Representative Matters

Bernstein IP is proud to have achieved positive results for its valued clients on a wide variety of matters.

Here is a sampling of some of the firm’s representative matters:

• Successfully defended a New gTLD Applicant in a Legal Rights Objection brought in the World Intellectual Property Organization
• Serve as outside counsel to various New gTLDs advising on policy and strategy for best practices
• Successfully defended the transfer of Johnsons.com in a domain dispute brought by Johnson & Johnson
• Brokered the sale of Occupy.com
• Negotiated complex equity buyout domain portfolio purchase and sale agreements
• Successfully defended large domain name portfolio owner in a copyright and trademark infringement suit brought in federal court
• Obtained substantial Attorneys’ fees for client in a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit in federal court
• Negotiated settlement of royalty dispute concerning background music used in television commercials
• Defended an online political newsletter in a domain dispute
• Successfully defended an online ringtone and wallpaper service provider in an opposition proceeding brought by a large Internet registry in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
• Successfully cancelled a federal trademark for a film company before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
• Negotiated settlement of gray market goods cases involving online sales of textbooks
• Enforced clients’ trademark and copyrights by sending DMCA Take Down notices
• Conducted trademark clearance searches and prosecuted numerous federal trademark applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office for an array of businesses such as pet accessory companies, domain industry professionals, online retail websites, soft drink manufacturers, wine distributors, non-profit corporations, and apparel companies
• Successfully negotiated book agent agreements