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Alexander (Alex) Kaplan is a partner at Oppenheim + Zebrak, LLP. Based in New York City, Alex is deeply experienced in copyright, trademark, advertising, right of publicity, and trade secrets law. A seasoned courtroom lawyer, Alex has two decades of experience litigating high-stakes cases in all of these disciplines, and in other complex commercial disputes. Outside of the courtroom, Alex provides daily counsel to his clients on legal questions that affect key business decisions. Clients turn to Alex for his unique blend of litigation skills and comprehensive knowledge of IP law, which allows him to effectively and efficiently bring value to his clients as the first and only call they need to make on rights-related legal and business issues.In copyright and media-related matters, Alex has represented many music, sports, and entertainment clients in a wide variety of matters touching on all forms of copyrightable subject matter. He also represents media and publishing companies, both pursuing web-based piracy claims and defending against allegations of infringement. Alex has won multiple high-profile cases on summary judgment, often prevailing on the factually intensive issue of lack of substantial similarity. On behalf of Madonna, Warner/Chappell and Warner Music, he convinced the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reject the Sixth Circuit’s controversial Bridgeport decision governing liability for music sampling. Alex has also successfully represented the following high-profile clients in copyright matters: SONY Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Lady Gaga, U2, the NFL, Elsevier and Lexis/Nexis. In trademark, false advertising, and right of publicity matters, Alex has represented clients in various industries, including consumer products, fashion, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare before the federal courts, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), and the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of the Better Business Bureau. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in numerous Lanham Act matters in courts across the country, including in multiple preliminary injunction hearings and jury trials. Beyond litigation, Alex frequently counsels clients concerning advertising and marketing claim substantiation and review, and he regularly appears before NAD. Alex’s trademark, advertising, and publicity rights clients have included Church & Dwight, S.C. Johnson & Son, Colgate Palmolive, the NFL, Major League Baseball, Diageo, Hanesbrands, Ascena Retail Group, Henry Schein, and Fresenius Kabi.

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