JEFFREY (JEFF) H. KAUFMAN, Chair of the firm's Trademark and Copyright practice groups and a member of the firm's Management Committee, practices primarily in the areas of trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law, with an emphasis on counseling and assisting clients in protecting their intellectual property and combating counterfeits.
A former trademark attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Mr. Kaufman applies his insider’s perspective and deep knowledge of trademark practice when representing a broad range of international and domestic clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and when asserting their rights in federal district courts.
Mr. Kaufman advises clients on a broad range of concerns including trademark and copyright issues, the interplay of various forms of IP protection, and preservation of trade secrets. A respected authority on Internet law, Mr. Kaufman represents many companies engaged in e-commerce and possesses extensive experience in domain name and Internet-related intellectual property issues. He has been actively involved in the development of laws relating to domain name issues and trademarks, serving as an early member of the International Trademark Association's special task force on Internet Domain Names, later becoming Chair of the subcommittee that worked with the U.S. government and Congress. He also participated in the evolution and creation of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
The Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization and the National Arbitration Forum have both named Mr. Kaufman as a panelist and arbitrator for resolution of domain name disputes under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.
Mr. Kaufman served as the first Chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA) Committee on Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy. He presently serves as Chair of its Subcommittee on Legislation.
Mr. Kaufman has been chosen by Euromoney’s Legal Media Group as one of the world’s leading trademark law practitioners. He lectures and writes on issues relating to intellectual property, including trademarks in cyberspace and Internet law-related topics. Previously, he served on the editorial board of the International Trademark Association’s Trademark Reporter.
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