Mintz Levin Expands New York Intellectual Property Practice
3/10/2004
With the addition of four new attorneys, Mintz Levin has expanded its intellectual property practice in its New York office. Veteran IP attorneys Marvin S. Gittes, Daniel F. Coughlin, Ph.D., and Richard M. Lehrer have joined the firm as partners. Margaret Gwiazda has joined as an associate.
Marv brings over thirty-five years of experience involving all aspects of litigation in patent, trademark, metatag, trade dress and unfair competition causes, including mediation, arbitration, cancellation and opposition licensing. In addition, he has extensive backing in licensing and contractual liability determinations, including hardware, software, trademark, copyright and technology license agreements.
Dan brings over a decade of experience in intellectual property law, having focused his practice most recently on representing pharmaceutical companies in both obtaining and litigating patents, as well as in advising clients on patent issues arising from the FDA approval process for both branded and generic drug products. He has built a global practice, counseling both domestic and international clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and technology industries.
Over the course of his career, Richard has developed extensive experience in prosecution, litigation and providing clients with infringement and validity assessment and counseling. With a depth of knowledge in an array of technology-related fields, Mr. Lehrer?s experience also includes drafting and evaluating license agreements.
Before joining Mintz Levin, Maggie was previously an associate with Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, where she specialized in intellectual property litigation. She earned her law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Mintz Levin has a fully integrated intellectual property practice, with more than 80 attorneys, scientists and other professionals focused on the protection, licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights across all of its offices.
