Ronald D. Coleman
is a Lawyer in New York, NY
Areas of Law
 - ......................... 35%Litigation
- ......................... 25%Intellectual Property
- ......................... 20%Business
- ......................... 20%Internet
Contact Information
| Currently Employed At |
1 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10119-0196
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| Phone |
212.695.8100
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| Website |
www.goetzfitz.com
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Overall Peer Rating
in
Intellectual Property, Additional Rated Practice Areas
4.8 out of 5
- 5.0Legal Knowledge...........................
- 5.0Analytical Capabilities...................
- 5.0Judgment.....................................
- 5.0Communication Ability..................
- 5.0Legal Experience..........................
- Meets Very High Criteria of General Ethical Standards
Experience & Credentials
| Admission Details | 1989, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey;
1991, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York;
1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit;
2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin |
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| Education | Princeton University, A.B.; Northwestern University, J.D. | | Birth Information | Queens, New York, 1963 | | Languages | Hebrew
Spanish
Yiddish | | Associations & Memberships | Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Trademarks and Unfair Competition Committee, 2002-2005); New Jersey State Bar Association; International Trademark Association (Member, Internet Committee, Online Use Subcomm., 2004-2007); Agudath Israel of America Pro Bono Legal Network (Committee Member); Federalist Society for Law and Public Studies (Vice Chairman, Religious Liberties Practice Group, 1996-2007; Member, Intellectual Property Practice Group, 2007-). | | Awards & Recognition | Award Name, Granting Organization Date
"Who's Who in America," Marquis Who's Who; 2006
Rated "AV", Martindale-Hubbell; 1999
"Who's Who in American Law," Marquis Who's Who; 1998 | | Speaking Engagements | Speaking Engagement Name; Conference Date
A Focus on Initial Interest Confusion, Post-Sale Confusion and Related Strategies; Advanced Trademark Law 2010
Keying Up Keywords: The Role of IP in Keyword Searching; Annual Spring Meeting 2010
Policing Trademarks on the Internet and the Web 2.0; Table Talk (Facilitator) 2010
Legal Aspects of Blogging; Legal Aspects of Blogging 2008
Jewish law issues in legal practice; Halacha Conference of Agudath Israel 2007
Legal research on the Internet for non-lawyers; Advanced Internet Strategies for the New Jersey Legal Professional 2006
Advanced trademark law; Seminar on Advanced Trademark Law (ABCNY) 2005
Issues in Trademark Dilution; Table Talk (Facilitator) 2004
Managing Risks and Costs of Acquiring IT Solutions; Annual Business Law Institute (NJSBA) 2003
Electronic discovery; Electronic Data Management and Discovery I ssues: Where is the Tipping Point? (Del. Bar Assoc.) 2003
Legislation / lobbying report to members; Annual Meeting (IACC) 2002
Trademark counterfeiting; Attacking Counterfeiting in the 21st Century (NYIPA) 2002
IP issues in branding; Branding Strategies and Issues 2002
Constitutional law - First Amendment; Faith Under Democracy (Fed. Soc.) 2002
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Where Wireless is Ubiquitous; Wireless Conference (Conf. Bd.) 2001
Trademark rights vs. free speech; Trademarks in Cyberspace (INTA) 2000
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New York Litigation Lawyers | | Reported Cases | Zenith Products Corp. v. CKC International, LLC et al.
Practice Area: Trademark Infringement
Date: Feb 15, 2010
Outcome: Temporary restraining order granted; settled
Description: Trademark infringement and related claims against retailers, distributor and purported scrap dealer....
University Communications, Inc. v. Net Access Corporation
Practice Area: Litigation
Date: Oct 14, 2009
Outcome: Dismissed on motion at jury trial
Description: Dispute over complex business and technical relationship severed upon the moving of my client's...
S & L Vitamins, Inc. v. Australian Gold, Inc.
Practice Area: Trademark Infringement
Date: Jan 30, 2009
Outcome: Partial SJ for S&L; verdict vacated; consent inj.
