Expert Details
Trademark, Trade Dress, Advertising, Claim Substantiation and Legal Survey Research
ID: 723401
New York, USA
surveys in the following areas: Trademark and Trade Dress (likelihood of confusion, secondary meaning, genericism, descriptiveness, False Advertising, Patent Damages, Claims
Substantiation and other areas involving consumer perception and behavior. He has given expert testimony by trial or deposition in approximately 50 federal court litigations and has served
as an expert in many proceedings before the TTAB, NAD and FTC. He has published on surveys in The Trademark Reporter and other intellectual property publications and has been a
speaker on the topic of expert survey research and numerous legal and intellectual property conferences. In addition to his survey research experience, he has degrees in math and law.
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Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1993 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Mathematics | Institution: Union College |
| Year: 1995 | Degree: MA | Subject: Mathematics | Institution: S.U.N.Y. Albany |
| Year: 1998 | Degree: JD | Subject: Law | Institution: Harvard Law School |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Vice President | Department: Legal Survey Research and Expert Witness Services |
Responsibilities:Design and supervise surveys intended to withstand adversarial and judicial scrutiny, including Trademark, Trade Dress, Advertising Perception, Patent Damages, and Claims Substantiation studies. Analyze survey results and provide expert opinions and testimony regarding surveys. Provide critiques and other consulting services pertaining to litigation-related surveys. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2004 | Employer: Fantasy Sports Advantage | Title: Counsel/Director of Product Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Developed and marketed proprietary internet sports product, and licensed trademark and intellectual property rights. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2003 | Employer: Foley Hoag LLP | Title: Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Represented corporations and individuals in trademark, trade dress, advertising, product, and related legal disputes. |
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Fields of Expertise
advertising claim substantiation, consumer survey, trademark, trademark survey, direct infringement, trademark infringement, advertising, brand infringement, secondary meaning, trade dress, trade dress infringement, substantiation, trademark trade dress, dress, intellectual property rights, patent damage, testimony research, contributory infringement, literal infringement, copyright infringement, market positioning, Internet marketing, Internet advertising, marketing brand management, marketing database, consumer demographics, marketing communications, Internet commerce, international patent law, market trend, consumer product packaging, consumer product marketing, intellectual property, copyright, research and development, patent law, Internet, marketing, research management