Cowan Liebowitz & Latman
Firm overview:
General practice New York firm Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman is a “good firm” that “does a lot of prosecution and (has) a pretty active trademark litigation group”. Particularly lauded for its non-contentious work, the firm’s services include counselling clients from diverse industries on evaluating proposed names and marks, clearing and registration, use of marks for goods, managing portfolios worldwide and litigation. Cowan Liebowitz & Latman’s trademark attorneys practice before the USPTO, the TTAB, the ITC, UDRP service providers, and in courts of general jurisdiction. In addition, the team supports clients in negotiating licences and agreements.
Team overview:
The firm’s Trademark Group is staffed by trademark administrators knowledgeable in US and international trademark practice. The trademark administration department manages more than 30,000 trademark records and administers international registration programmes. Litigator Richard Mandel regularly represents clients in federal court actions, contested proceedings before the TTAB and arbitrations and other alternative dispute proceedings.
Key matters:
- Cowan Liebowitz New York counsel Mary Kelvin represents Ryder System in its pending Trademark Trial and Appeal Board opposition, filed on 11 May 2024, to the mark RIDEHARE, owned by RideHare Inc. Stephen Coates of Coates IP represents RideHare.
- A team including CJ Erickson, Kieran Doyle and Jeremy Berman from Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman represent Twenty-Six Designs, manufacturer of the popular BOGG beach bags, in a trademark and trade dress infringement complaint against several retailers. Twenty-Six Designs alleges that the defendants are selling copycat bags, causing consumer confusion.
Clients:
Cleveland Guardians Baseball, Julius Sämann, Sony Pictures, S&P Global, Twenty-Six Designs.
