New York Intellectual Property Lawyers

Intellectual Property Law

111 Brook St suite 101, Scarsdale, NY 10583, USA

Area of Practice: Patent Law Mr. Young provides actionable and strategic advice that reinforces his clients’ competitive edge and optimizes their commercial agenda, goals, and bottom line while managing risks and adhering to critical deadlines. Mr. Young has primary responsibility for acquisition, exploitation, management and enforcement of world-wide utility patent and design rights on behalf of firm clients. His experience includes intellectual property acquisition, licensing all forms of intellectual property risk-management assessments, confidentiality management, patent opinions and searching, as well as portfolio optimization and utilization, preservation of technology for a wide variety of clients. Mr. Young has counseled clients from initial incubation through staged venture funding and growth, to offering, and to full-scale production. Mr. Young’s many international contacts and corporate experience allow him to work collaboratively with clients to identify and position them effectively while also taking into consideration the challenges and opportunities they face. After his initial training in ceramic engineering and material science at Alfred University, and Andrew pursued advanced studies at Sheffield University in England, where he studied glass science and high temperature chemistry, metallurgy, and mechanics. Prior to legal practice, Andrew pursued an engineering career with a sophisticated manufacturer, at the Material Science Division of AlliedSignal, Inc. (now Honeywell) where he worked for over four years. Mr. Young successfully helped manage and troubleshoot the world-famous amorphous alloy-ribbon Metglass® product to full-scale production. Mr. Young has an extensive background in high technology fields including material science, ceramic and chemical engineering, cosmetics and cosmetic applications, nano-materials and nano-technologies, complex mechanical systems, optics and optical fiber systems, analytical equipment of many kinds, imaging and radiation emission systems, data transfer and computer technology, medical manufacturing, semiconductor systems, electronics and electronic control networks, data security systems, and high alloy metallurgical and glass systems. Clients seeking Mr. Young’s advice include material science manufacturers, cosmetic manufacturers, imagery system manufacturers, automotive industry members, fashion industry members, single crystal manufacturers and integrated chip manufacturers and assemblers, product designers, as well as commercial and consumer product providers. Mr. Young has represented private and public entities in connection with a wide range of technologies. Mr. Young provides innovative product clearance reviews, international and domestic patent assessment evaluation and acquisition, as well as pre-mid-and-post business acquisition risk management and due-diligence reviews to ensure perfection and ownership of intellectual property rights under domestic and foreign laws. Practice Areas: As an intellectual property attorney, Mr. Young handles acquisition of patents, designs, trade secrets, intellectual property licensing of all kinds, clearance and professional opinions, risk-management and resolution, and corporate counseling. He also has experience in high technology material science, ceramic and glass engineering, various cosmetic and nanotechnologies, analytical equipment, mechanical systems, optics and optical systems, data transfer and computer technologies, electronic control networks, data security systems, and high alloy metallurgical and thermal systems.

Intellectual Property Law

1075 Central Park Avenue, Suite 306, Scarsdale, NY 10583

Dennis Angel is a noted authority on United States and foreign copyright law as well as the highly specialized area of legal protection of literary titles. Prior to founding The Law Offices of Dennis Angel in 1977, he was an associate for four years at the law firm of Johnson & Tannenbaum. Since 1977, Mr. Angel has given legal opinions as to the availability of titles for numerous television shows and motion pictures as well as opinions involving the ownership of motion picture and related rights in the United States and abroad.

Intellectual Property Law

405 Lexington Avenue, 48th Floor, New York, NY 10174

Douglas A. Miro partners with clients to provide practical legal advice to grow, maximize and protect their businesses. He guides clients in all stages of their intellectual property needs from product development to manufacturing, marketing and enforcement. Leading fashion, retail and manufacturing companies regularly call on Doug for strategic advice on the establishment, maintenance and defense of their intellectual property programs. Armed with deep technical and legal expertise, Doug litigates patent, trademark, unfair competition and trade secret cases in district and appellate courts throughout the country in a wide variety of fields, including fashion and retail, cosmetics, consumer products, mechanical, electrical, healthcare, ceramics, steel making, refractories, medical devices and Internet-related technologies. Doug also helps clients create intellectual property assets and strategic IP portfolios that deliver lasting business value. He counsels businesses including hospitals and other health care providers on a broad range of intellectual property issues, including establishing intellectual property programs, licensing and technology transfer matters. Doug was named one of Super Lawyers’ Top 100 Metro lawyers in 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021 in the intellectual property area and has been listed in the main Super Lawyers’ list for the past 14 years.

