Biography
Jon Schiffrin attends to matters relating to Intellectual Property, specifically trademark, copyright and unfair competition issues. Jon worked as a Trademark Examining Attorney for the United States Patent & Trademark Office where he reviewed thousands of applications seeking trademark registration. He has prepared appeals on behalf of the PTO in matters relating to descriptiveness, likelihood of confusion and geographic descriptiveness before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The appeal in In re J.T. Tobacconists, Inc., 59 USPQ2d 1080 (TTAB 2001) was published by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and has been used by Trademark Examiners as a guide with regard to this issue. Jon has also successfully presented appeals to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in the following matters:
In re Lebanon Chemical Corporation, In re Turtle Mountain Inc., and In re Performance Labs, Inc. Jon has also worked at one of the largest Intellectual Property firms in the world, representing Fortune 500 companies in the pharmaceutical, automotive, insurance, financial, and publishing fields, among others. He has handled enforcement matters, domain name disputes, trademark portfolio maintenance and clearance, and litigation covering a variety of issues ranging from priority of use to dilution. In addition, Jon has negotiated and drafted licensing agreements for personal services, intellectual property, and the use of likeness and biographies for a national marketing campaign.
Jon is currently an Adjunct
Professor, Trademarks and Unfair Competition at Catholic University Law School.
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
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Courts & Adjudicative Bodies
- United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia
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Educational Background
- University of Florida (B.S.
Advertising)
- University of Miami (JD)
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has over nine years of experience counseling clients on domestic and global
trademark and brand protection issues. Ms. Longo’s practice focuses on the
creation, clearance, and registration of trademarks, both in the United States
and worldwide. Knowing that every client has unique brand identities and
business goals, Ms. Longo provides practical, well-planned advice in managing
worldwide trademark portfolios of all sizes. For example, Ms. Longo has
significant experience in devising client-specific worldwide trademark clearance
and application filing strategies.
On the transactional side, Ms.
Longo prepares and prosecutes U.S. trademark applications, including extensions
of protection of International Registrations to the U.S. Additionally, Ms.
Longo represents clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) in ex parte appeals.
Representing both U.S. and non-U.S. based clients, Ms. Longo secures protection
for her clients’ marks in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Further, Ms.
Longo counsels clients on proper trademark marking and usage, and has drafted
corporate trademark usage and marking guidelines. Throughout her career, Ms.
Longo has coordinated and managed the worldwide recordation of trademark
assignments and other changes in trademark ownership. Ms. Longo has also
negotiated and drafted trademark license agreements.
On the enforcement side, Ms. Longo has substantial
experience providing trademark infringement opinions, sending cease and desist
letters, negotiating settlement agreements, and resolving domain name and other
internet-related conflicts. She represents clients in various proceedings,
including opposition and cancellation proceedings before the TTAB and Uniform
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) domain name arbitration
proceedings. Ms. Longo also has experience litigating trademark infringement,
dilution, unfair competition, and false advertising claims in various U.S.
federal district courts. Further, Ms. Longo has many well-established
relationships with a diverse network of foreign counsel to oversee policing and
opposition matters in foreign jurisdictions.
Ms. Longo is also
involved in academia, and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Trademarks and
Unfair Competition Law at the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School
of Law.
Prior to joining Schiffrin &
Longo, P.C., Ms. Longo was an attorney at one of the largest global intellectual
property law firms, Howrey LLP. At Howrey LLP, Ms. Longo represented clients of
all sizes, including Fortune 500 companies, in the apparel, automobile,
pharmaceutical, dictation, beverage, personal care, consumer products,
information services, and financial services industries, among others.
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
Courts & Adjudicative Bodies
- United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- D.C. Court of Appeals
Educational Background
- University of Virginia School of
Law (J.D.)
- University of Scranton (M.A., History),
summa cum laude
- University of Scranton (B.A., History
and English), summa cum laude
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association (ABA), Intellectual Property
Section
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
Timothy J. Maier
Registered Patent Attorney
tjm@maierandmaier.com
Mr. Maier is a registered Patent Attorney and practices all aspects of
patent prosecution. Mr. Maier has experience in a wide array of patent law,
including patent preparation and prosecution; patent reissue and
reexamination proceedings; interference practice; strategic national and
international patent portfolio development and management; and
patentability, validity, invalidity, infringement, freedom to operate and
due diligence opinions. He also has been involved in both district court
patent litigation and pre-litigation analysis. Mr. Maier's technical
expertise includes various aspects of electro-mechanical, and electrical and
mechanical engineering, and he has served clients in highly competitive
technical areas, including, medical devices, telecommunications, consumer
electronics, cosmetic devices, packaging, semiconductors, optics, and
business methods.
Mr. Maier's experience and expertise most recently has focused on providing
a range of patent services to clients and developing patent strategies that
complement the client’s business objectives. In particular, he enjoys
developing and managing patent portfolios for the world market, for both
start-up, middle market and larger companies. To this end, he also analyzes
competitors’ patent portfolios and products to counsel clients regarding
enhancement and enforcement of their patent portfolio, potential investment
of contemplated products, potential design-arounds, and acquisition of
technology.
Prior to founding Maier & Maier, PLLC, Mr. Maier was formerly an attorney
with Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C. and Harness, Dickey
and Pierce, PLLC.
Mr. Maier received his Bachelor of Science from Vanderbilt University and
Masters in Telecommunications Engineering from George Mason University
School of Engineering and his Law degree from George Mason University School
of Law. Mr. Maier completed the Intellectual Property Law sequence while
attending George Mason University School of Law, an intense concentration in
intellectual property law.
Mr. Maier is registered to practice before the USPTO and is admitted to the
Virginia Bar. He is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law
Association (AIPLA) and the American Bar Association (ABA), Licensing
Executives Society (LES).
cjm@maierandmaier.com
Mr. Maier is a registered Patent Attorney and practices all aspects of
patent prosecution. He is experienced in diversified technologies, which
include computer systems microprocessor architecture, parallel processing,
semiconductor fabrication, network architectures, telecommunications,
optical networks, digital signal processing, and satellite systems. Mr.
Maier has also successfully procured patents in the fields of biotechnology,
aeronautical engineering and business methods.
Mr. Maier previously spent several years as an Examiner for the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). While at the USPTO, Mr. Maier
specialized in flat panel display technology and computer peripheral
devices. Prior to graduating from law school, Mr. Maier worked as a patent
agent, drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a variety of
technological fields.
Mr. Maier received his Bachelor’s of Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt
University and his law degree from George Mason University School of Law.
Mr. Maier is registered to practice before the USPTO and is admitted to the
Virginia Bar. He is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law
Association (AIPLA) and the American Bar Association (ABA).
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