Ladas & Parry Firm News

The firm is pleased to announce that it is a proud sponsor of the 54^th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference presented by the John Marshall Law School. Download the conference brochure for information regarding this conference.

Allan S. Pilson, a senior partner and resident in the New York office of the firm, was awarded the designation “Member of Honor” of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (“ASIPI”) at the Association’s meeting in Lima, Peru on October 28, 2009. More …

Our partner, Ralph Cathcart, is highlighted in the “On the Move” section of the August 2009 edition of Black Enterprise magazine.

Sadly we report the untimely death of Robert Popa, a partner in our Los Angeles Office. Robert was an intelligent, resourceful and a remarkable patent lawyer. He was well liked and his bright and cheerful personality made the lives of all who knew him that much better. He will be missed. In Memoriam: Robert Popa

The firm is expanding its litigation practice with the addition of David C. Brezina, formerly a partner of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, who joined the firm’s litigation department in our Chicago office and with the addition of Michael Cornman, Jay Bondell, and Meyer Gross, all former partners of the firm of Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP, who joined the firm’s litigation practice in our New York office. Elliot Lipins, a former associate of Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP, has also joined the firm’s litigation practice in New York. See “David C. Brezina joins Ladas & Parry LLP” and “Litigation Team Expands” for more information.

On December 4, 2008 our partner, Dan Zendel, was interviewed by CNN International and asked by Anchor and Correspondent Maggie Lake to comment on the BRATZ case, Carter Bryant v. Mattel, Inc. Portions of the interview were aired on CNN International during the afternoon of December 4, 2008. More information.

We are pleased to note that an article by John Richards of our New York Office entitled “Patent issues relating to hybrid drugs” has been published at Expert Opinion Therapeutics Patents (2008) 18 (10): 1191-1194.

Scott Lebson of our New York Office recently wrote an article entitled "Trade secrets as collateral: a US perspective" which has been published by the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice. His article can be accessed here.

Richard Berg of our Los Angeles Office decided to work on a part time basis as of May 1, 2007. He became a retired partner and of counsel to the firm as of that date. See his note about semi-retirement for more information.

Fred Meyers of our Chicago Office was invited be an honorary Judge for the 2007 Regional Oral Arguments for the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition - held February 24, 2007 in Chicago. The competition attracted 54 student teams from Law schools throughout the country. It is an honor to be included amongst distinguished Jurists and leading practitioners who hear arguments from young future practitioners.

Janet Cord, Lanning Bryer and Daniel Zendel have been selected as Manhattan "Super Lawyers", the annual guide published by Law & Politics that recognizes the best lawyers in the New York City area.

Janet Cord of our New York Office has been named Chair of the Finance Committee of the Women's Bar Association for the State of the New York.

Fred Meyers of our Chicago Office was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) for a two-year term.

We are saddened to have to inform our colleagues and friends that Ian Kaufman, a recently-retired partner in our New York Office, passed away in New York, New York on October 3, 2005, after a prolonged battle with cancer. Ian was a well known trademark attorney who lectured widely and served on the Executive Committee of AIPPI. He enjoyed traveling, fine cuisine and was a patron of the arts.

Clifford Mass of our New York Office represented the applicants in the reported decision of Ex parte Van Tunen, 67 USPQ2d 1518 (BPAI 2003), wherein the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences reversed an examiner's decision of unpatentability for alleged lack of enablement. The claims in the application were directed to a process for the restoration of a plant phenotype that is altered due a transgene that, when expressed, inhibits expression of an endogenous plant gene.

Ladas & Parry partners and associates regularly speak at intellectual property related conferences. We have a speaking engagements page which lists upcoming speaking engagements. Ladas & Parry partners are also actively involved in helping lead professional associations.

John Richards of our New York Office was ranked by Managing Intellectual Property as one of the World's Leading Patent Attorneys.

Daniel Zendel of our New York Office was ranked by Trademark Insider in the top 15 trademark attorneys in the United States.

Lanning Bryer, another partner in our New York Office, is an editor and author of a number of books including "Intellectual Property Assets in Mergers and Acquisitions", "World Wide Trademark Transfers" and "Intellectual Property in the Global Marketplace", drawing on his wide experience in dealing with the "property law" aspects of transactions involving the sale or licensing of intellectual property rights around the world. Lanning heads the Mergers, Acquisitions and Licensing Practice Group in our New York Office. Lanning has also been appointed Book Reviews Editor of the Trademark Reporter, the law journal of the International Trademark Association.