Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Silvana Merlino has joined the Firm as Counsel in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, resident in the Long Island office.

Merlino has represented numerous clients in patent and trademark prosecution matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  She

Greg Miller, Nancy Del Pizzo and J’Naia Boyd overcame a motion for reconsideration of a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendations where defendants had sought compensation from our clients in the six figures in this trademark action. Our Intellectual Property team convinced the district judge that the case is not “exceptional” under the Lanham Act,

Six attorneys from Rivkin Radler will be speakers at USLAW Network’s virtual retreat, which takes place September 30 through October 9. The retreat is intended for general counsel, in-house counsel, heads and managers of claims and risk, C-suite executives, and other legal decision makers.

The program will cover issues beyond COVID-19, projecting what the future

On August 13, Michael Cannata and Frank Misiti will present on a New York Intellectual Property Law Association panel.

The panelists will analyze the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V., dealing with the registrability and protectability of “generic.com” trademarks, and the potential impact of the Booking.com decision going forward.

Nancy Del Pizzo was quoted in a BuzzFeed News article, “Here’s Why Some Professional Photographers Are Making Their Instagram Accounts Private.”

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HACKENSACK, NJ  – – Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that Nancy A. Del Pizzo, Jenna Gabay and Gene Kang, have been named 2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers.  Del Pizzo was named a Top Rated Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney; and Gabay and Kang were named Rising Stars.

A partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation;

On February 19, Mike Cannata, Frank Misiti, and Steve Smirti filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court as counsel of record for the New York Intellectual Property Law Association in the United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V. matter.  This case addresses whether the addition, by an online business, of “.com” to

Nancy Del Pizzo presented tips and strategies on preparing for taking and defending a deposition at the January 13, 2020, session of the John C. Lifland American Inn of Court, at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick.

Del Pizzo, who was recently elevated to Master in the Lifland Inn, co-presented with fellow Masters

The article, “U.S. Supreme Court Rules That ‘FUCT(R)’ Is Fine,” which was written by Michael Cannata, Nancy Del Pizzo and Frank Misiti, appeared in the digital publication, USLAW Magazine+.

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Nancy Del Pizzo was quoted in the Business News Daily article, “How to Register a Business Trademark.” The story discusses the process involved in getting a trademark registration.

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