Intellectual Property Law

745 5th Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10151

Ed Haug is the Chairman of Haug Partners LLP and was a founding member of the firm in 1997. The firm has offices in New York City, Boston, and Washington D.C. and focuses on intellectual property, antitrust, FDA and commercial litigation among other complimentary practice areas. Mr. Haug is a "ranked trial lawyer" by Chambers, a member of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, and was recently a member of the CAFC advisory council to Chief Judge Prost. Mr. Haug has extensive experience in bench and jury trials as well as appellate proceedings having appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Second and Fourth Circuits. Mr. Haug has also represented clients involved in proceedings before the U.K. High Court, German Federal Supreme Court and the Tokyo High Court. In addition to Mr. Haug's activities as the firm's Chairman and a practicing trial attorney, Mr. Haug recently served as President of the Federal Circuit Bar Association ("FCBA") and as a member of the Board of Governors. The FCBA is a national bar association representing approximately 2000 lawyers, judges, and academics practicing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which sits a short walk away from the firm's Washington DC office. The Federal Circuit hears all appeals of patent cases in the U.S. and offers a forum for common concerns and dialogue between the private bar, corporations, government employees and the Court. Mr. Haug is a frequent lecturer throughout the world regarding all aspects of trial advocacy with a frequent focus on IP matters.

Intellectual Property Law

515 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Area of Practice: Media & Technology Esposito Partners' principal attorney, Frank M. Esposito, began his legal career as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York. Representing Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and other high level officials in litigation centering on the policies and practices of New York City, Mr. Esposito functioned as lead counsel for several high profile litigations. Bringing a tremendously successful public sector litigation practice to conclusion, Mr. Esposito left the Corporation Counsel's Office for a preeminent private sector litigation firm. After that firm merged with a leading international law firm, Mr. Esposito continued his representation of Fortune 500 and other multi-national corporations on an international level. In 2010, he realized that the same quality legal representation provided to corporations with extensive legal budgets should be made available to small and mid-size companies unable to allocate millions of dollars to attorney fees. To that end, he formed Esposito Partners to provide large firm caliber services with billing intended to assist in the growth of his clients. Mr. Esposito has spent nearly two decades working in the legal profession representing a diverse array of clients from public officials to public corporations in nearly every business sector, including the financial services, transportation, banking, security and defense sectors. He has tried both federal and state cases, has appeared before judges, commissioners and arbitrators around the country and has argued innumerable matters before courts of varying jurisdictions. Likewise, he has counseled clients on highly capitalized transactions, joint ventures, distribution deals and business arrangements of all types. He has drafted contracts of nearly every form and successfully negotiated agreements covering a range of commercial and individual matters. During his legal career he has developed an extensive network of individuals in nearly every type of business. To them he is an advocate, attorney, counselor and friend. Mr. Esposito believes that law firms should add to the profitability of its clients, and not just draw down on net income. Consequently, Esposito Partners works closely with its clients to devise alternative billing arrangements designed to suit the specific needs of each client. Further, Mr. Esposito provides his clients with access to his other clients, business partners and corporations who may offer mutual benefits. His client list is extensive and impressive.

