Services

  • Patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution
  • Infringement, validity and freedom to operate opinions
  • IP licensing, litigation and due diligence

Intellectual property is becoming increasingly more important in today's global economy. In our decades of experience, both in the U.S. and abroad, we have been keen observers of the shifting climate of intellectual property law. Intellectual property battles between the goliaths of the industry are told in the headlines every day. Just as the IP of the goliaths of the industry is critical, your intellectual property is important to you and your business as well.

We provide a wide range of legal services for clients ranging from individual inventors to large corporations, and our practice focuses on the procurement, enforcement and defense of intellectual property rights. We are proud of the relationships we have developed while working with some of the most successful engineering and technical minds from various industries. Most importantly, we attribute our successes to having earned the trust of our clients with focus, attention and respect.

A strong intellectual property portfolio is an integral part in planning for the long-term success of your business. We can help you invest in your current and future innovations with our broad technical background in all matters of intellectual property law. Let us help you with your IP assets so you can continue coming up with the next big idea.


Representative Litigation Matters: 

Patent

Weight Watchers Int’l, Inc. v. Fenlander Software Solutions Ltd., 17-cv-03526 (S.D.N.Y. 2017)

Caffeinate Labs, Inc. v. Vante Inc., 17-cv-07252 (E.D.N.Y. 2017)

Weight Watchers Int’l, Inc. v. Gossain, 16-cv-02250 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)


Trademark

I & I Hair Corporation v. Beauty Plus Trading Co., Inc., 18-cv-03254 (N.D.Tx. 2018)

Jelly Belly Candy Company v. DK Cosmetics, 17-cv-03102 (N.D.Ca. 2017)

Big Apple Int’l, Inc. v. Z Zone Outlet, Inc., 15-cv-06697 (D.N.J. 2015)

Beflex Inc. v. Topifish Technology (Beijing) Ltd., Proceeding No. 92070331 (TTAB 2018)

Retail Royalty Company v. Lee, Proceeding No. 91244586 (TTAB 2018)

WWRD Ireland IPCO LLC v. Park, Proceeding No. 91236988 (TTAB 2017)


Copyright

NASA Machine Tools, Inc. v. FAMA Technology Inc., 18-cv-02872 (D.N.J. 2018)

Lim v. T&B Publishing, LLC, 18-cv-01325 (D.N.J. 2018) 

Bowers v. Rodman Media Corp., 18-cv-14256 (D.N.J. 2018)

Feingold v. Rebdolls, 16-cv-04006 (E.D.N.Y. 2016)

Broadcast Music, Inc. v. River Rock Sports Bar & Grille Corp., 16-cv-06847 (D.N.J. 2016)

Burke v. Lapulia Studio Inc., 16-cv-07088 (D.N.J. 2016)

Green Energy Source, LLC v. Professional Building Systems, Inc., 15-cv-07890 (D.N.J. 2015)


Representative Patent Prosecution Matters: 

Software/Business Method

U.S. Pat. No. 10,546,508 – System and Method for Automated Literacy Assessment

U.S. Pat. No. 10,488,067 – Utility Allocation and Control System and Method

U.S. Pat. No. 10,475,092 – System and Method for Online Time-Price Based Marketplace and Unique Manipulations of Listings

U.S. Pat. No. 10,436,824 – Energy Measuring and Labeling Apparatus at Power Penetration Point

U.S. Pat. No. 10,324,118 – Apparatus and Method for Correcting Power Usage Measurements

U.S. Pat. No. 10,254,319 – Apparatus, Server, System and Method for Energy Measuring

U.S. Pat. No. 10,215,829 – Pose Detection Device of Movable Body and Location-Based Supplemental Service Providing System

U.S. Pat. No. 10,126,336 – Energy Usage Device and Energy Information Collecting Device

U.S. Pat. No. 10,095,294 – System and Method of Guiding Use of Electronic Device

U.S. Pat. No. 9,921,336 – Device and Method for Recognizing 3D Posture and Location of a Movable Body


Electrical

U.S. Pat. No. 10,471,253 – System and Method to Modulate an Electric Field in an Environment

U.S. Pat. No. 10,347,738 – Fabrication of a Dual-Operation Depletion/Enhancement Mode High Electron Mobility Transistor

U.S. Pat. No. 10,148,118 – Garment Device and System Having Wireless Charging Function, and Charging Method Using the Same


Mechanical

U.S. Pat. No. 10,440,969 – Produce Ripening System and Method

U.S. Pat. No. 10,433,598 – Liner with Access Means

U.S. Pat. No. 10,386,149 – Firearm System

U.S. Pat. No. 10,258,482 – Artificial Intervertebral Implant

U.S. Pat. No. 10,167,109 – Safety Container

U.S. Pat. No. 10,138,635 – System for Dry Execution of Finishing Material

U.S. Pat. No. 9,968,515 – Massaging Device

U.S. Pat. No. 9,926,117 – Quadruple Sealing Structure for Can Cover

U.S. Pat. No. 9,661,914 – Portable Lighting Assembly

U.S. Pat. No. 9,131,778 – Foldable Tent-Cot

U.S. Pat. No. 9,009,896 – Adjustable Foldable Bed Frame

U.S. Pat. No. 8,590,554 – Foldable Tent with Integrated Ventilation System


Chemical

U.S. Pat. No. 10,415,864 – Ice Slurry Manufacturing Process

U.S. Pat. No. 10,254,012 – Sensible Thermal Energy Storage (STES) Systems


Design

U.S. Pat. No. D865,339 – Magazine Holder

U.S. Pat. No. D844,332 – Grooming Device

U.S. Pat. No. D833,159 – Sheet with Camouflage Pattern

U.S. Pat. No. D811,922 – Jewelry Article

U.S. Pat. No. D806,064 – Mobile Device Holder


Basic Types of Intellectual Property

Patents, trademarks and copyrights protect different types of intellectual property.

