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Jennifer Silverman is a partner in Pryor Cashman's Intellectual Property and Information Technology Practice Group. She assists clients in innovative businesses in the new media, technology, retail, manufacturing, e-commerce, marketing, advertising and fashion industries.
Jennifer’s clients are companies whose intellectual property is the most valuable asset of their businesses. She counsels these clients on strategies for implementing their business ideas in ways that foster growth yet minimize legal risk.
Jennifer’s representative matters include:
Drafting agreements to secure a company's ownership of photos, audio and video for distribution over mobile telephones
Counseling a client on obtaining rights to re-publish works of fiction and market them through direct mail
Negotiating and drafting licensing agreements enabling fashion designers to expand their product lines
Counseling clients on the use of trademarks and copyrighted works of others for web based software applications
Drafting agreements for the development and operation of web-based businesses
Defending litigations relating to the rights of clients to use and register their trademarks in the U.S.
Jennifer has an AV® Peer Review Rating in the legal directory Martindale Hubbell indicating that she attained the highest peer recognition rating for ethical standards and legal ability.
She is a 1996 graduate of Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where she served as Managing Editor and Associate Editor for the Law Review.
Previous Positions
Wolf Block Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP, Partner (2004-07)
Reed Smith, LLP, Associate (1997-2004)
Litman Law Offices, LLP, Associate (1996-97)
Publications
Author, Unlocking Victoria’s Secret, New Jersey Lawyer, 12 NJL 1244, p. 4A (June 30, 2003)
Author, Making Sense of Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc., NYIPLA Bulletin (2003)
Co-Author, Celebrity Sexually Explicit Home Video Tape Protected By Copyright Law Halted Distribution Not a First Amendment Violation, Intellectual Property Today (1998)
Co-author, The Evolution of the Federal Dilution Statute, New York State Bar Association Trademark Committee lecture materials (1997)
Author, It’s Not a Mission Impossible What Every Attorney Should Know About Intellectual Property, Arlington County Bar Association CLE materials (1996)
Author, Trademark Protection for Color: Basking in the Warmth of Sun Glow, 12 Touro L. Rev. 186 (1995)
Author, Glendora v. Kofalt, 11 Touro L. Rev. 944 (1995)
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, Negotiating Coexistence Agreements When the Trademark Search Reveals a Potential Conflict During the USPTO Trademark Registration Process, USPTO Boot Camp Trademark Edition, American Conference Institute (2008)
Speaker, Trademarks: Practical Skills- Basics of Intellectual Property Law, New York State Bar Association CLE (2008)
Panel Moderator, How to Build a Winning Management Team, FundingPost’s Perfect Venture Conference II (2006)
Speaker, Enforcement of Trademarks and Copyrights, Licensing International 2005 Show (2005)
Speaker, Copyright: Originality in Canada, U.S. & Europe, 78th IPIC Annual Meeting (2004)
Speaker, Fair Dealing, or Fair Use, in Canada, U.S. & Europe, 78th IPIC Annual Meeting (2004)
Panel Moderator, Alternative Resources for the Entrepreneur, Fashion Group International 2003 Regional Director’s Conference (2003)
Speaker, Modern Resources for Searching and Selecting Trademarks, New York University Center for Continuing Legal Education (2002)
Roundtable Leader, Common Concerns and Practical Solutions for Trademark Administrators and Paralegals, International Trademark Association’s 124th Annual Meeting (2002)
Speaker, Copyright and Publishing Law: A Primer, Reed Smith Internal CLE (2002)
Speaker, An In-House Lawyer’s Guide to Recent Changes in IP Laws and IP Asset Management, New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association’s Intellectual Property Committee (2001)
Speaker, The Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, Reed Smith Internal CLE (2001)
Professional Affiliations
New York State Bar Association
International Trademark Association (INTA), Member, Pacific/Canada TMO Relations of the Trademark Office Practices Committee
Other Activities
Member, Task Force, UJA Federation of New York |
