Robert W. Clarida

Cases

Blue Man Productions, Inc. v. Tarmann, Civ. Action No. 05-2037 (JDB)(D.D.C. April 3, 2008)(slip op.), reversing 75 U.S.P.Q.2d 1811 (TTAB 2005).

Mag Jewelry Co., Inc. v. Cherokee, Inc., 496 F.3d 108 (1st Cir. 2007).

Clauson v. Eslinger, 455 F. Supp. 2d 256 (S.D.N.Y. 2006).

Nicholls v. Tufenkian Import/Export Ventures, Inc., 76 U.S.P.Q.2d 1693 (S.D.N.Y. 2005).

I.M.S. Inquiry Management Systems v. Berkshire Info. Sys, 307 F. Supp.2d 521 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)

Tufenkian Import/Export Ventures, Inc. v. Einstein Moomjy, Inc., 338 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2003)

Films By Jove, Inc. v. Berov, 250 F. Supp.2d 156 (E.D.N.Y. 2003)

Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, Inc. v. Otsar Sifrei Lubavitch, Inc., 312 F.3d 94 (2d Cir. 2002)

Hoepker v. Kruger, 200 F. Supp.2d 340 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Films By Jove, Inc. v. Berov, 154 F. Supp.2d 432 (E.D.N.Y. 2001)

Niss v. Columbia Picture Industries, 25 Fed. Appx. 76 (2d Cir. 2002), aff'g 57 U.S.P.Q.2d 1346 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)

Conopco, Inc. v. Cosmair, Inc., 49 F. Supp.2d 242 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)

Estee Lauder v. The Gap, Inc., 108 F.3d 1503 (2d Cir. 1997)

Amicus Briefs

King v. Allied Vision, 65 F.3d 1051 (2d Cir. 1995)

UMG v. Augusto (9th Cir. 2008), for RIAA, urging reversal re: application of the first sale doctrine to promotional CDs.

Davis v. Blige (2d Cir. 2007), for RIAA, urging reversal re: right of co-author to assign ownership interest in compositions.

Data Tree v. Romaine (N.Y. Court of Appeals 2007), for LEXIS/NEXIS and Software and Information Industry Association, urging reversal re: application of New York State Freedom of Information Law to databases.

Perfect 10 v. Amazon (9th Cir. 2006), for RIAA/NMPA, urging reversal re: secondary liability of Google for on-line infringements.

Perfect 10 v. Amazon (9th Cir. 2006), for American Society of Media Photographers, urging reversal re: primary liability of Google for on-line displays.

Dallal v. New York Times (2d Cir. 2005), for American Society of Media Photographers, urging reversal re: ownership of copyright in freelance photographs.

U.S. v. Martignon (2d Cir. 2005), for RIAA, urging reversal re: constitutionality of criminal music bootlegging statute.

Liu v. PriceWaterhouse (7th Cir. 2003), for New York City Bar Association, urging reversal re: work for hire in software.

Eldred v. Ashcroft (U.S. Supreme Court 2002), for American Intellectual Property Law Association, urging affirmance re: constitutionality of 20-year copyright term extension. 

Kelly v. Arriba Soft (9th Cir. 2000), for Graphic Artists Guild, urging reversal re: fair use of “thumbnail” images on-line.

Lotus v. Borland (U.S. Supreme Court 1995), for American Intellectual Property Law Association, urging reversal re: scope of copyright protection for software.

Articles & Speeches

Author of treatise Copyright Law Desk book (BNA, 2009), and numerous articles, including bi-monthly columns in The New York Law Journal.

Speaker at Food and Hospitality Seminar (2008).  Click here to see video highlights.

Frequent speaker on copyright issues, including annual address on recent developments to Copyright Society of the U.S.A.

Honors & Awards

Named in New York 'Super Lawyers' 2006-2009

Named in The Best Lawyers in America in Intellectual Property Law (American Lawyer Media, Inc. 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), reprinted in New York magazine

Affiliations

Association of the Bar of the City of New York – Chair, Copyright and Literary Property Committee (2004–2007)

American Intellectual Property Law Association - Member, Board of Directors (2008-present)

American Intellectual Property Law Association – Chair, Copyright Committee (2004–2006)

Columbia University School of Law – Adjunct Faculty, teaches 15-week seminar, Emerging Theories of Intellectual Property Protection (New York, NY 2004–present)

New York State Bar Association – Co-Chair, Copyright Committee (2002–present)

Copyright Society of the U.S.A. – Trustee (2002–2004)

Fordham University – Adjunct Faculty, taught Hearst Seminar in Intellectual Property, 15-week introductory Intellectual Property course in Department of Media Studies (New York, NY 2002)

Pratt Institute – Adjunct Faculty, taught Intellectual Property course for students in graduate design management program, covering copyright, trademark, design patents and right of publicity issues (New York, NY 1999–2000)

Dartmouth College – Assistant Professor (Visiting), taught undergraduate courses in music theory, music history, and American popular song (Hanover, NH 1988–1989) Articles and Speeches