Arthur J. Jacobs
ARTHUR J. JACOBS, the Firm's founding partner, is a graduate of the City College of New York and the Cornell Law School. Mr. Jacobs is well known for his knowledge of trademark, copyright, defamation, new media, and corporate and transactional matters, particularly in the areas and fields of publishing, the Internet, e-publishing, television, film and the media, in addition to his extensive litigation and trial experience. Mr. Jacobs has also lectured attorneys and law school students in the fields of intellectual property and publishing law, and has continuously represented publishers, authors and filmmakers for over 35 years.
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property, including Trademarks and Copyright
- Publishing (Traditional and Online)
- Licensing
- Software Development and Licensing
- Entertainment
- Media Law
- Television
- Film
- Prepublication Counseling
- Corporate Organization
- Corporate Transactions
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1968
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1973
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1973
Education
- Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York
- LL.B. - 1967
- City College, New York, New York
- B.A. - 1964
Representative Cases
- Stellema v. Vantage Press, 121 Misc. 2d 1058 (Sup. Ct. NY Cty 1983)
- Stellema v. Vantage Press, 109 A.D. 2d 423 (1st Dept. 1985)
- Windows User, Inc. v. Reed Business Pub. Ltd., 795 F. Supp. 103 (SDNY 1992)
- Rod Stewart v. ATI
- Gutcheon v. Maltby
- Dennis Maxim, Inc. v. Zuccarini (WIPO 2000)
- Alex's Meat & Provision, Inc. v. Alex's Meat Distributors Corp. (E.D.N.Y. 2009)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York County Lawyers Association, Member
- The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Member
- Legal Affairs Committee of the Magazine Publishers of America