLIS JOINS ASSOCIATION OF PATENT LAW FIRMS
We are pleased to
announce that Leason Ellis has been accepted as a member of the Association
of Patent Law Firms. The APLF is an international association
of specialty law firms that devote a majority of their practice to patent
law, trademark law, and copyright law. The role of the organization
is to demonstrate the clear business advantage that is realized by retaining
a specialist patent law firm. Edward J. Ellis, a named partner
of Leason Ellis, states “[w]e are looking forward to being an active
member of the APLF in advancing its mission of ensuring that IP boutique
law firms, such as ours, are the preferred choice by clients, corporate
in-house decision makers and business owners for all their intellectual
property legal matters.”
March 12, 2009
PETER S. SLOANE QUOTED ON TRADEMARK NAMING ISSUES IN PHARMACEUETICAL
BRANDING
Peter S. Sloane has
been quoted in the February 2009 edition of Envisage Magazine in an
article titled “The Name Game.” The article discusses how as the
number of available biopharmaceutical products continues to proliferate,
naming products in development has become a delicate and challenging
task. According to Mr. Sloane, “[a]s more time passes, the U.S.
and global trademark registries become more crowded” and pharmaceutical
companies are increasingly filing drug names to be used in clinical
trials. The full article is available at
http://envisagemag.com/articles/the-name-game
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March 10, 2009
LEASON ELLIS PARTNERS TO PRESENT COST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN TWO CITIES
The International
Trademark Association (INTA) has tapped two partners from Leason Ellis
to lead a roundtable titled “Managing Trademarks in a Down Economy –
Opportunities and Obstacles for Brand Owners.” On April 21, 2009,
Laura Winston will moderate the program at INTA’s office at 655 Third
Avenue in Manhattan. On April 30, 2009, Peter Sloane will lead
the first ever INTA roundtable in Westchester at our office in White
Plains. For more information and to register, please see the following:
http://www.inta.org/index.php?option=com_intaevents&task=eventdetails&id=1412&catid=2&parentid=0&Itemid=136&getcontent=2
"We are pleased to
have our partners moderating two of the roundtables on this topic.
We appreciate the opportunity to host INTA’s first roundtable in Westchester
County, but equally so we see this as a vote of confidence in our county
of which we are proud to be a part,” says Managing Partner David Leason.
March
5, 2009
PETER S. SLOANE PUBLISHES NEW ARTICLE ON COPYRIGHT AND INTERNET LAW
A new article by Peter Sloane appears in the February 15, 2009 edition
of Computer Law International (CRi), a Journal of Information Law and
Technology published in Germany. The article, titled “Reviewing U.S.
Copyright Law and the Internet in 2008,” discusses cases dealing with
a wide variety of issues from takedown notices under the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act, to the first sale doctrine in copyright law, to distribution
rights under the Copyright Act, to the fair use defense.
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