Recent News - Intellectual Property


Del Pizzo Quoted in WestLaw
February 27, 2017 | Intellectual Property

Nancy Del Pizzo appeared in a WestLaw article entitled, “Patent Act Liability Needs More Than One U.S.-Made Component,” in which she discusses the implications of Life Technologies Corp. et al. v. Promega Corp.

For the full text of the article, click here.

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Rivkin Radler Elects 6 New Partners
January 1, 2017 | Privacy, Data & Cyber Law | Professional Liability | Compliance Investigations & White Collar | Directors & Officers Liability | General Liability | Insurance Coverage | Insurance Fraud and Recovery | Intellectual Property

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Avigael Fyman, Ryan Goldberg, Matthew Lampert, Robert Maloney, Sean McAloon and Frank Misiti have been elected Partners.

“These attorneys are exceptionally talented, and we are proud to call them our partners.  In addition to their impressive legal accomplishments, they are active

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Smirti, Cannata & Misiti Prepare Amicus Brief for the United States Supreme Court
November 28, 2016 | Intellectual Property

Steve Smirti, Mike Cannata, and Frank Misiti, members of the Firm’s intellectual property practice group, participated in the drafting of an amicus brief submitted on behalf of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association in the matter of In re Tam pending before the United States Supreme Court.  The case is of critical importance as

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Rivkin Radler Hosts NYIPLA Program on Lanham Act Damages
November 14, 2016 | Insurance Coverage | Intellectual Property

On November 10, 2016, the New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s Trademark Law and Practice Committee hosted a panel discussion at Rivkin Radler LLP’s Long Island office entitled “Show Me The Money! A Primer on Lanham Act Damages.”

The panel members included Dana Trexler Smith, a partner in the Forensic, Litigation and Valuation Services Group

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Del Pizzo elevated to Lead Barrister of John C. Lifland Inn of Court
October 26, 2016 | Commercial Litigation | Intellectual Property | Privacy, Data & Cyber Law

Nancy A. Del Pizzo has been elevated to Lead Barrister of the John C. Lifland Inn of Court and will help spearhead student learning sessions at the Inn.  The John C. Lifland Inn of Court focuses on federal practice and intellectual property litigation in particular.  Leaders in IP in the State of New Jersey and

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Cannata and Misiti publish article in New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s “The Report”
October 24, 2016 | Insurance Coverage | Intellectual Property

Michael Cannata and Frank Misiti have written an article entitled, “Infringement of Adult Images Ex(xx)ed Out of Coverage,” which was published in the New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s August/September 2016 issue of “The Report.”

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Cannata Quoted in Newsday Article
October 20, 2016 | Intellectual Property

Michael Cannata was quoted in a recent Newsday article entitled, “Trademarking Hashtags: Companies’ Next Branding Frontier.”

In the article, by Jamie Herzlich, Michael discusses how Intellectual Property law pertaining to hashtags is still developing.

“A mark comprising or including the hash symbol (#) or the term “hashtag” is registrable as a trademark or service mark

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Cannata Quoted in Article for Web Hosting Secret Revealed
September 6, 2016 | Intellectual Property

Michael Cannata was quoted in a recent WebHostingSecretRevealed.net article entitled, “Top Reasons Why You Should Trademark Your Business Name.” Cannata advises that “Securing a federal trademark registration is one of the most practical and cost-effective ways that business owners can protect their brand.”

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Gregory Miller Quoted in Inc.com Article
August 9, 2016 | Professional Liability | Commercial Litigation | Intellectual Property

Gregory D. Miller was quoted in a recent Inc.com article entitled, “This App Can Get You Anything (Legal) From Anywhere.”

A new shopping app called Grabr, which lets an individual who wants something he or she can’t find locally to post a plea for someone to bring it to them, presents

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Miller, Del Pizzo and Kang Obtain Dismissal For Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
August 9, 2016 | Intellectual Property

Gregory D. Miller, Nancy A. Del Pizzo and Gene Y. Kang, along with co-counsel Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw and Pittman LLP, obtained dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction in a District of New Jersey  trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition action involving two diagnostic services and genetic testing companies.  The dispute involved information allegedly taken by

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