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Kyle-Beth Hilfer to be a panelist at the "Blogging, Friending and Tweeting: What Attorneys Should and Should Not Do"
February 8, 2012 - Kyle-Beth Hilfer will be a panelist at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York on Feb 8, 2012 in a CLE entitled: "Blogging, Friending and Tweeting: What Attorneys Should and Should Not Do.” She will be speaking about attorney marketing through social media. She will also address how in-house counsel can work with outside counsel on social media issues that arise in their companies, providing a survey of advertising, intellectual property, and employment law issues that may arise.
Controlling Product Distribution Flow with Intellectual
Property
November 16, 2011 - Kyle-Beth Hilfer will lead a
Roundtable at the Promotion Marketing Association’s 2011 Law
Conference entitled, “Lessons from Costco v. Omega:
Controlling Product Distribution Flow with Intellectual
Property”.
Kyle-Beth Hilfer to speak at the Westchester County Bar Association
On October 4, 2011, Kyle-Beth Hilfer will teach a continuing
legal education (CLE) course at the Westchester County Bar
Association on “Minimizing Risk for Clients using Social
Media to Advertise and Market their Brands.”
Collen IP Sponsors FoodService
Social Media Universe Conference
September 18-20, 2011 - Collen IP is proud to sponsor
the FoodService Social Media Universe (FSMU) Conference in
San Francisco from September 18-20, 2011. Our Restaurant and
Food Group attorneys regularly advise clients on protecting
their intellectual property rights and launching their web
2.0 advertising and marketing campaigns. As such, Collen
IP is delighted to sponsor a conference dedicated to the
restaurant industry’s social media initiatives.
In addition, Kyle-Beth Hilfer, of Counsel, will moderate and
speak on the panel entitled “Prepare for Takeoff: Building a
Social Media Policy.” In this discussion, Ms. Hilfer will
discuss the fundamentals of building a social media policy,
the role of centralization for franchises, and the
particular challenges food service operators face in social
media policy creation.
Kyle-Beth Hilfer to present a webinar on Rewards, Challenges
and Legal Risks in Social Media and Online Contests,
Sweepstakes and Prize Promotions
July 19, 2011 - Kyle-Beth Hilfer will present a webinar on Tuesday, July
19th at 11:30 AM (EDT), which will explore how social media,
mobile marketing, and online contests, sweepstakes and prize
promotions can be used most effectively, minimizing the
legal risks while expanding the opportunities.
Click here for more
details.
Jess M. Collen to Conduct a Webinar for the Promotion Marketing Association
June 14, 2011 - Managing partner Jess M. Collen will conduct a webinar for the Promotion Marketing Association on June 14, 2011, called “Packaging and Trade Dress as a Means of Controlling Grey Market Goods.”
Kyle-Beth Hilfer and Joshua Paul will speak at GSMI’s 2011 Social Media Legal Risks and Strategies conference
May 17, 2011 - Kyle-Beth Hilfer and Joshua Paul will speak at GSMI’s 2011 Social Media Legal Risks and Strategies conference in Boston on May 17. The topic will be, "Protecting Your Brand in Social Media, Advertising Law and Intellectual Property Law Considerations."
Kyle-Beth Hilfer to speak on Marketing and Legal: A workshop dedicated to making your mobile promotions effective and compliant
April 26, 2011 - Kyle-Beth Hilfer will speak at GSMI’s 2011 Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit in San Francisco. The topic will be, "It Takes Two - Marketing and Legal: A workshop dedicated to making your mobile promotions effective and compliant."
Kyle-Beth Hilfer to speak on "Social Media and the 'P' Factor- What's the Purpose?"
January 10, 2011 - Kyle-Beth Hilfer will be speaking on a panel tonight called “Social Media and the ‘P’ Factor- What’s the Purpose?” run by the Professional Women of Westchester. She will be speaking about legal issues in designing a social media policy, protecting your brand in social media, creating promotions in social media, and legal issues in advertising on social media with geo-location mobile technology.
