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Stuart J. Sinder is co-chair of Kenyon & Kenyon's Electrical/Computer/Mechanical Practice Management Group, which supervises both the firm's patent litigation and patent prosecution in these fields. He has been practicing intellectual property law at the firm for over thirty years. His practice spans the entire scope of intellectual property matters, including extensive Federal Court litigation, obtaining, maintaining defending and enforcing patents, trademarks and copyrights both in the United States and in foreign countries, counseling clients in all aspects of intellectual property, drafting and negotiating licensing agreements, and handling the acquisition and sale of intellectual property rights.
Mr. Sinder represents clients in a wide range of business fields, from telecommunications companies and software companies to universities, publishers, toy companies, and nutritional supplement companies. He counsels clients regarding obtaining intellectual property protection for their new products and services and enforcing those rights through licensing, and if necessary, litigation. He has been lead counsel in dozens of Federal Court litigations throughout the United States concerning such diverse matters as Internet communication, computer software protection, false advertising, entertainment media licenses, and a variety of patent, trademark and copyright infringement disputes involving numerous technological or entertainment areas. His litigation experience encompasses both extensive patent infringement matters and numerous trademark, copyright and trade secret infringement matters.
Representative recent cases include:
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. v. Alcatel S.A. and Alcatel USA, Inc. (D. Del.) - patent infringement action relating to packet switched telecommunications networking equipment
Protex International Corp. v. Vanguard Products Group (E.D. N.Y.) - patent infringement action relating to electronic security systems for in-store displayed consumer electronic products
Se-Kure Controls, Inc. v. Vanguard Products Group, Inc., et al. (N.D. ILL.) - patent infringement action relating to electronic security systems for in-store displayed consumer products
Rose Art Industries, Inc. et al. v. Creative Platypus Ltd. et al. (D. OR.) - trade dress, copyright and trade secret action relating to flocked posters
Binney & Smith Inc. et al. v. Rose Art Industries, Inc. (E.D. PA.) - trade dress infringement action relating to packaging for crayons and markers
P&M Products v. Rose Art Industries, Inc. (E.D. P.A.) - patent infringement action relating to a toy product
Computer Associates, Inc. v. First Fidelity Bank N.A. (D. N.J.) - breach of contract and copyright infringement action relating to enterprise software programs
In addition to litigation, Mr. Sinder administers worldwide patent and trademark protection programs for major clients, and he advises clients on intellectual property portfolios involved in licensing, acquisition, financing and securities offering situations. Mr. Sinder is particularly active in representing clients in the telecommunications field, and specifically wireless telephony and packet switched networking.
Among the many bar organizations in which Mr. Sinder is active are the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the New York State Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New York Intellectual Property Law Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, the International Trademark Association, the Licensing Executives Society, the Intellectual Property Owners Association, the Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has spoken at seminars and has appeared on panels sponsored by several of these organizations.
Professional Organizations
The American Bar Association; the American Intellectual Property Law Association; the New York State Bar Association; the New Jersey State Bar Association; the New York Intellectual Property Law Association; the New York County Lawyers Association; the International Trademark Association and the Licensing Industry Merchandisers Associatio. | 