Lynn J. Alstadt has had widespread experience in all areas of patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law including litigation, patent solicitation, licensing, patent interference practice, trademark cancellation and opposition proceedings, International Trade Commission investigations, registration of trademarks and copyrights with the United States Customs Service and related exclusion proceedings. Lynn is a member of the Intellectual Property Section of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. He practices and teaches in the fields of patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law. His work involved a wide range of technical subjects including mechanical, electrical, electronic, e-commerce, biotech, chemical, metallurgical and computer fields. Lynn has obtained and litigated patents on a variety of products including computers, business methods, medical devices, corrosion resistant alloys, consumer products and toys. The result in one case was that Lynn's client acquired the infringer in lieu of payment of damages. Inventors, authors, programmers and business managers have sought Lynn's counsel in negotiating and drafting licenses and employment agreements as well as obtaining patents for them. Federal district courts have recognized Lynn as an expert in patent law and practice. Because of his knowledge and experience, major corporations have selected him as an arbitrator to decide patent infringement claims. Lynn has handled all types of trademark disputes arising in the computer, medical, metallurgical, chemical and consumer products industries. He also successfully registered colors and product configurations in the United States Patent and Trademark office. He has participated in and often supervised patent, trademark and copyright litigation in all levels of courts, including the United States Supreme Court and in administrative agencies including the United States International Trade Commission. In addition, he has coordinated foreign patent litigation on two separate sets of United States and corresponding foreign patents. Through this work, he has gained a working knowledge of the patent systems and the court systems that handle patent matters in all major countries of the world. In 2002, Lynn was elected president of the Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association and served as a director of the association for several years. Since 2005, he has been consistently selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list. He has also been named to the The Best Lawyers in America list since 2006. He was also recognized by Law & Business Research Ltd. of the United Kingdom as one of the best lawyers for trademarks in the United States. All of these awards are based upon interviews with clients and other attorneys in the field. He has been a course planner and co-presenter at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Internet Law Update conference annually since 1998. Lynn is a native of Erie, PA, and has been practicing law since 1976. Publications & Speeches Intellectual Property Attorney Lynn Alstadt's Article on Registration of Foreign Works to Collect Statutory Damages Published by World Media Law Report
August 10, 2009 70 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys and Specialists Named Best Lawyers in America; Firm Ranks First in Several Categories
August 5, 2009 Registration of Foreign Works is Required to Collect Statutory Damages
August 4, 2009 Seventeen Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected Among America's Leading Business Lawyers
June 18, 2009 Four Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected to Corporate Counsel Super Lawyers List
June 17, 2009 40 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List
May 26, 2009 Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Attorney Lynn Alstadt Quoted on Recent Patent Ruling in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
December 30, 2008 Intellectual Property Attorney Lynn Alstadt's Article on Global Network Initiative Published by World Media Law Report
December 2, 2008 38 Pittsburgh Attorneys Noted in Pittsburgh Business Times for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 List
November 18, 2008 In re Bilski: A Meaningful Contraction of Business Method Patents?, Court reaffirms business methods are patentable but limits them to those that involve machines or involve physical transformations, relying on case law that predates the Internet
November 3, 2008 69 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys and Specialists Honored As Best Lawyers in America
September 26, 2008 Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Attorney Lynn Alstadt Quoted on Trademark Infringement Cases in Erie Times-News
August 5, 2008 Five Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected as Corporate Counsel Super Lawyers
July 24, 2008 Intellectual Property Attorney Lynn Alstadt Publishes Article on Amazon-Borders Antitrust Case in World Media Law Report
July 7, 2008 Nineteen Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected Among America's Leading Business Lawyers
June 17, 2008 Forty-Five Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
May 28, 2008 Intellectual Property Attorney Lynn Alstadt Publishes Article on Judgment in Music File Sharing Case
May 9, 2008 Intellectual Property Attorney Lynn Alstadt Quoted on Patent Infringement Case in IP Law360
April 11, 2008 House Considers Protection for Fashion Designs
July 20, 2006 House considers protection for fashion designs
World Copyright Law Report
June 22, 2006 From Betamax to Grokster: Has the Risk for Emerging Technologies Changed?
presentation to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute
July 2005 MPAA Settles Over Unauthorized Sale of CSS Chips
World Copyright Law Report
May 26, 2005 ADR and IP Disputes
presentation to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute
June 18, 2004 Court Finds that DMCA Does Not Prevent Database Downloading
April 13, 2004 Patent Claims Interpretation and Infringement
presentation to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Markman Hearings
July 22, 2003 Business Methods Patents
presentation to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Tech Law Forum
June 23, 2003 Civic & Charitable University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, adjunct professor, patent law Practicing Law Institute, faculty, Patent Bar Review Course | 
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