Intellectual Property Law

55 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Dr. Ivor Elrifi is the chair of Cooley's global patent counseling and prosecution practice group. He advises pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences and medical device companies, research institutions, universities, hospitals and governments throughout the world, particularly in the US and Europe. His practice includes patent prosecution, litigation, arbitration, licensing and transactional work with a focus on novel therapeutic treatments, biotechnology, genetics, diagnostics, biomarkers, drug formulations and medical devices. Ivor counsels clients worldwide in developing and implementing patent strategies and in the prosecution, licensing and enforcement of patents. He has extensive experience in advising clients on transactional work and regularly counsels clients with respect to investments, mergers and acquisitions. He has also advised plaintiffs and defendants in patent litigation and arbitration cases. Ivor is widely recognized as one of the top life sciences patent lawyers in the world by numerous prominent legal directories and publications. In 2019, he was singled out as the “Patent Strategy & Management Attorney of the Year” by LMG Life Sciences (he also won the award in 2018 and 2016). In addition, year after year, including 2019, he has been named a "Life Sciences Star" by LMG Life Sciences, an "IP Star" by Managing Intellectual Property, a leading patent lawyer by IAM Patent 1000, honored as one of the world's leading experts on patent law by Euromoney, and named a leader in IP law by Chambers, Legal 500 and Super Lawyers. In the latest edition of Chambers, Ivor is recognized as "a phenomenal biotech expert" with "a brilliant mind and a great penchant for detail," with one client noting "we could not have survived without him." Prior to joining Cooley, Ivor was co-chair and section manager of Mintz Levin's intellectual property practice and a member of the firm's management committee. Earlier in his career, he served as patent counsel and then general counsel and vice president for CytoTherapeutics in Providence, Rhode Island, and as patent counsel to Modex Therapeutics in Lausanne, Switzerland. He has spoken at numerous international conferences, and he has written numerous articles for leading legal and scientific publications.

Intellectual Property Law

576 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, NY 11747

Ray Farrell is a senior partner and co-founder of the firm with extensive experience in advising U.S. and international clients of all sizes on the effective development and utilization of their patent and trademark portfolios, with an eye towards achieving optimal return on the resources dedicated by a given client to its intellectual property strategy. Additionally, he advises clients on navigating freedom-to-operate issues to help them minimize risks while executing product launches or brand development. This experience was acquired over twenty-five years working with clients on the development of complex IP portfolios and commercial product launches in highly litigious environments. After first learning what each client’s unique business goals and objectives are, he then works with the client to formulate an overall intellectual property strategy to achieve those milestones. He continuously works with the clients to ensure that any changes, either to the client’s vision or the laws potentially affecting that vision, are addressed by advising the client of appropriate options, thereby ensuring a highly efficient and continuously optimized plan of execution. With a continuous attitude of “we are just getting started,” Mr. Farrell enjoys perfecting client service delivery processes and developing the careers of aspiring IP professionals as well as learning alongside them in order to offer the most effective and efficient team to best serve the needs of the firm’s clients. Mr. Farrell also has a strong belief in mentoring startup entrepreneurs so they can receive the early guidance necessary to set them on a sound trajectory for their venture’s success. To this end, he continuously donates extensive amounts of time educating startup entrepreneurs on the benefits of a sound intellectual property strategy to optimize their venture’s growth and either their continued development or ultimate exit. To help expand upon his individual mentoring efforts, he was principally involved in organizing participation in the MIT Venture Mentoring Outreach Program, a consortium made up of prestigious scientific research laboratories, academic institutions, business incubators, and a business accelerator.

Intellectual Property Law

111 Brook St suite 101, Scarsdale, NY 10583, USA

Renée is the firm’s Managing Partner for the Trademark Practice and the New York office of Nolte Lackenbach Siegel. Over the course of her career, she has managed intellectual property assets from a business, law firm, and in-house perspective. This experience provides an uncommon combination of insight that makes her a valuable resource for clients on issues related to both the business and legal aspects of intellectual property. The creative and entrepreneurial spirit that is so often found within this area of law is what she thrives on. Renée has protected and managed thousands of trademarks, copyrights and domain names and has advised on various issues related to intellectual property in several capacities. Before and while attending law school she worked in the business world, during which time she worked in licensing, creative, and operations positions on both a full time and freelance basis in the sports and entertainment industries. Her subsequent legal career has included working for high-profile, household name companies, as well as with numerous start-up’s and entrepreneurs in a wide variety of industries. Renée currently primarily focuses on U.S. trademark prosecution, title and security interest issues, US Customs matters, and domain name registration conflicts and strategies. She also advises clients in connection with contracts and securing commercially viable outlets for their intellectual property rights. Renée has spoken widely on the benefits of and strategies for intellectual property within businesses of all sizes. In addition to the practice of law, Renée has created and taught online courses for education in intellectual property and has been a mentor for students preparing for the New York State Bar Examination. She has also created a great deal of her own intellectual property in various visual arts and is a skilled photographer, which was the spark that initially fueled her interest in pursuing the practice of law within the field of intellectual property.

