Jay Meadway focuses his practice on foreign trademark protection. Fluent in German, he represents companies and law firms in trademark matters in Europe, Japan and elsewhere. Prior to joining Eckert Seamans, he was a partner at a Philadelphia-based national law firm, where he concentrated in international trademark practice and other areas of trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law.
Jay has also served as an in-house trademark attorney for Pfizer, Inc., with primary responsibility for the worldwide portfolio of consumer products trademarks.
Representative Matters
· Advises clients in trademark litigation against terminated foreign distributors;
· Counsels clients in global programs for trademark protection;
· Coordinates litigation in diverse jurisdictions against foreign sellers of counterfeit copies of client's products;
· Advises pharmaceutical companies on availability and risk assessment for global brands for pharmaceuticals.
Professional Affiliations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Former adjunct professor of business law at Marymount College of Manhattan
Former member of the U.S. delegation of the International Judicial Academy (IJA), 2007
Community Involvement
Former Trustee, Board of Trustees for the Women's Law Project, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Board of Directors, Jewish Social Policy Action Network
Tutor, Center for Literacy
Special Recognition
Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers in Business for Intellectual Property
Selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America
Selected for inclusion in World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners Guide
Selected for inclusion in World Trademark Review magazine's WTR1000
Articles/Speeches/Presentations
· Co-authored a chapter on damages in copyright cases for Matthew Bender's treatise Intellectual Property Counseling and Litigation.
· Frequent lecturer for ALI-ABA Seminars on U.S. trademark prosecution and trademarks in cross-border transactions.