David S. Weinstock, Esq. Program Moderator David Weinstock has served as in-house and outside counsel advising prescription and OTC drug, biotech, medical device and cosmetic companies, including Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals (where he was Director/Senior Regulatory Counsel), Novo Nordisk, Omnyx (a joint venture of GE and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), Leo Pharma, Sanofi, Henry Schein, Inc., American Home Products, and the Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta and Nina Ricci cosmetic brands. He was also a member of the senior management team that rehabilitated a company that plead guilty to violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Mr. Weinstock s areas of specialization include: research and development/glp, clinical trials/gcp, manufacturing/gmp, labeling, advertising and promotion, controlled substances, anti-kickback, fraud and abuse and the Animal Welfare Act. He also advises on compliance, trademark, contract and general corporate matters. Mr. Weinstock is the author of numerous articles in the food and drug law, antitrust law and federal practice areas. He has taught food and drug law at Brooklyn Law School, Long Island University School of Pharmacy and in the St. Joseph's University Pharmaceutical Marketing MBA Program. In addition to his work in the food and drug law arena, he has held positions in the electronics and entertainment industries, including at Sony and Pokemon. Mr. Weinstock is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut, as well as in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He earned an LLM in Trade Regulation (with concentrations in food and drug law and antitrust law) from New York University School of Law and holds a JD from Albany Law School of Union University. He received a BA with High Honors in Economics from Hobart College prior to which he attended the Bronx High School of Science.
Laurence T. Rickles, Esq. Chief Trademark Counsel Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Rickles is responsible for managing a team of trademark professionals, who are responsible for handling a portfolio of almost 35,000 trademarks in dozens of countries worldwide, as well as Teva's copyright and domain name matters.
Nadine H. Jacobson, Esq. Partner, Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. Practice Description Advises clients on international trademark, design patent, copyright, unfair competition and appellation of origin/geographic indication issues, including the EU Community Trademark, International Registrations under the Madrid Union (Trademarks) and the Hague Treaty (Industrial Designs), TRIPs, the Paris Convention and the Berne Convention. Develops strategies for acquiring, enforcing, maintaining and assigning intellectual property rights with an emphasis on foreign laws and international treaties, and litigates international and multi-country conflicts. Advises clients on related IP transactional issues in the context of IP portfolio audits, due diligence for acquisitions or divestitures, and agreements for related corporate IP transactions, including IP holding companies. Conducts global trademark clearance projects including analysis and evaluation of search data and related risk analysis, investigations and negotiations vis-a-vis prior third party rights, and implementing global filing strategies. Focuses on the retail apparel and accessories, cosmetics, watch, personal and household care products, housewares, pharmaceutical, retail store, restaurant and hotel, entertainment and financial services industries. Education Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1985); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990); Member, Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, 1989-1990. Adjunct Professor, International Trademark Protection, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Spring 1999 and Spring 2000. Professional Activities Member: International Trademark Association: Emerging Issues Committee, 2016 present; EU/OHIM Office Practices Committee, 2014 2015; Classification Committee 2011 2013; Chair, Madrid Systems Subcommittee, 2008 2010; Madrid Systems Subcommittee, 2006 2007; Program Chair, INTA/OHIM Conference on EU Law, 2007; EU CTM Practices Subcommittee, 2001 2005; Meetings Committee, 1999 2001. Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Trademarks and Unfair Competition Committee, 2014 present, 2006 2009, 2001 2004, 1997 2000). International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); American Bar Association. Honors Recognized in Who s Who Legal 2017 Compendium Edition and 2016 edition of Who's Who Legal: Trademarks;
Named to 2017-2016 Super Lawyers New York Metro and Women's Edition lists; Selected to appear in IP STARS 2016, the fourth edition of IP Stars from Managing IP (MIP) magazine; Women in Business Law, 2017-2016; Recognized in the 2016, 2015, 2014 and earlier editions of the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Professionals; Recognized in the 2014 and earlier editions of Guide to World s Leading Lawyers, published by Euromoney Legal Media Group; Recognized in New York Super Lawyers in Intellectual Property from 2015, 2014 and earlier; Recognized in the 2014 and earlier editions of Women in Business Law, published by Euromoney Legal Media Group; Recognized in Managing Intellectual Property s IP Stars, 2014; Recognized in Who s Who Legal 100 2014 and earlier editions; Recognized for international trademark work in The Legal 500. Admissions New York, 1993; Massachusetts, 1990; District of Columbia, 1991; U.S. Supreme Court Selected Speaking Engagements May 2015: American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Madrid Protocol: How it Works and Tricks of the Trade; May 2012: Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, The Madrid Protocol and Singapore Treaty: What Canadian Practitioners Need to Know; June 2009: New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) Recent and Proposed Changes to The Madrid Protocol: Repeal of the Safeguard Clause and the Issue of Replacement; May 2009: INTA Madrid Protocol Workshop Update, Questions and Answers; April 2009: International Intellectual Property Society (IIPS) Tricks of the Trade for the Madrid Protocol Seminar; March 2006: INTA Trademark Registrations Strategies Forum: Pervasive Prosecution Problems: The Madrid Protocol; June 2003: Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Chair and Speaker, The Madrid Protocol Seminar; April 2003: AIPLA 2003 Madrid Protocol Seminar on Filing Strategies.
William T. Johnson Brand Institute Mr. Johnson joined BI - Miami in 1997 as Market Research Manager. He was promoted to Director, Brand Development for BI - New York in 1999, Managing Director for BI - New York in 2001, President, U.S. Eastern Division in 2003, President, U.S./Canada Eastern & Midwestern Divisions in 2010, and in 2012 promoted to President of Brand Institute. He is responsible for the Austin, Boston, Chicago, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, San Francisco, Tokyo and Toronto regions. Prior to Brand Institute, Mr. Johnson was with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical School. He earned his B.S. from Princeton University.