Jonathan Z. King

Cases

Mr. King has handled intellectual property litigations in a wide range of industries, including music, fashion, sports, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, software, advertising, licensing, publishing and various consumer products. His practice encompasses the full gamut of intellectual property subjects, including trademarks, copyright, trade secrets and the licensing of intellectual property. He has tried copyright and trademark infringement cases in the federal courts and also practices regularly before the Trademark Trial Appeal Board, where he conducts opposition and cancellation proceedings. Representative clients for whom he has provided counseling and litigation services include Liz Claiborne, Inc., Donna Karan International, the Recording Industry Association of America, Capitol Records, Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Major League Baseball Properties, and the National Audubon Society.   Representative recent published opinions include the following:

Sanofi-Aventis v. Advancis Corp., 453 F. Supp.2d 834 (D. Del. 2006) - Trial counsel for the world's third largest pharmaceutical company in successful trademark infringement and dilution action.  Obtained permanent injunction after trial requiring publicly traded pharmaceutical company to change its company name and house mark.

Malaco Leaf, AB v. Promotion In Motion, Inc., 287 F. Supp.2d 355 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) - Obtained summary judgment for defendant dismissing trade dress, trademark infringement, trademark dilution and false advertising claims and finding the product configuration of plaintiff's 'Swedish Fish' gummy candy to be generic.

Prior Experience

Goodwin Procter & Hoar, Associate (1991- 93)

U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, Honorable Douglas P. Woodlock, Law Clerk (1992)

Articles & Speeches

Annual lecturer on trademark litigation, New York University School of Law

'Misappropriation of Trade Secrets' in Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts (West Publishing 2005)

'What Jazz Is' (Walker Publishing, 1997)

'The Anatomy of a Jazz Recording: Copyrighting America's Classical Music,' ASCAP Copyright Law Symposium (1992)

Honors & Awards

Named in New York's 'Super Lawyers' for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Intellectual Property Litigation

Affiliations

Member, Copyright Society of the United States

American Bar Association - Member and Chair of Committee on Broadcasting, Sound Recordings & Performing Artists

New York State Bar Association

Legal Committee Advisor to the Stock Artists Alliance (global trade association of rights managed stock photographers)

Professional jazz pianist with three CDs to his credit