A patent protects an invention. A trademark typically protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A copyright protects an original artistic or literary work. For example, if you invent a new kind of vacuum cleaner, you would apply for a patent to protect the invention itself. You would apply to register a trademark to protect the brand name of the vacuum cleaner. And you might register a copyright for the TV commercial that you use to market the product. A brief overview of each of these types of intellectual property is provided below.

Patentspatents

A patent is an intellectual property right granted by the Government of the United States of America to an inventor “to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States or importing the invention into the United States" for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure of the invention when the patent is granted.

There are three types of patents:

  • Utility patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof
  • Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture
  • Plant patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant

Trademarkstrademarks

A trademark is generally a word, phrase, symbol, or design, or a combination thereof, that identifies and distinguishes the source of goods of one party from those of others. A service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of service rather than goods. A trademark may be located on a package, a label, a voucher or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity trademarks are also being displayed on company buildings. The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization, or any legal entity. You can establish rights in a mark based on use of the mark in commerce, without a registration.

Owning a federal trademark registration on the Principal Register provides a number of advantages:

  • A legal presumption of your ownership of the mark and your exclusive right to use the mark nationwide on or in connection with the goods/services listed in the registration (whereas state registration only provides rights within the borders of that one state)
  • Public notice of your claim of ownership of the mark; listing in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's online database
  • The ability to record the U.S. registration with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service to prevent importation of infringing goods
  • The right to use the federal registration symbol "R-Circle"; the ability to bring an action concerning the mark in federal court
  • The use of the U.S. registration as a basis to obtain registration in foreign countries

Copyrightcopyrights

Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.

  • Reproduce the copyrighted work
  • Prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work
  • Distribute copies of the copyrighted work
  • Perform the copyrighted work publicly
  • Display the copyrighted work publicly

It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright law to the owner of copyright. These rights, however, are not unlimited in scope. In some cases, these limitations are specified exemptions from copyright liability.

One major limitation is the doctrine of “fair use." In other instances, the limitation takes the form of a “compulsory license" under which certain limited uses of copyrighted works are permitted upon payment of specified royalties and compliance with statutory conditions.

The information provided herein was obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Copyright Office at the Library of Congress, and is for informational purposes only and not intended as a legal opinion or advice.

Professionals

John H. Choi

John H. Choi, Esq.

Bar and Court Admissions
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • District of New Jersey
  • Eastern District of New York
  • Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Professional Associations
  • AIPLA
Academic Background
  • J.D., Catholic University, Columbus School of Law, 2003
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1998

John H. Choi is an intellectual property attorney with extensive experience in all areas of intellectual property law. Mr. Choi's practice includes:

  • Domestic and foreign patent, trademark and copyright prosecution;
  • Intellectual property litigation in federal and state courts, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
  • Patent infringement, validity and freedom to operate opinions; and
  • Intellectual property licensing.

Mr. Choi has represented clients ranging from individual inventors to the largest camping tent manufacturer in the world, and his clients are both domestic and foreign. As a trusted advisor and counselor, Mr. Choi's priority is to provide quality service to his clients through his wealth of experience and personal attention to each and every matter. With a background in engineering and intellectual property law, Mr. Choi brings an added dimension to the practice of law.

Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Choi worked as an engineer in the electrical equipment manufacturing division of Eaton Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, as well as an engineering consulting firm in Seoul, Korea servicing Korea's largest pharmaceutical companies. During law school, Mr. Choi participated in study abroad programs in Japan and Korea while working at local intellectual property law firms. After law school and prior to his current practice, Mr. Choi was an associate in the intellectual property department at Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer & Feld and then was an associate at an intellectual property law firm in New York City.


Peter B. Choi, Ph.D., P.E.

Licenses
  • Professional Engineer, Pennsylvania
  • Professional Engineer, Korea
Academic Background
  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University
  • M.S., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University

Dr. Peter B. Choi is a technical advisor who assists in the prosecution of patent applications. Dr. Choi has over forty years of engineering experience, particularly in process design for clean energy, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, biomedical, fine chemical and petrochemical plants.

Throughout his career, Dr. Choi has worked for engineering companies as well as research institutions in the U.S. and Korea. More recently, Dr. Choi has owned and operated consulting firms assisting in the design of pharmaceutical manufacturing plants. In addition to his professional career, Dr. Choi has been an adjunct professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia as well as Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea where he taught various engineering courses.

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