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| | Address | | 29 Thanet Road, Suite 201 | | Princeton, New Jersey 08540 | | (Mercer Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Mathews, Shepherd, McKay & Bruneau, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Trials and Appeals. U.S. and International Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Internet and Computer Law, Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets and Related Antitrust and High Technology Matters. | | Year Established: 1980 | | Firm Size: 7 | Representative Clients:
Princeton University; Church & Dwight, Inc.; Rutgers University; Ranbaxy Pharmaceutical, Inc.; AEP Industries, Inc.; Salvona-IP, LLC; Hartz Mountain Industries; Isolatek International; Natreon, Inc.; Flexible. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | H. Hume Mathews (1911-1989). | | Robert G. Shepherd (Partner) born Paterson, New Jersey, April 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey; 1980, Virginia and U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Boston University (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1971); Rutgers University (J.D., 1978). Founding Member and Master, John C. Lifland American Inn of Court (Director, 2007-2009). Member, New Jersey Federal District Court Lawyers Advisory Committee on "Local Patent Rules for the District of New Jersey," Rutgers Law School and New Jersey Intellectual Property Law and Pharmaceuticals Symposium, 2008. Member: Somerset County (President, 1996), Mercer County (Trustee, 2002-2006) and New Jersey State Bar Associations; International Trademark Association; New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Trademark Registration; Trademark Licensing; Copyright Registration; Copyright Licensing; Secured Transactions; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Copyright Litigation. Email: Robert G. Shepherd | | Diane Dunn McKay (Partner) born Reading, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1990, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1983); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1989). Author: "Does Your Employment Agreement Create an Assignment Now or Maybe Later," April 30, 2008; "PCT Update," 23rd Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar, May 9, 2007; "Recent Developments in Indian Patent Law," 22nd Annual Joint Seminar Program, May 3, 2006; "How to Maintain Attorney-Client Privilege in Business Negotiations," 21st. Annual Joint Seminar Program, April 21, 2005; "Recent Development in PCT Practice," 18th Annual Joint Seminar Program, May 2, 2002. Member: Princeton, Mercer County, Monmouth County, New Jersey State and American (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section; Sub Chair, Cooperation with Foreign Patent Offices, 2004-2005) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Computer Law Association; New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 2001-2002); New York Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Patent Litigation; Computer Law; Licensing; Internet Law. Email: Diane Dunn McKay | | Brooks R. Bruneau (Partner) born Rochester, New York, July 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1986); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1990). Member: Princeton, Monmouth County and American Bar Associations; New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Trademark Litigation; TTAB Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trade Secrets; Litigation; Unfair Competition Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Domain Name Disputes; Licensing; Counseling and Litigation; Trademark Clearance and Prosecution. Email: Brooks R. Bruneau | | Todd A. Denys (Partner) born Teaneck, New Jersey, February 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2000, New York; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1993); Rutgers University Law School, Camden (J.D., 1997). Member: Somerset County Bar Association; The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey; New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association; Copyright Society of the U.S.A.; International Trademark Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; John C. Lifland American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Trademark Prosecution; Copyright Prosecution; Trademark Litigation; TTAB Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Unfair Competition Litigation; Domain Name Disputes. Email: Todd A. Denys | | —————————— | | Kristine L. Butler (Associate) born Woodbury, New Jersey, March 25, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Widener University (B.S., Biology, 1995); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Arthur V. Guerrera, J.S.C. and Honorable James E. Isman, J.T.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, 1998-1999. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1997—); New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 2008); American Intellectual Property Law Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association; John C. Lifland American Inn of Court for Intellectual Property. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Trademark Prosecution; Copyright Litigation; Unfair Competition Litigation. Email: Kristine L. Butler | | Cynthia Soumoff (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, California, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in New Jersey). Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., Biology and French, cum laude, 1972); University of California at Los Angeles (Ph.D., Biology, 1979); University of San Francisco Law School (J.D., 1993). Author: "Patents for Marine Biotechnology," International Marine Biotechnology Conference, 1997, Italy. Adjunct Professor, Patent Law, Northeastern University, University College, 2003. Member: State Bar of California; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Association of University Technology Managers. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Patent Licensing; Patent Prosecution. Email: Cynthia Soumoff | | COUNSEL | | Carole E. DeNatale (Counsel) born Buffalo, New York, December 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and Arizona; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. (Not admitted in New Jersey). Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1979). Member, Benjamin Franklin Inn of Court. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Trademark Registration; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Copyright Registration; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Litigation; False Advertising; Unfair Competition. Email: Carole E. DeNatale | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Terri R. Siebel (Administrator) Email: Terri R. Siebel |
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