Intellectual Property Law

1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

Scott McMurry, PhD, is counsel in Mayer Brown's New York office and a member of the Intellectual Property practice. He focuses his practice on pharmaceutical patent litigation, particularly Hatch-Waxman litigation and related inter partes reviews, and on patent counseling, including global patent portfolio management and due diligence. Scott regularly assists in a wide range of life science patent matters. He has worked on all phases of bet-the-company litigations up to trial, helping to protect flagship, multi-billion dollar drug products. Scott has experience preparing witnesses for testimony, including experts, inventors and company representatives. He regularly reviews intellectual property for licensing, merger and acquisition matters, and prepares freedom to operate and patentability opinions. Scott is a registered US patent attorney. He has prosecuted global patent portfolios for research universities and drug discovery companies and has experience with patent oppositions in many countries. Scott represents clients in adversarial proceedings at the US Patent and Trademark Office, including inter partes reviews. He has worked on teams that obtained the first-ever denials of IPR institution on patents covering prodrugs and pharmaceutical salts, which protect blockbuster drugs.

Intellectual Property Law

950 Irving Ave, # 310-320, Syracuse, NY 13210

Dr. Shubha Ghosh earned his J.D. from Stanford University, with distinction, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan. He earned his B.A., cum laude, from Amherst College. Prior to joining Syracuse University College of Law, Ghosh taught at the University of Wisconsin Law School as a chaired, tenured professor and co-director of the Innovation cluster, consisting of faculty in the law and business schools. Ghosh joined the Syracuse University College of Law in January, 2016, as Crandall Melvin Professor of Law and Director of the Technology Commercialization Curricular Program, a unique program which trains students in intellectual property, business law, and the legal foundations for the commercialization of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other legal property governing technology and innovation. The Program consists of the Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute (SIPLI), which Professor Ghosh manages, and the Innovation Law Center, which offers clinical experience for students in the Program. Ghosh also works through the state-funded New York State Science and Technology Law Center (NYSSTLC), an entity that guides entrepreneurs, start-ups, universities, and research centers in New York State and beyond. In this capacity, Ghosh frequently works with administrators in Albany who focus on economic development and innovation policy in the State. Most recently, he has advised on the risks to 501(c) entities that collaborate with private enterprise and on intellectual property and technology licensing policies for state research entities. His extensive research focuses on the development and commercialization of intellectual property and technology as a means of promoting economic and social development. He has published extensively on pharmaceutical, design, copyright protection of standards, competition policy, and other intellectual property issues; antitrust law; legal construction of the marketplace; technology transfer; and the role of intellectual property law and policy in shaping these diverse areas. His most recent book, Exhausting Intellectual Property Rights (Cambridge, 2018) was the subject of a panel discussion at the World Trade Organization in Geneva and the AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Intellectual Property Law

745 Fifth Ave, Floor 10, New York, NY 10151

Ed Haug is the Chairman of Haug Partners LLP and was a founding member of the firm in 1997. The firm has offices in New York City, Boston, and Washington D.C. and focuses on intellectual property, antitrust, FDA and commercial litigation among other complimentary practice areas. Mr. Haug is a "ranked trial lawyer" by Chambers, a member of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, and was recently a member of the CAFC advisory council to Chief Judge Prost. Mr. Haug has extensive experience in bench and jury trials as well as appellate proceedings having appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Second and Fourth Circuits. Mr. Haug has also represented clients involved in proceedings before the U.K. High Court, German Federal Supreme Court and the Tokyo High Court. In addition to Mr. Haug's activities as the firm's Chairman and a practicing trial attorney, Mr. Haug recently served as President of the Federal Circuit Bar Association ("FCBA") and as a member of the Board of Governors. The FCBA is a national bar association representing approximately 2000 lawyers, judges, and academics practicing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which sits a short walk away from the firm's Washington DC office. The Federal Circuit hears all appeals of patent cases in the U.S. and offers a forum for common concerns and dialogue between the private bar, corporations, government employees and the Court. Mr. Haug is a frequent lecturer throughout the world regarding all aspects of trial advocacy with a frequent focus on IP matters.