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Jonathan Hudis
Partner JONATHAN HUDIS is a partner in Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt’s Trademark and Copyright Practice Group. He counsels clients in trademark, copyright, unfair competition and trade secrets matters. He has several years of practical intellectual property litigation experience in contested court matters and administrative proceedings. He also is well versed in trademark prosecution and registered copyright protection matters. He is a lecturer and an author of articles on trademark and copyright law, and presently is an Adjunct Professor of trademark and unfair competition law at the George Mason University School of Law.
Mr. Hudis received a Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School (1987) and a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany (1984).
Mr. Hudis is admitted to the New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (non-resident, active), Virginia, and the District of Columbia Bars. He is admitted to practice before the U. S. Supreme Court; the U. S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Federal, and District of Columbia Circuits; and the U. S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, the Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey, the Northern District of California, and the District of Columbia.
Mr. Hudis is also a member of the American Bar Association, Litigation Section and Intellectual Property Law Section (Vice Chair, Division II, Trademarks, 2009-Present; Chair, Committee 201, Trademark Legislation, 2008-2009); American Intellectual Property Law Association, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Professional Programs and AIPLA Fellows Committees (Member, AIPLA Quarterly Journal Board of Editors, 2006-Present; Member, AIPLA Board of Directors, 2004-2007; Chair, Trademark Law Committee, 2002-2004; Member, Amicus Committee, 2001-2004; Chair, Trademark Internet and Cyberspace Committee, 1999-2001; Vice Chair, Trademark Legislation Committee, 1998-1999; Chair, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Practice Subcommittee, 1996-1998; Chair, Trademark Newsletter Subcommittee, 1995-1996); The Copyright Society of the U.S.A.; the New York State Bar Association, Litigation and Intellectual Property Law Sections; Phi Delta Phi (Former Vice Magistrate, Evarts Inn) and the Order of the Barristers.
Mr. Hudis additionally is a member of several arbitration panels in the areas of Internet Domain Names and trademarks. He is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Arbitration and Mediation Center’s Domain Name Panelists (2000 to Present); the National Arbitration Forum’s Qualified Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panelists (2000 to Present); and the International Trademark Association’s Panel of Neutrals (2008 to Present).Related News, Articles & Presentations - Market Mayhem: Sale of Gray Market Goods Heads to the Supreme Court (Articles)
Inside Counsel, Feb 2010 Feb 2010 - Jonathan Hudis Appointed Vice-Chair of Division II (Trademarks) of the ABA/IPL (News)
Apr 2009 - The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Publishes New Rules of Practice (Articles)
Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), Issue 173 Oct 2007 - The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Changes Its Rules of Practice: A New Era of Enhanced Disclosure (Articles)
Intellectual Property Today, Special Feature - Friday, August 03, 2007 Aug 2007 - USPTO Makes Changes to Trademark Board Rules (Articles)
IPLaw 360, Thursday, Aug 02, 2007 Aug 2007 - IP Protection: Planning in Advance is Not Optional (Articles)
Inside The Minds: The Best Practices of Leading IP Lawyers Jul 2007 - Dilution Bill Passes Senate and Is Cleared for the President's Signature (News)
Sep 2006 - Greeting Card Use of Well-Known Tree Design is Enjoined (News)
Mar 2006 - Protection of Industrial Designs in the United States (Articles)
European Intellectual Property Review, Vol. 27, No. 7 at 256 Jul 2005 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. Decision Summary (News)
Jun 2005 - A Trademark Defendant Claiming The Defense Of Fair Use Does Not Need To Negate Likelihood Of Confusion (News)
Dec 2004 - Cyber-Griping: Complain, But Don't Go Commercial (Articles)
Sep 2004 - Beginning an Inter Partes Proceeding Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Nature, Grounds and Initial Pleadings (Articles)
May 2004 - Little Trees, Big Win (News)
Apr 2004 - Undressing Trade Dress (Articles)
Client Times, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Thomson & Thomson Newsletter) Apr 2003 - Victoria's Secret and the Ever Elusive Dilution Doctrine (Articles)
