Copyright, Trademark, & Patent

G&M’s attorneys advise on trademark and copyright issues for social network sites; cybersquatting; DMCA safe harbors; and antipiracy.

Our attorneys can help to identify stolen ideas and assets, and then take concrete steps to end infringement, including by drafting documentation (e.g., demand letters, notices of infringement, and settlement letters) and enlisting the help of government agencies (e.g., U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau).

G&M attorneys advise on clearance and claim substantiation involving compliance with federal, foreign, and state laws and regulations, including the Lanham Act, FTC Act, state unfair competition laws, deceptive trade practices, consumer fraud and industry-specific advertising laws, as well as keyword advertising issues.

Our false advertising copyright and trademark lawyers possess a broad understanding of state unfair competition and false advertising laws, the Lanham Act, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Copyright Act, and the Federal Trade Commission Act. We have handled cases on behalf of both defendants and plaintiffs in state and federal forums, arbitrations, and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Our litigators are seasoned in defending against and obtaining temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions. Our firm is equipped to handle lengthy litigation and appeals. Our lawyers also take on Universal Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings to protect clients’ trademarks against infringing domain names, and have litigated cybersquatting actions and disputes over search engine keyword advertising, metatags, pop-up ads, social media misuses, and other types of online piracy and infringement.

Our attorneys have represented manufacturers, print publishers, advertisers, music publishers, authors, artists, graphic artists, internet e-commerce businesses, websites, and photographers in matters for subjects like software, print works, sound recordings, design, video, photographs, artworks and sculpture, and online works.

• Ryan Mahabir, Esq.

  Associate