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Andrew
J. Sherman, Partner
Katten, Muchen & Zavis
Washington, DC
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| Practice
Area(s) |
Corporate
Franchising, Licensing and Distribution
Intellectual Property
Internet and E-Commerce
Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances and Partnerships
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity and Emerging Growth Companies
Securities
Technology and New Media
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| Affiliations |
American
Bar Association
Association for Corporate Growth
Georgetown University and University of Maryland
International Franchise Association
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Young Entrepreneurs Organization
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| Bar
Admissions |
1987,
District of Columbia |
| Education |
University
of Maryland, B.A., 1983
American University, J.D., 1986
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Eric
T. Fingerhut, Counsel
Shaw Pittman
Washington, DC
Eric Fingerhut, counsel in the
trademark and Internet practice group, counsels clients on
trademark and other intellectual property issues. His experience
includes rendering availability and registrability opinions,
procuring and protecting trademark rights, and working on foreign
and domestic inter partes registration proceedings and
infringement litigation. Mr. Fingerhut is extensively involved in
domain name dispute resolution and the reformation of the domain
name system in general. Mr. Fingerhut is a frequent speaker and
author on intellectual property issues involving the Internet and
is recognized by the World Intellectual Property Law Organization
as an expert in this area. He is an active member of the District
of Columbia Bar. Twice elected member to the D.C. Bar's
Intellectual Property Law Section Steering Committee, he is
currently serving his third consecutive year as co-chair of that
committee. Mr. Fingerhut is admitted to practice in the District
of Columbia and before the U.S. District Court for the District of
Colorado, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and
the U.S. Supreme Court.
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| Practice
Area(s) |
Intellectual
Property
Trademark
Internet
Intellectual Property Audits |
Professional
Memberships |
International
Trademark Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association |
| Education
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Benjamin
N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 1990
Boston University, B.S., 1987
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Marc
S. Kaufman
Sixbey Friedman
Leedom & Ferguson, PC
Washington, DC
Marc
Kaufman's credentials include experience in preparing and
prosecuting trademark and patent applications, with particular
expertise in medical instruments, computer software and systems,
and electric power distribution.
Marc's
practice includes:
Counseling
clients on all aspects of intellectual property rights.
Procuring
and enforcing patents and trademarks in the United States and
abroad.
Patent
validity and infringement studies and counseling.
Invention
patentability and trademark registrability studies and counseling.
Representing
clients in interparty proceedings before U.S. Patent &
Trademark Office.
Christopher
Capuano
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Christopher Capuano has been Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Proxicom since June 1996 and
was a Director from August 1996 until August 1998. Prior to
joining Proxicom, from 1993 until June 1996, Mr.Capuano was
Manager and Senior Manager with Price Waterhouse LLP. From 1994 to
1997, Mr. Capuano was also an Adjunct Professor of Law at
Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Capuano was associated
previously with the law firm of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher.
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