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STANLEY H. COHEN PARTNER TELEPHONE: 215-567-2010. EXTENSION 125 FAX: 215-751-1142 scohen@crbcp.com

     
Mr. Cohen is considered a senior statesman in the Intellectual Property Bar. He has been lead counsel in over 200 civil actions involving patents, trademarks or copyrights. He has successfully briefed and argued appeals in the Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Eleventh and Federal Circuits. His practice includes all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law, with an emphasis on copyright and trademark law and related counseling, licensing and litigation. A frequent speaker, Mr. Cohen has lectured extensively on patents, trademarks and copyrights in the United States and Canada to both lawyers and business executives. He is registered to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2006) and Chambers, USA Guide to Leading Lawyers for Business (2004, 2005, 2006).

     
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, Eleventh,
     District of Columbia and Federal Circuits
U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

     
Reeves Brothers, Inc. v. U.S. Laminating Corp., 282 F. Supp. 118, 157 USPQ 235 (E.D. N.Y. 1968), aff'd, 417 F.2d 869 (2d Cir. 1969). The district court held that two patents on the lamination of foam to fabric, for which there had been 67 licensees, were invalid and not infringed. The decision was affirmed on appeal.

J & D Home Improvement, Inc. v. Basement Doctor, Inc., 70 USPQ2d 1250 (3d Cir. 2004). The district court dismissed an action seeking concurrent use registrations, on a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and the decision was affirmed on appeal.

In re N.A.D. Inc., 754 F.2d 996, 224 USPQ 969 (Fed. Cir. 1985). The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and ordered a trademark to be registered, based on a consent to use and register from the prior registrant.

Jellibeans, Inc. v. Skating Clubs of Georgia, Inc., 212 USPQ 170 (N.D. Ga. 1981), aff'd, 222 USPQ 10 (11th Cir. 1983). The district court found that the service mark LOLLIPOPS infringed on the service mark JELLIBEANS, for roller rink services, and this decision was affirmed on appeal.

Alexandria Drafting Co. v. Amsterdam, 43 USPQ2d 1247 (E.D. Pa. 1997) (opinion vacated, pursuant to settlement agreement). The district court found that a map did not infringe on the Plaintiff's copyrighted map, on the basis that the mere drawing of lines on paper, to replicate streets, did not constitute copyrightable subject matter.

M.S.R. Imports, Inc. v. R.E. Greenspan Co., Inc., 220 USPQ 361 (E.D. Pa. 1983), aff'd, without opinion, 732 F.2d 146 (3d Cir. 1984); see also, 574 F. Supp. 31, 225 USPQ 585 (E.D. Pa. 1983). The district court found the copyrights on metal sculptures were valid and infringed, and awarded maximum statutory damages and counsel fees. The decision was affirmed on appeal.

     
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association Federal Courts Committee
Member, The Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, International Trademark Association
Member, The Copyright Society of the United States
Past Member, Board of Managers, Alumni Association of Central High School of Philadelphia (the second oldest public high school in the country)
Past member, Board of Directors, Alumni Association of The George Washington University Law School

     
Do Chemical Intermediates Have Patentable Utility? 29 GWLR 7, 1960

     
Named Pennsylvania SuperLawyer by Philadelphia Magazine, 2006, 2007
Chambers USA: Top-Ranked in Intellectual Property, Pennsylvania
Chambers, USA Guide to Leading Lawyers for Business (2004, 2005, 2006)
Tau Epsilon Rho Law Society (Chancellor, Phila. Graduate Chapter) 1979-1981
Tau Epsilon Rho Law Society (National Historian) 1994-
Member, George Washington Law Review
Martindale Hubbell AV Rated

     
Drexel University: B.S. Chemical Engineering 1957
George Washington University: J.D. with honors 1961

     
World travel, tennis, fitness workouts, bike riding and bridge.

     
Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office (1957-1961)

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