Overview
John represents clients across a broad variety of industries in federal and state courts, and arbitrations. He has broad litigation experience, which has included disputes involving intellectual property, advertising, complex commercial transactions, business torts, and real estate. John also regularly represents clients in connection with opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, pre-litigation trademark and copyright enforcement matters, domain name conflicts, and social media and e-commerce platform takedown requests.
Additionally, John has experience reviewing, negotiating, and drafting various commercial, intellectual property licensing, and settlement agreements across industries. In the area of advertising, John reviews clients’ advertising and marketing materials both in print and online to ensure their ad claims are fair and substantiated.
John maintains an active pro bono practice. He is also a contributor to Dorsey’s critically-acclaimed IP Blog, TheTMCA.com, which focuses on legal developments in the world of Trademarks, Copyrights, and Advertising.
Prior to joining Dorsey, John was an associate at a New York-based international law firm. Before that he served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Education & Admissions
St. John's University School of Law (J.D, 2020), cum laude
State University of New York at Cortland (B.S., Business Economics & Community Health, 2016), magna cum laude
Admissions
- New York
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Clerkships
- Northern District of New York, The Honorable Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., 2020-2021
Experience
Representative Experience
- Obtained a successful jury verdict on behalf of a music record label on claims for trademark infringement, unfair competition, trademark dilution, and breach of contract against a music publishing company.
- Successfully settled a trademark infringement dispute on behalf of a prominent children’s apparel brand.
- Drafted a global settlement and international trademark co-existence agreement on behalf of a software company in connection with its trademark portfolio.
- Successfully secured the takedown of counterfeit products being sold on Temu and Amazon on behalf of a prominent, renowned beauty brand.
- Obtained the dismissal of a breach of warranty consumer class action on behalf of a prominent consumer and business electronics company.
- Defended a prominent private equity firm in an action brought by a shareholder challenging multiple transactions, including the client’s acquisition of a reinsurance business alleging more than $160 million in damages.
- Represented a computer science-related nonprofit in a trademark and cybersquatting dispute with an individual posing as the client and attempting to do business under the client’s name.
- Represented a technology incubator in multiple patent infringement litigations against both Amazon and Netgear in relation to mesh Wi-Fi products.
- Successfully obtained the dismissal of business tort claims brought against two private equity firms arising out of the firms’ security interests in a borrower’s bank accounts.
- Represented entity holding a large patent portfolio in multiple patent infringement litigations against both Vizio and LG in relation to Smart TV technology.
- Secured a favorable settlement for a plaintiff hedge fund in a breach of contract action against a biopharmaceutical and medical device company.
- Assisted in securing a global settlement of multi-state and SEC enforcement actions on behalf of a crypto exchange accused of offering and selling unregistered crypto products.
- Represented certain members of a family owning commercial real estate in Manhattan in a partnership dispute alleging breaches of fiduciary duty resulting in damages exceeding $100 million.
- Filed an amicus brief relating to internet content moderation and free speech at the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Center for Business and Human Rights of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University in NetChoice, LLC et al. v. Paxton, No. 22-555 and Moody et al. v. NetChoice, LLC et al., No. 22-277.
*Certain representations occurred prior to joining Dorsey
News & Resources
Articles
Publications:
- Netflix and Not-So-Chill: The Legality of Sharing Passwords for Netflix and Other Streaming Services, 101 J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc’y 336 (2021).
- Commercializing Cannabis: Confronting the Challenges and Uncertainty of Trademark and Trade Secret Protection for Cannabis-Related Businesses, 16 Wash. J. L. Tech & Arts 1 (2020).
- Patently Inconsistent: State and Tribal Sovereign Immunity in Inter Partes Review, 93 St. John’s L. Rev. 233 (2019).
- Fixation on Flesh: Why Tattoos Should Not Garner Copyright Protection, 30 NYSBA Ent., Arts, and Sports L. J. 25 (2019).