Jeffrey Lindenbaum to Speak at Pace Law School’s Continuing Legal Education Series
On May 26, 2010, Collen IP partner Jeff Lindenbaum will be
speaking at Pace University’s Continuing Legal Education
Series on “Trademark, Copyright, Cybersquatting, Web Sites
and Domain Disputes, Legal Issues in Online Social
Networking and Virtual Worlds. Jeffrey Lindenbaum, Thomas Gulick and Oren Gelber Speak at Pace University School of Law
May 5, 2009 – Collen IP’s Jeff Lindenbaum, Tom Gulick and Oren Gelber were featured speakers at Pace Law School’s Continuing
Legal Education Lecture on “Trademark, Copyright, Cyber Squatting, Privacy Policies and User Agreements Applied to Business
Conducted Over the Internet – Websites and Domain Disputes”.
Thomas Gulick Speaks at Pace Law School
March 2009 – Tom Gulick speaks on Intellectual Property at Pace Law School New Directions Program.
Jeffrey Lindenbaum speaks at Pace’s New Directions Program
January 2009 – Partner Jeff Lindenbaum spoke at Pace University’s New Directions Program on the topic of Intellectual Property
Considerations for business conducted over the Internet.
Jeffrey Lindenbaum and Tom Gulick Speak at the Ad Club of Westchester
October 29, 2008 - Partner Jeff Lindenbaum and Senior Associate Tom Gulick speak at the Ad Club of Westchester on Intellectual
Property and the Internet.
Jess M. Collen Speaks in Montreal at Italian Chamber of Commerce
On September 25, 2008 Jess Collen had the pleasure of speaking on
United States Intellectual Property at a workshop for Italian delegates in Montreal.
The workshop was hosted by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada. The presentation given by Mr. Collen was intended not only
for the seasoned business professionals with a base of knowledge already established, but also to be unambiguous for the newcomers
to the field of Intellectual Properties.
The overall purpose of the program was to give a substantial understanding of the rights and business prospects afforded to
Intellectual Property in North America. Specific topics included trademarks, copyrights, domain names, industrial designs,
integrated circuit topographies and patents in their prosecution, maintenance, protection, assignment, licensing and litigation.
Collen IP Offers Attorneys New Directions
July 10, 2008: Collen IP panelists presented an overview of intellectual property law at Pace University School of Law’s “New Directions” Continuing Legal Education program, aimed at attorneys re-entering legal practice. Lecturing on trademark law, trade secrets, and non-disclosure and non-compete agreements, Jenny Slocum, associate at Collen IP, also addressed false advertising and patent law. The presentation invited discussion between the panelists and participants over the theoretical and practical considerations in intellectual property law.
Jess Collen Speaks at Conference in Vienna
Jess M. Collen, a Partner at Collen IP, was in Vienna in May, where he spoke to a group of international corporate and
commercial lawyers about trademark law practice in the United States, with a focus on recent developments in practice before the
United States Patent and Trademark Office. The program included Dr. Hans Winkler, the State Secretary for the Foreign Ministry in
Austria. The program also included a round table discussion on issues involving legal practice in the United States, Europe and
Asia.
Collen IP Lectures at Pace Law School’s Bridge the Gap CLE
October 14, 2007: Collen IP associates Jeffrey Lindenbaum
and Douglas Pulitzer lectured at the Pace Law School Center
for Continuing Legal Education on the topic of Intellectual
Property Basics and Trends. The Collen IP panel addressed
recent trends and provided fundamentals on the cornerstone of
intellectual property sectors, including patents,
trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and Internet disputes.
Jess M. Collen Lectures at the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting
May 2, 2007: Jess M. Collen was a panelist at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association in Chicago,
Illinois. Jess addressed the ethical issues facing U.S. litigators during the discovery phase of a lawsuit, addressing recent
decisions and trends in discovery, and highlighting some of the “gray” areas where there is little or no guidance from controlling
or advisory precedent.
Collen IP Conducts CLE Seminar On Counterfeit Seizures
January 30, 2007: Several attorneys from Collen IP lectured at the Pace University School of Law Center for Continuing Legal
Education taking attendees through a mock application for a counterfeit seizure. The lecture was moderated by Partner Jane F.
Collen and included separate presentations by attorneys Jeffrey Lindenbaum and Jenny Slocum.
