Sidney N. Weiss
 
 

Sidney N. Weiss
Managing Partner
Email: snw@weisslaw.net

Practice Areas: Private International Law; International Trade; Customs Law; International Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation in all Courts; Copyright; Licensing; Trademark Law; Intellectual Property; Telecommunications Law.

Admitted: 1974, California; 1975, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1976-1982, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Law School: University of California at Los Angeles, J.D., 1974

College: University of Chicago, A.B., 1971

Member: Customs and International Trade Bar Association (President, 2000-2002; Member, Board of Directors, 1990-2004); International Bar Association (Council Member, 2000-); American Foreign Law Association (Vice President, 2001-); The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on International Trade, 1985-1990, 1994-1996); American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Committee on Customs Law, 2004-2006); State Bar of California (Member, Section on International Law); New York State Bar Association (Co-Chair, International Competition and Trade Policy, 1988-1991).

Biography: Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, 1976-1981. Recipient, Attorney General's Meritorious Achievement Award, 1979. Member, Advisory Committee of United States Court of International Trade, 1993-1998.

Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hebrew and Hungarian.

Reported Cases: SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES: United States v. Mead Corporation, 533 U.S. 218 (2001); APPEALS: Novacor Corporation v. United States, 171 F. 3d 1376 (1999); Kalan Inc. v. United States, 944 F. 2d 847 (1991); Furman Lumber, Inc. v. Revson, 86 A.D.2d 797 (1982); S & S Media, Inc. v. Vango Media, Inc., 84 A.D.2d 356 (1982); Rank Precision Industries, Inc. v. United States, 660 F. 2d 476 (1981) United States v. Arnold Pickle & Olive Co., 659 F. 2d 1049 (1981); S.J. Stile Associates Ltd. v. Snyder, 646 F. 2d 522 (1981); The Ferriswheel v. United States, 644 F. 2d 865 (1981); Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. v. United States, 626 F. 2d 168 (1980); Travenol Laboratories, Inc. v. United States, 622 F. 2d 1027 (1980); ASG Industries, Inc., et al. v. United States, 610 F. 2d 785 (1979); ASG Industries, Inc., et al. v. United States, 610 F. 2d 770 (1979); United States v. Exxon Corporation and Chevron Oil Company, 607 F. 2d 985 (1979); The United States v. Watson, Judge, 603 F. 2d 192 (1979); Air-Sea Brokers, Inc. v. United States, 596 F. 2d 1008 (1979); United States v. Rockwell Import Corp., 564 F. 2d 72 (1977); United States v. Aceto Chemical Corporation, Inc., 553 F. 2d 685 (1977) TRIALS, SUMMARY JUDGMENTS, ETC.: Novacor Chemical Co. v. United States, 980 F. Supp. 1288 (1997); Summit Metal Prods. Corp. v. Lubow, et al., - F. Supp. - (1996); Marcor Development Corp. v. United States, 926 F. Supp. 1124 (1996); Bennet v. U.S. Secretary of Labor, -C.I.T.-, 18 ITRD 1904, 1996 WL 434685 (1996); Dent Manuf'g. Co. v. Zafir, 1995 US Dist. Lexis 15045, 1995 WL 605501 (1995); Modern Computer Corp. v. Ma, 862 F. Supp. 938 (1994); Bennet v. U.S. Secretary of Labor, 18 C.I.T.1063 (1994); Kalan Inc. v. United States, 752 F. Supp. 455 (1990); Former Employees of General Electric Corporation v. United States Department of Labor, 14 C.I.T. 1608 (1990); Kalan Inc. v. United States, 12 C.I.T. 1142 (1988); Washington International Insurance Co. v. United States, 12 C.I.T. 259 (1988); Washington International Insurance Co. v. United States, 678 F. Supp. 902 (1988); Liamuiga Tours v. Vacation Travel Concepts, 617 F. Supp. 920 (1985); Gilmore Steel Corp. v. United States, 585 F. Supp. 670 (1984); Steinberg v. Schweiker, 549 F. Supp. 114 (1982); S & S Media, Inc. v. Vango Media, Inc., 84 A.D. 2d 356, 446 N.Y.S. 2d 52 (1992); Holly Stores, Inc. v. United States, 534 F. Supp. 818 (1981); Sprague Electric Company v. United States, 529 F. Supp. 676 (1981); Michelin Tire Company v. United States, 2 C.I.T. 143 (1981); Genender Wholesale v. United States, 520 F. Supp. 278 (1981); Real Estate Data, Inc. v. County of Nassau, 7 Med. L. Rptr. 2095 (1981); Heraeus Amersil, Inc. v. United States, 515 F. Supp. 770 (1981); Corporacion Sublistatica, S.A. v. United States, 511 F. Supp. 805 (1981); Haarman & Reimer Corp. v. United States, 1 C.I.T. 127 (1981); Arnold Pickle & Olive Co. v. United States, 506 F. Supp. 647 (1980); Rank Precision Industries, Inc. v. United States, 498 F. Supp. 1348 (1980); ASG Industries, Inc., PPG Industries, Inc., Libby-Owens-Ford Company, etc. v. United States, 495 F. Supp. 904 (1980); F.W. Myers & Co., Inc. v. United States, 85 Cust. Ct. 83 (1980); Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. et al. v. United States, 489 F. Supp. 269 (1980); Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. et al. v. United States, 483 F. Supp. 312 (1980); G.M. Rubber Industries, Inc. v. United States, 84 Cust. Ct. 127 (1980); Southern Air Transport, Inc. v. United States, 84 Cust. Ct. 7 (1980); Sprague Electric Company v. United States, 84 Cust. Ct. 243 (1980); Sprague Electric Company v. United States, 84 Cust. Ct. 260 (1980); Travenol Laboratories, Inc. v. United States, 476 F. Supp. 1025 (1979); ASG Industries et al. v. United States, 467 F. Supp. 1187 (1979); ASG Industries et al. v. United States, 468 F. Supp. 1195 (1979); ASG Industries et al. v. United States, 467 F. Supp. 1200 (1979); Braverman v. United States, 82 Cust. Ct. 165 (1979) Novo Enzyme Corporation v. United States, 82 Cust. Ct. 240 (1979); Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. et al. v. United States, 463 F. Supp. 1316 (1979); Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. et al. v. United States, 82 Cust. Ct. 344 (1979); Mitsubishi International Corporation v. United States, 82 Cust. Ct. 350 (1979); Exxon Corporation, Chevron Oil Company v. United States, 462 F. Supp. 378 (1978); Mitsubishi International Corporation v. United States, 454 F. Supp. 458 (1978); Air-Sea Brokers, Inc. v. United States, 454 F. Supp. 451 (1978); G.M. Rubber Industries v. United States, 81 Cust. Ct. 162 (1978); J.E. Bernard & Company, Inc. v. United States, 80 Cust. Ct. 111 (1978); J.D. Smith Inter Ocean et al. v. United States, 79 Cust. Ct. 137 (1977); International Mercantile Corp. v. United States, 79 Cust. Ct. 175 (1977); Alexander v. United States, 78 Cust. Ct. 137 (1977); Micropoint, Inc. v. United States, 426 F. Supp. 569 (1976); Alexander v. United States, 77 Cust. Ct. 162 (1976) Rockwell Import Corp. v. The United States, 422 F. Supp. 279 (1976).

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