Apr 2003 - Oblon, Spivak Files Amicus Curiae Brief with U. S. Supreme Court in Trademark Dilution Case (News)
Aug 2002 - Litigating In Rem Cybersquatting Cases Under The ACPA - Best Practices And Considerations (Articles)
June 2002 edition of the e-Commerce Law & Strategy Newsletter © 2002 NLP IP Company Jul 2002 - Copyright Registration and Derivative Works (Articles)
May 2002 - U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Virginia Enjoins Use of "R US" by Infringer (News)
Oct 2001 - Another Win For Geoffrey, Inc. (News)
Jun 2001 - Experts in Intellectual Property Cases: A New Paradigm (Articles)
Oct 2000 - Oblon, Spivak Announces Appointment of its Members as Internet Domain Name Dispute Arbiters (News)
May 2000 - Trademarks in Cyberspace: Gathering Your Evidence To Make A Difference (Articles)
Multimedia and Technology Licensing Law Report, Volume 6, No. 9, February 2000, pages 6-8. Feb 2000 - When To Search and How To Search, These Are the Questions (Articles)
The Practical Lawyer, Volume 46, No. 1, January 2000, pages 15-18, published by the American Law Institute-American Bar Association. Jan 2000 - Oblon, Spivak's Trademark Practice Group Responds To World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Request For Comments On Internet Domain Names (News)
Mar 1999 - Forum Shopping in Trademark Litigation in the United States (Articles)
Oct 1998 - "Drawings Practice" in the Prosecution of Trademark Applications (Articles)
New Matter (a publication of the California IP Bar), Spring 1998, Volume 23, Number 1, pages 9-10. Jul 1998 - All Dressed Up ... (Articles)
Legal Times, March 23, 1998, pages 45-50. Mar 1998 - The Federal Dilution Act Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary (Articles)
Legal Times, April 7, 1997, pp. 56-62. Apr 1997 - Software "Made For Hire" -- Make Sure It's Really Yours (Articles)
Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., volume 44 (Fall 1996), pages 8-22. 1996 - Removing The Boundaries Of Color (Articles)
The Trademark Reporter ®, Official Journal of the International Trademark Association, January/February 1996, Volume 86, No. 1, pages 1-10. 1996 - Doing Your Legal Homework Before The Show (Articles)
IAEM Newsletter, November/December 1995, pages 10, 15. 1995 - Fair Use And Attorneys' Fees: The Supreme Court Levels (Or Tilts?) The Copyright Playing Field (Articles)
© 1995 New York State Bar Journal. First published in the New York State Bar Journal, Volume 67, No 2, February 1995, pages 44-48. 1995 - Policies Covering Advertising Injuries May Prove To Be Of Limited Benefit (Articles)
The National Law Journal, Monday, October 9, 1995, pages B12-B14. 1995 - Trademark Protection for Color: A Practitioner's Guide (Articles)
First published in "Bright Ideas" The Newsletter of the Intellectual Property Law Section, New York Bar Association, Fall, 1995, Volume 4, pages 36-40. 1995 - The 'Trade Dress' Of Toys And Games-- Examining The Legal Subtleties Of A 'Powerful Marketing Tool' (Articles)
Playthings, October 1994, pages 38-39. 1994
Related Events - In re Bose: Strategies for Trademark Prosecution Under the New Fraud Standard
Strafford Publications. Live 90-minute CLE webinar. Oct 20, 2009 - 2009 Annual Meeting
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C.. Oct 15-17, 2009 - 2009 Spring Meeting
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California. May 13-15, 2009 - 24th Annual IP Law Conference
ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA/IPL). Arlington, Virginia. Apr 1-4, 2009 - Annual Meeting
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.. Oct 23-25, 2008 - USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Program
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). James Madison Building, USPTO Complex, Alexandria, VA. May 5-7, 2008 - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. Global Intellectual Property Academy, USPTO, Alexandria, VA. Aug 6-10, 2007 - Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law 2007
Practising Law Institute (PLI). New York, NY. May 15, 2007 - Spring Meeting
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Boston, MA. May 9-11, 2007 - Navigating Trademark Practice Before the PTO 2007: From Filing Through the TTAB Hearing
Practising Law Institute (PLI). New York, NY. Feb 22-23, 2007 - Navigating Trademark Practice before the PTO 2006: From Filing Through the TTAB Hearing
Practising Law Institute (PLI). New York, NY. Feb 23-24, 2006 - Navigating Trademark Practice Before the PTO 2005: From Filing Through the TTAB Hearing
Practising Law Institute (PLI). New York, NY. Feb 24-25, 2005

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