Description: From Profressor Eric Goldman's Technology & Marketing Law blog: In this case, S&L initiated a...
Designer Skin, LLC v. S & L Vitamins, Inc.
Practice Area: Copyright Infringement
Date: Sep 05, 2008
Outcome: Most claims dismissed; injunction; no dams or fees
Description: Citation is to summary judgment opinion. Final findings of fact and conclusions of law also found...
Burch v. Nyarko
Practice Area: Copyright Infringement
Date: Jul 31, 2007
Outcome: Judgment for statutory damage and attys fees
Description: From PDNOnline: Robert Burch is hardly the only photographer to find his work being copied...
Dorsey v. Black Pearl Books, Inc.
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Date: Nov 14, 2006
Outcome: Right of publicity - recall and statutory damages
Description: From New Jersey Justice: The unfortunately titled new novel, Legit Baller, written for the...
Buying for the Home, LLC v. Humble Abode, LLC
Practice Area: Trademark Infringement
Date: Oct 19, 2006
Outcome: Cash payout to defendant after mixed SJ opinion
Description: From Eric Goldman's Technology and Marketing Blog: [T]he court denied the defendant's motion for...
Lawson v. N.Y. Billiards Corp.
Practice Area: Wrongful Termination
Date: Aug 10, 2004
Outcome: Overcame motion for summary judgment
Description: Plaintiffs, a former employee and his wife, filed an action against defendants, a corporation and...
The Donna Karan Co., et al v. Deziner Wholesale
Practice Area: Trademark Infringement
Date: Oct 22, 2002
Outcome: Settled.
Description: Lawsuit by designer Donna Karan against a company that sold knockoffs of her trademark-protected...
Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Veit
Practice Area: Trademark Infringement
Date: Jun 28, 2002
Outcome: Statutory damages of $1M for TM counterfeiting
Description: From the website of the Finnegan Henderson law firm: Defendantâ??s sold counterfeit LOUIS...
Cartier, Inc., et al v. United Vision Sales, et al
Practice Area: Litigation
Date: Apr 04, 2002
Outcome: A satisfactory settlement was reached.
Description: We represented Cartier, Chanel, Guess, Donna Karan, Polo / Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein or their...
Jews for Jesus v. Brodsky
Practice Area: Trademark Infringement
Date: Dec 20, 2001
Outcome: Plaintiff granted preliminary injunction
Description: From a law journal article by attorney Jonathan Hudis: The Jews for Jesus court found that...
Valley Nat'l Bank v. Lavecchia
Practice Area: Litigation
Date: Aug 13, 1999
Outcome: Summary judgment and permanent injunction awarded
Description: From TitleEsq: On July 13, 1999, Valley National Bank, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Valley...
Lewis v. Am. Cyanamid Co.
Practice Area: Defective & Dangerous Products
Date: Jul 20, 1998
Outcome: Dismissal of failure to warn products claim aff'd
Description: From the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court: Plaintiff consumer, who sustained severe...
Monster Worldwide, Inc. v. HR Guru.Biz Corporation
Practice Area: Trademark Infringement
Outcome: Pending
Description: HRGuru.BIZ is a personnel recruitment firm which did business under the name HR GURU beginning in...
Intel Corporation v. Americas News Intel Publishing LLC
Practice Area: Trademark Infringement
Outcome: Motion to dismiss pending
Description: "Chip giant Intel has a bit of a reputation for being a trademark bully at times, threatening or...
Mul-T-Lock USA, Inc. v. Alexanders Hardware Corp. et al.
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Outcome: Most defendants have settled without defending.
Description: Lawsuit by manufacturer of high security locks against rogue licensee locksmiths alleged to have...
Campmor, Inc. v. Brulant, LLC
Practice Area: Litigation
Outcome: Pending
Description: Campmor, Inc., successful online retailer and customer of "online channel partner" Brulant, LLC,...
Tropp v. Conair Corporation, et al.
Practice Area: Patent Infringement
Outcome: Pending
Description: This is an action for patent infringement by David Tropp, inventor of an innovative system for...
Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. Rozenfeld
Practice Area: Trademark Infringement
Outcome: Rolex awarded over $1 million
Description: A suit by Rolex against various defendants for preliminary and permanent injunctions, statutory... | | Civil Associations | Position, Association Name Duration
"Internet and Computer Law Committee," New Jersey State Bar Association; 2003-Present
"Trademarks and Unfair Competition Committee," Association of the Bar of the City of New York; 2009-Present
"Internet Committee; Online Trademark Use Subcommittee," International Trademark Association; 2005-2007
"Vice-Chairman, Religious Liberties Practice Group," Federalist Society; 1998-2006
"Member, Trademarks and Unfair Competition Committee," Association of the Bar of the City of New York; 2000-2003
"Member, Internet Legislation Taskforce," International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition; 2001-2003
"Task Force Head, Legislation Committee," International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition; 2000-2002 | | Publications | "Trademark, Copyright, and the Internet: Time to Return Balance to Civil Litigation," Federalist Society; 2010
"Copyright Rules of the Road for Bloggers," Copyright and New Media law Newsletter; 2009
Author: "Likelihood of Confusion" weblog; 2009
"Hands off Blogs: Mandatory disclosure of payment to bloggers runs counter to free expression," NJ Law Journal; 2007
"Prudential Standing: Who is "any person" under the Lanham Act?" Advertising Compliance Service; 2006
"De Minimis Confusion on the Internet: Compounding the Error of Initial Interest," Journal of Internet Law; Oct. 2003
"Managing Risk: Litigation Prophylaxis in High-Tech Agreements," NJSBA Business Law Symposium (ICLE); 2003
"Online Auction Sites and Trademark Infringement Liability," Record of the City of New York, Spring, 2003
"Depositions and Wrongful Profits in Infringement Cases: Concerning Your Prey with Rule 30(b)(6)," Mondaq.com: 2002
Co-Author: "New York's Declaratory Judgment Insurance Trap," Corporateintelligence.com, January 12, 2001
Principal Co-Author, "Hacker with a White Hat," Mealey's Cyber Tech Litigation, May 14, 2001
"The Common Interest Privilege's Evolving Nomenclature and Jurisprudence," Corporateintelligence.com, December 5, 2000
"Courts Run Hot and Cold on Liquidated Damages," Corporateintelligence.com; 2000
Primary author, trade paperback, The ABA Legal Guide for Small Business, Three Rivers Press 2000
Chapter 6: "Responses to Complaints (With Clyde A Szuch)," Business and Commercial Litigation in the Federal Courts (West), 1998
Trade Paperback, The ABA Guide to Consumer Law, Times Books; 1998
"New York's Choice of Law Doctrine in Coverage Cases," Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance, January 28, 1997
"Court Nixes Fees for Fact Witnesses," National Law Journal, September 22, 1997
"Contracting on the Internet," National Law Journal IP Express, March 19, 1997
"Civil Disclosures: Skepticism runs rampant as the federal courts' experiment with discovery reform hits the two-year mark," ABA Journal; 1995
Principal Author, "Copycats on the Superhighway," ABA Journal; July 1995
"Contracts and Consumer Law," The ABA Family Legal Guide; 1994 | | Additional Bio Details | Former Adjunct Professor of Law, Seton Hall University. Panelist: The Conference Board; Practicing Law Institute; International Trademark Association; New Jersey State Bar Association; National Business Institute; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York County Bar Association; American Conference Institute; Agudath Israel of America; Princeton University Alumni Council. Formerly with: Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler; Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher & Boylan, P.C.; Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, LLP; Bragar, Wexler & Eagel, PC. General Counsel: Media Bloggers Association, 2005-; Arts Horizons, Inc., 2002-2004. Trustee, Project Genesis, Inc., 2001-. Advisory Trustee, Princeton Broadcasting Corp., 1985-2006. |
Office Information
Ronald D. Coleman
1 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10119-0196
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