Peter Sloane counsels clients and prosecutes domestic and international trademark applications and coordinates international trademark litigation. He also handles ex parte and inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, litigates trademark and copyright cases in federal court, and litigates Internet domain name disputes. Mr. Sloane also advises domestic clients on protection against imported gray market goods and records trademark registrations with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | Currently registered | 1995 | 06/05/2022 |
| Legal answers | 0 |
| Legal guides | 0 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Second Prize, Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition | American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers | 1994 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Partner | Leason Ellis LLP | 2009 - Present |
| Partner | Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP | 1999 - 2009 |
| Associate | Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. | 1996 - 1998 |
| Associate | Nims, Howes, Collison, Hansen & Lackert, P.C. | 1994 - 1996 |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Copyright Society of the U.S.A. | Member | 2007 - Present |
| International Trademark Association | Roundtable Committee | 2005 - Present |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneur.com | What’s in a Name? Everything | 2008 |
| Trademark Insider | Commentary, Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 | 2006 |
| Andrews Litigation Reporter, Computer & Internet | A Review of 2004 Case Law: Is the Internet Changing Copyright Law or is Copyright Law Changing the Internet? | 2004 |
| Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal | Preventing the Unauthorized Importation of Altered Gray Market Goods: Practical Suggestions for U.S. Trademark Owners | 2004 |
| Bright Ideas | U.S. Customs Service Enacts Final Rule on Affiliate Exception to Gray Market Goods Imports | 1999 |
| NYSBA Trademark Committee Bulletin | "Hog" Generic for Large Motorcycles | 1999 |
| Law Works | Statutory Damages in Copyright Law: A Plaintiff’s Point of View | 1996 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1994 |
| Cornell University | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1991 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Meeting of The Association of Patent Law Firms | Managing the Intellectual Property Law Department | 2007 |
| Roundtable | Roundtable: Developments in Fraud Upon the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | 2006 |
| Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University | CTM Update: Enlargement of the European Community and its Effect on European Community Trademark Practice | 2005 |
| Intellectual Property Law Section Fall Meeting | The Anatomy of a Grey Market Case | 2003 |
| Basics of International Trademark Practice | A World Overview of Filing and Prosecuting Trademark Applications | 2000 |
| Fordham Law School | Trademark Vigilance in the Twenty-First Century: A Pragmatic Approach | 1999 |
| Fordham Law School | Trademark Prosecution in the Patent and Trademark Office and Litigation in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board | 1998 |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Intersearch Worldwide, Ltd. v. Intersearch Group, Inc., No C 07-4634 (SBA)(N.D. Cal. Mar. 18, 2008) | |
| Odegard, Inc. v. Safavieh Carpets, Inc., 398 F. Supp. 2d 275, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26970, 78 U.S.P.Q.2d 1555 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) | |
| Eastern Freight Ways, Inc. v. Eastern Motor Freight, Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9683 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) | |
| Ermenegildo Zegna Corp. v. Lanificio Mario Zegna S.P.A., 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18640 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) | |
| The Manhattan Short Film Festival v. Paul Schulz, 2004 TTAB LEXIS 429 (T.T.A.B. 2004) |
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