Nature of Practice:
Trademark and copyright licensing and litigation; trademark clearance and registration; entertainment law; computer law and Internet-related matters

Born:

Bar Admission:
New York, 1980; United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1981; United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Federal Circuit, 1986

Education:
University of Maryland, B.A. (with honors), 1976; Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1979

Professional Affiliations:
International Trademark Association (INTA)(Board of Directors (1999-2001); Committee Chair (1996-1998); Committee Co-Chair (1994-1996); Committee Member (1987-1994)); American Bar Association (ABA) - IP Law Section; Omicron Delta Kappa

Personal Notes:
Mr. Branthover is the author of Federal Dilution Act: Famous Marks Get Greater Protection, Japanese Trademark Journal and has lectured on Developments in Trade Dress Protection Since Two Pesos v. Taco Cubana to the Westchester & Fairfield Corporate Counsel Association, 1995. He has also been a lecturer on trademark matters at the INTA Annual Meetings 1996-1999.

Telephone: 212 949 9022