The program was aimed at sharing techniques to obtain a successful seizure, as well as informing our colleagues of various ethical
and legal perils involved in obtaining and executing such extraordinary relief. The lecture incorporated not only the controlling
legal precedent supporting this relief, but also included practical tips from the attorneys' extensive experience of successful
execution of ex-parte seizures of counterfeit products.
Collen IP Co-Chairs Seminar on Intellectual Property and Employment Agreements
Collen IP co-chaired a seminar on “The Corporate and
Intellectual Property Perspective on Agreements Relating to
Employment,” which was hosted by the Westchester County Bar
Association. The seminar included discussions of non-compete
and non-disclosure agreements, issues which have arisen in
at least two Collen IP lawsuits that are currently active.
Collen IP Hosts an Emerging Issues Seminar at Pace University Law School Continuing Legal Education
October 2004 - Jane F. Collen assembled and chaired a seminar at Pace University. The topic was emerging issues in intellectual property. At the seminar, a panel of experts discussed the many issues and aspects of counterfeiting trademarked goods.
Beginning this seminar with a quick overview of recent issues that have emerged through the Appeals Court decisions, Jane Collen
reviewed and commented on the Ninth Circuit Decision on the sale of trademarks as keywords by search engines. The 9th Circuit
recently held that the sale of trademarks by search engines as key words to competitors of the trademark owner is trademark
infringement when the banner ads which appear to the Internet user along with the results of their search are not clearly labeled
as to the source or sponsor of the ad. Mrs. Collen also discussed the recent decision holding makers of peer-to-peer file sharing
software do not contributorily or vicariously infringe copyright law.
An accountant from Deloitte & Touche, Yogesh Bahl, began the presentation on counterfeiting by briefly outlining its traditional
forms. Mr. Bahl discussed his experience in measuring the devaluation of brands caused by counterfeiting. Bringing to the table
his experience in investigating counterfeiting, determining the roots of problems, and the effect that it has on the brand, Mr.
Bahl outlined the many ways to evaluate the marketplace and the effect of counterfeiting on the international market.
The focus of the discussion turned to the new market for
counterfeit goods, the Internet. Collen IP’s Jess M. Collen
led the discussion of the “replica” industry and its effect
on trademarks and brands around the world. Collen also
covered the practical aspects of filing a counterfeiting
lawsuit. The many steps necessary and the documentation
required in order to prevail in court was also outlined.
Then, John Bergen, Chief Trademark and Copyright Counsel at Avon Products, Inc., further illustrated the problem of
counterfeiting, and its ramifications around the world. Mr. Bergen’s experience in trying to protect the Duracell brand, during
his years at Union Carbide, as Chief Trademark and Copyright Counsel, demonstrated the way counterfeiters can capitalize on the
markets in different countries through their knowledge of and infiltration of the manufacturing and distribution chain of the
brand owner.
A videotape of the seminar is available through the Pace Continuing Legal Education Foundation, either by calling Pace University
or through their web site.
Collen IP Associates Lectures at Pace Law
School’s Bridge the Gap CLE
Associates at Collen IP, including Jenny T. Slocum,
participated in an Intellectual Property Panel discussion at
Pace University School of Law. Ms. Slocum discussed the
ramifications of the recent Blackberry patent infringement
lawsuit and whether permanent injunctions should
automatically issue in a patent action once infringement is
found. Trademark infringement by typosquatters and corporate
strategies against gray market goods were also discussed.
Collen IP Leads CLE Program on Intellectual Property Law
January 2003 - Partners Jane F. Collen
and Jess M. Collen were key speakers at a recent continuing
legal education program in New York on intellectual property
and litigation that focused on the development, procurement
and enforcement of brands and trademarks. Jane F. Collen
coordinated and moderated the event, at which Jess M. Collen
spoke on trademark law and the essentials of prosecution
before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and litigation.
The practical aspects of enforcement of intellectual
properties on the Internet, as well as jurisdictional
issues, including emerging law concerning cyber activities
and trademark infringement over the Internet, were also
discussed by the partners. Rounding out the panel, the
Honorable Colleen McMahon, United States District Judge for
the Southern District of New York, provided a most
enlightening “view from the bench”. The event was very well
attended and well received in the community.
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