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Robert L. Powley specializes in intellectual property, entertainment, and art law. Rob’s extensive experience includes prosecuting trademarks, obtaining copyright registrations, drafting and negotiating licenses and agreements involving trademarks, copyrights, patents, and domain names. He also protects the intellectual property rights of his clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, in Federal and State Courts, and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Rob’s clientele includes a variety of international corporations, start-up companies, individuals, and not-for-profit organizations. Most notably, Rob provides counseling for one of the most successful Broadway musicals in history, in addition to a world famous sculptor, and various other successful corporations and entities offering a wide scope of products and services. Prior to Powley & Gibson, P.C., Rob practiced trademark and copyright law at Nims, Howes, Collins, and Lackert, and Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto in New York City and had his own practice for four years. Robert graduated from Washington and Lee School of Law in 1991. Rob is licensed to practice law in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and New York State Court. Rob is also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. |
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James M. Gibson James M. Gibson specializes in intellectual property, including extensive experience in trademark litigation, trademark protection, trademark portfolio management, licensing, unfair trade practices, e-commerce, Internet domain name dispute resolution, due diligence and copyrights. Jim has represented clients in a wide variety of businesses, including electronics, sports management, pharmaceutical, apparel and accessories, and financial services. Prior to joining the Law Office of Powley & Gibson , P.C., Jim was a partner at the New York Intellectual Property law firm of Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto. Jim graduated from Cornell University in 1981 and Touro Law School in 1994. Jim is a member of the American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Online Trademark Issues Committee; New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Internet Law Committee; and the International Trademark Association, East Region Coordinator for the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition Committee. Jim is licensed to practice law in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, New York State Court, and the United States Court for the Federal Circuit. |
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Jason H. Kasner Jason Kasner focuses his practice in trademark, copyright and transactional law. Jason has experience in domestic and international trademark prosecution and portfolio management and proceedings before the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Prior to joining Powley & Gibson, P.C., Jason worked as an attorney-consultant in the Trademark Department of Colgate-Palmolive Company in New York City. Jason graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2005 where he was a member of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, and he received his B.A. in History and Economics from Colgate University in 1999. Jason is licensed to practice law in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York as well the state courts of New York and New Jersey. |
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David J. Lorenz David J. Lorenz specializes in intellectual property law with extensive experience in patent prosecution, patent validity and infringement studies and complex patent litigation in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. David also works in the areas of trademark and copyright law. Prior to joining Powley & Gibson, P.C., David practiced patent law with Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto in New York and Budd Larner, P.C., in Short Hills, New Jersey. David graduated from Columbia Law School in 1999 and received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1994. Prior to attending law school, David was a process development engineer with the Procter & Gamble Co. and is an inventor of United States Patent No. 5,958,185. David is licensed to practice law in the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the District of New Jersey, and in New York and New Jersey State Courts. David is also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. |
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Hewson Chen Hewson Chen focuses his practice in trademark, copyright and entertainment law. Hewson has handled trademark and copyright matters concerning the publishing and music industry, and his article on the securitization of entertainment properties was included in a 2006 casebook entitled Intellectual Property in Business Organizations: Cases and Materials, edited by Gruner, Ghosh and Kesan. Hewson is an experienced litigator in the courts of New York, Kings and Richmond County and has also argued before the Appellate Term, Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Prior to joining Powley & Gibson, P.C., Hewson worked as an attorney-consultant for the Law Offices of Lloyd J. Jassin in New York City, and as an associate at Moore & Associates in New York City. Hewson also served as a legal intern in the business affairs department of Razor & Tie Direct, L.L.C. in New York City. Hewson is licensed to practice law in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York as well as the state courts of New York.
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