Patrick Monahan Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny

Providing counsel to intellectual property owners in a variety of industries including but not limited to fashion, jewelry, houseware, food and drink, and the arts. My practice includes:• representing intellectual property owners throughout federal copyright, trademark, and patent infringement litigation, including initial investigations and opinions, drafting demand letters, drafting and responding to initial pleadings and motions, drafting and responding to dispositive motions, drafting and responding to discovery requests and motions, e-discovery, preparing for depositions, drafting mediation statements, attending mediation, negotiating settlements and drafting settlement agreements.• representing trademark owners in adversarial proceedings before the TTAB, including drafting pleadings and discovery, drafting and responding to motions, assembling and producing documents, participating in conferences, and settlement.• designing and implementing copyright and trademark enforcement regimes in online marketplaces such as Etsy, Amazon, Temu, RedBubble, Apple App Store, and Google Play Store, including identifying infringements, drafting and filing reports, and advising clients on whether to escalate matters to litigation. • representing trademark owners in UDRP proceedings, including researching domain holders, drafting complaints and arranging for domain transfers following successful resolution.• representing copyright owners throughout U.S. Copyright Office registration process, including opinions as to registrability and application format, filing of applications, and correspondence with Copyright Office personnel.• coordinating international trademark enforcement with foreign counsel including oppositions and equivalents.

New York, Ny

I provided counsel to copyright and trademark owners in various industries including but not limited to publishing, the arts, fashion, and software. My practice included: • representing copyright owners throughout federal copyright infringement litigation, including initial investigations and opinions, drafting demand letters, drafting and filing of initial pleadings, drafting discovery requests and motions, preparation for depositions, mediation, drafting motions to dismiss and for summary judgment, pre-trial motions, trial preparation and support, and post-trial motions; • representing copyright owners throughout the U.S. Copyright Office registration process, including opinions regarding registrability and application format, filing of applications, correspondence with registration specialists, requests for reconsideration, and supplementary registration; • representing trademark owners throughout the USPTO registration and maintenance process, including searches, clearing and opinions, applications, responses to office actions, renewals, and in opposition proceedings before the TTAB; and • drafting copyright and trademark transfer and licensing agreements and arranging for their recordation by the U.S. Copyright Office and USPTO.

New York, Ny

I provided counsel to trademark owners in various industries including but not limited to fashion, jewelry, pharmaceuticals, and home furnishings. My practice included: • advising trademark owners throughout the USPTO registration process, including searches, clearing and opinions, applications, responses to office actions, requests for reconsideration, renewals, and declarations of incontestability; • representing trademark owners in adversarial proceedings, including all stages of oppositions before the TTAB and in federal infringement litigation; • drafting transactional documents, including trademark sale, transfer, and licensing agreements; • assisting with enforcement, including investigations, cease and desist letters, take-downs, and UDRP proceedings; and • coordinating upkeep of international trademark portfolio with assistance of foreign counsel.Note: this position ended with the closure of the New York office of Lathrop & Gage LLP.

New York, Ny

I assisted with deposition preparation, performed responsiveness and privilege document review, and trained and supervised first-level review attorneys in action regarding monies owed in an interest-rate swap.

I conducted case law research, drafted memoranda, and performed document review while representing class plaintiffs in shareholder derivative suit. I also monitored a related criminal trial of the defendants including attending proceedings.

I represented commercial mortgage and structured finance lenders throughout the loan process, including the review of commercial leases and securitization documents.Note: this position ended upon the dissolution of Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP.

Rotations in the Real Estate and Structured Finance practice groups. Received and accepted offer of Fall 2008 Associate position in Real Estate practice group.

Rotations in the Real Estate and Litigation practice groups. Received and accepted offer of 2007 Summer Associate position.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Fordham Urban Law Journal

B.A., English, Sociology

Activities and Societies: The Hoya, John Carroll Scholars, 99 Days

High School