Marc Reiner

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Law Clerk for Hon. Cynthia Holcomb Hall, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1996-97; Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 1997-2000; Dorsey & Whitney LLP 2000-2010; Anderson Kill P.C. 2010-2012; Moss & Kalish PLLC 2013-2014; Hand Baldachin & Amburgey LLP 2014-present

EDUCATION

• University of Michigan Law School, J.D. (cum laude) 1995
• Yale University, B.A. 1992

STATE BAR ADMISSIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

• Southern District of New York
• Eastern District of New York
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals
• Member of the American Bar Association.

ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS

• Marc Reiner was the lead author on the chapter on trademark law in the legal textbook, The Business and Law of Fashion
• The PPPFA Makes It Easier To Receive Forgiveness of PPP Loans
• The Paycheck Protection Program offers relief to Small Businesses
• Stay Secure While Working Remotely
• Newly Introduced SHOP SAFE Act of 2020 Takes on Counterfeiting in Electronic Commerce But Does Not Go Far Enough
• “Is Real-World Protection Available for Fictional Fashions?,” Harvard Law School Journal on Sports & Entertainment Law (September 2016).
• “Copyright Infringement in the Second Circuit: When Does the Clock Start?,” New York Law Journal (May 3, 2012).
• “Current Issues Concerning Monetary Damage Awards Under The Lanham Act,” Practicing Law Institute’s Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law (2008).
• “The Public Safety Exception to Miranda: Analyzing Subjective Motivation,” 93 Mich. L. Rev. 2377 (1995).

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• “Fashion and Media/Entertainment,” Wharton Business & Law Association (April 1, 2016)
• “International Counterfeiting – A Plague on the House of IP,” New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting of the Intellectual Property Law Section, New York, NY (January 25, 2011)
• “Recoveries in IP Litigation: Hotspots and Trends in Copyright, Trademark, and Patent Damages,” American Intellectual Property Law Association (April 2009)
• “Current Issues Concerning Monetary Damage Awards Under the Lanham Act,” PLI Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law (2008).

SELECT PRESS

• “Restauranteurs Embroiled in Trademark Beef,” The Wall Street Journal (February 11, 2016)
• “Homage or Theft? A Closer Look at the ‘Blurred Lines’ Verdict,” The Wall Street Journal (March 11, 2015)
• “Two Music Publishers Suing Cox Over Piracy,” The Wall Street Journal (November 28, 2014)
• “U.S. Patent Office Cancels Washington Redskins’ Trademarks,” The Wall Street Journal (June 18, 2014)
• “Does Drugstore’s Tweet Qualify as Advertising?”  The Wall Street Journal (April 14, 2014)
• “Will ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Ruling Spawn Flood of Actor Lawsuits?”  The Wall Street Journal (February 28, 2014)
• “Harper Lee Puts Southern Town’s Gift Shop on Trial”  The Wall Street Journal (November 4, 2013)
• “New York Court rules on Louboutin’s Red Soled Shoe Case,” CC-TV America (September 10, 2012)
• “2nd Circ. Ensures Color’s Place As Fashion Trademark,” Law360 (September 5, 2012)
• “Red-Soled Shoes Win Appeal,” The Wall Street Journal (September 5, 2012)
• “A Name Is Toast in H&H Dispute,” The Wall Street Journal (August 7, 2012)
• “Kevin Durant sued by ’80s rocker over ‘Durantula’,” Chicago Tribune (June 21, 2012)
• “High Noon for Diller’s Aereo,” The Wall Street Journal (May 24, 2012)
• “Warhol’s Banana in Lawsuit,” The Wall Street Journal (January 12, 2012)
• “Apple Tablet Draws Jeers, Legal Rumblings Over iPad Name,” The Wall Street Journal (January 30-31, 2010)
• “Nexus Name Irks Author’s Estate,” The Wall Street Journal (Jan. 6, 2010)
• “The IP Chase,” The American Lawyer (May 2002)