Joel Rothman - Innovation Gadfly

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About Joel Rothman

Joel B. Rothman represents clients in intellectual property infringement litigation involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, defamation, trade libel, unfair competition, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and commercial matters. Joel’s litigation practice also includes significant focus on electronic discovery issues such as e-discovery management and motion practice relating to e-discovery. Joel is Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by The Florida Bar, “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and rated 10.0 (superb) by Avvo. Joel is a former chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and a member of the Section’s Executive Council. Prior to relocating to Florida, Joel was an Assistant District Attorney in the Rackets Bureau, Investigations Division, of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. Joel received his J.D. with honors from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University in 1991, and his B.A. magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Albany in 1988. Joel is admitted in Florida, Georgia, Washington State and New York, as well as many federal courts around the country.

Royale Enamel Petitions The Director To Stop Fraud And Injustice In The Trademark System

Joel Rothman - February 14, 2024

When an administrative body like the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issues an unjust and unfair decision that robs the owner of intellectual property (IP) of a valuable property right there is little recourse. In certain circumstances, the IP owner can appeal by filing a case […]

Sounding the Alarm at the MIT Technology Licensing Office.

Joel Rothman - January 10, 2024

MIT Media Lab Innovator Gauri Nanda—Inventor of Clocky®—Needs TLO Support. Technology transfer plays a critical role in technological progress and innovation. Universities and university-based researchers are responsible for creating some of this country’s most important technological innovations. The internet browser (Netscape), the internet search engine (Google), and numerous biotechnologies all were developed at U.S. universities. […]