Dear Members, Thank you for reading Bright Ideas. To provide some background on the content for this issue, we wanted to recognize and celebrate the IP Section’s 30th anniversary, and so you will find short interviews with past chairs, current officers, and of course, founding chair of the Section, Rory Radding, as well as a few … Continued

The scholarship, which is established by The New York Bar Foundation through a gift from the IP Section, seeks to honor former longtime member and leader of the IP Section, Miriam “Mimi” Maccoby Netter, and is intended to increase the diverse representation of lawyers in the practice of intellectual property law. Shaun Wang Grey Cohen … Continued

Clients frequently ask, “I already have a U.S. trademark registration, so why would I need to file elsewhere?” or “Does my U.S. trademark registration protect my brand everywhere?” The answer is that trademark rights are territorial, meaning that a trademark registered in one country generally does not have effect outside of that country.1 Typically, a registered … Continued

Commitment The NYSBA IP Law Section continues its commitment to enhancing the diversity and inclusion of its programming, membership and leadership to reflect the diversity of attorneys in the legal community and society overall. History In 2003, when the NYSBA adopted a diversity policy, the IP Law Section began creating programing aimed at diversity and … Continued

ED NOTE: In view of the Intellectual Property Section’s 30th anniversary, the following is the first of a series of “lookback” articles highlighting notable cases in core areas of IP law in the last decade. With significant advances in globalization and technology over the last 10 years, many copyright cases during this period have grappled with … Continued

I. Introduction In early 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision affirming a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York that the Copyright Act preempted a website owner’s state law breach of contract and unfair competition claims.1 Although the decision was fairly typical … Continued

I have been a member of the Section since 2008. I promptly joined after speaking at the Section’s Annual Women in IP event. The warmth and energy of the attendees and of Joyce Creidy, then-Section Chair and creator of the annual event, drew me in. This event, which has been on hiatus due to the … Continued

1. Introduce yourself. I have been practicing intellectual property and technology law for over 45 years, handling everything from patent prosecution and litigation to trademark/trade secret/copyright litigation to IP strategy development for various industries worldwide. I was a senior partner at Pennie & Edmonds for 30 years, then the head of the intellectual property practice … Continued