Anthony F. Lo Cicero
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Anthony F. Lo Cicero has extensive experience in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent litigation, due diligence and other transactional work and counseling, trademark and brand protection and enforcement, and providing intellectual property expertise to varied industries.
Mr. Lo Cicero has been lead counsel in defending companies in patent litigation involving product areas as diverse as angular rate sensors, camcorders, cordless telephones, and the operations of websites and has supervised due diligence in the software, entertainment, communications and other industries. He has also provided patent counseling to companies in the semi-conductor manufacturing, retail, apparel, network security and telecommunications fields. Over the past thirty-five years, Mr. Lo Cicero has represented many of the most prestigious apparel manufacturers and retailers in the United States. He also advanced brand development and enforcement strategies ranging from anti-counterfeiting and trademark infringement protection to trade dress and Internet domain matters. He has also represented clients in toys, plastics, and other fields.
Mr. Lo Cicero is a frequent speaker and has lectured on patent infringement, trademark dilution, anti-counterfeiting, arbitration, intellectual property damages and recovery, domain name disputes, and Internet related issues.
Mr. Lo Cicero was named in Corporate Counsel Edition Super Lawyers for Intellectual Property in both June 2009 and June 2010.
Mr. Lo Cicero graduated cum laude from Polytechnic University with a degree in electrical engineering. He received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School where he graduated cum laude and was the Assistant Managing Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review.
ARELaw Alerts
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ARE Copyright Law Alert:
Second Circuit Clarifies Digital Millenium Copyright Act’s Safe Harbor Provisions In Viacom International, Inc. v. Youtube, Inc. Decision
April 18, 2012
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ARE Trademark Law Alert:
Fourth Circuit Revives Rosetta Stone Case Against Google’s Keyword Searching
April 13, 2012
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ARE Patent Litigation Alert:
NYIPLA Files Amicus Brief in Mayo v. Prometheus
September 8, 2011
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ARE Patent Litigation Alert:
Centillion v. Qwest Communications: Federal Circuit Held That “Use” of a System Means Use as a Whole and the User Must Derive Benefit From It
January 31, 2011
Published Articles
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Tiffany (NJ) Inc. v. eBay Inc.: Guidelines for Online Retailers to Police Third Party Sales of Counterfeit Goods
- Common Law Journal, July 29, 2008
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HearSay: I Got it on eBay…(Audio interview excerpt)
- HearSay with Cathy Lewis, July 18, 2008, WHRV
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Tiffany v. eBay: Trademark Owners Beware
- IP Law360, July 16, 2008
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Q&A With Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein’s Anthony F. Lo Cicero
- IP Law360, September 21, 2007
In The Press
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In the Press:
'T-minus' Buffet enters the private placement biz
- Investment News, December 2, 2011
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In the Press:
Super Lawyers names partners Anthony F. Lo Cicero and Charles R. Macedo
New York — Metro 2011 Intellectual Property Super Lawyers
Speaking Engagements
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July 24, 2012 – July 25, 2012
The 9th Annual Patents and the Financial Services IndustryLocation: New York, NY -
March 23, 2012
The Practical Impact of the America Invents Act on Patent LitigationLocation: The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY -
July 27, 2011 – July 28, 2011
8th Annual Patents for Financial Services IndustryLocation: New York, NY -
June 16, 2011
Emerging Strategies in the Defense of Non-Practicing Entities' Patent Infringement Litigation, from the Celesq®-West LegalEdcenter IP Master SeriesLocation: Webcast
Certification/Specialties
- Registered Patent Agent, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1977
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982
- New York, 1976
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1976
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1979
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY, J.D., cum laude, 1975
- Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY, B.S.E.E., cum laude, 1972
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Education Through Music (Member, Board of Directors 2008 -)
- New York Intellectual Property Law Association (Board Member 2007-10; Chairman, Patent Litigation Committee 2010-11; Second Vice President 2011)
- International Anti counterfeiting Coalition (Member, Board of Directors 1993-2005)
- New York State and American Bar Associations
Professional Experience
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Brooklyn Law School, 1984-1985
- Associate Managing Editor, Brooklyn Law Review, 1974-1975
- Lecturer: American Arbitration Association, Practising Law Institute, New York State Bar Association
Awards & Honors
- New York — Metro 2011 Intellectual Property Super Lawyer, 2011
Representative Cases
- Barnhart v. Federated Department Stores, Inc., 715 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1184, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2005
- BEI Techs. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., 268 F.Supp.2d 782, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2003
- Paco Sport, Ltd. v. Paco Rabanne Perfumes, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 29570, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2000
- Westchester Media v. PRL USA Holdings, Inc., 214 F.3d 658, United States Court of Appeals for the Firth Circuit, 2000
- Polo Ralph Lauren, L.P. v. Schuman, 46 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1046, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, 1998
- Westchester Media Co. L.P. v. PRL USA Holdings, Inc., 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11737, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, 1998
- Hoechst Celanese Corp. v. Nylon Eng’g Resins, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16339, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, 1997
- G.A. Modefine, S.A. v. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 919 F.Supp. 723, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1996
- Coach Leatherware Co. v. Ann Taylor, Inc., 933 F.2d 162, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1991
- United States Polo Assn., Inc. v. Polo Fashions, Inc., 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21908, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1984
- Polo Fashions, Inc. v. BDB, Inc., 1983 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14420, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1983
- Mattel, Inc. v. Azrak-Hamway International, Inc., 724 F.2d 357, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1983
Amicus Briefs
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Brief of Amicus Curaie NYIPLA in Mayo Collaborative Services (D/B/A Mayo Medical Laboratories) and Mayo Clinic Rochester, Petitioners, v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., (Sup. Ct. September 8, 2011)
September 8, 2011
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Brief for Amici Curiae Double Rock Corporation, Island Intellectual Property LLC, LIDs Capital LLC, Intrasweep LLC, Access Control Advantage, Inc., Ecomp Consultants, Pipeline Trading Systems LLC, Rearden Capital Corporation, Craig Mowry and PCT Capital LLC in Support of Petitioners, Bernard L. Bilski and Rand A. Warsaw v. John J. Doll, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Docket No. 08-964, (Sup. Ct. Aug. 6, 2009)
August 6, 2009
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Brief For Amici Curiae Reserve Management Corporation, PCT Capital LLC, Rearden Capital Corp. And Sales Optimization Group In Support Of Maintaining State Street and AT&T in In Re Bernard L. Bilski and Rand A. Warsaw, Appeal No. 2007-1130 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 4, 2008)
April 1, 2008