Michael Steinmetz Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Prosecuting patents and trademarks before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including, responding to office actions, researching rules and laws, completing required filings, meeting with clients and maintaining a docket. Researching relevant law and procedure for an ongoing copyright litigation and a patent litigation, discussing strategy.

Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda on a broad range of issues including: patent terms, foreign brand trademark ownership, copyright infringement remedies, pre-emption of state law claims under the Copyright Act, and corporate witness depositions under rule 30(b)6. Prepared deposition questions, prepared trademark opinion analysis and reviewed.

Represented clients denied unemployment benefits, from inception through final disposition of cases, including researching, writing and advocating at administrative hearings. Trained in administrative advocacy.

Researched and drafted opinions on a variety of legal issues including insurance and negligence standards, orders of confidentiality and criminal vacate motions. Conferred with judge on pending motions. Attended courtroom proceedings including pretrial hearings, motion hearings, trials and settlement conferences.

J.D., Concentration In Intellectual Property

New York and New Jersey state bars, and the USPTO Bar, Reg. No. 62,924.

Bachelor Of Science, Biology And Psychology

Intensive Deposition Training