Shah, Faisal
Faisal Shah is a former partner in the Los Angeles office of the global law firm of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP (now known as Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) where he advised clients on commercial and business restructuring matters and disputes including obtaining security interests in intellectual property assets. Subsequent to that, he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Richardson Labs Inc. where he established programs for the identification, management and protection of the company's intellectual property assets in all of its forms, including patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyright. At Richardson Labs Inc, Mr. Shah handled a wide variety of corporate transactions and intellectual property licensing and litigation matters, including the eventual acquisition of the company by Rexall Sundown, Inc, a publicly-traded company. In addition, Mr. Shah counseled the company with respect to advertising and marketing claims under DSHEA and the FDA, as well as Internet law issues.
Subsequent to Richardson Labs, Mr. Shah founded MarkMonitor Inc, an international intellectual property brand protection company. As the founder and initial CEO, Mr. Shah initially managed the company's intellectual property asset portfolio and supervised the company¿s branding, advertising and marketing strategies. In addition, Mr. Shah has worked extensively in the domain name industry and has assisted numerous companies in the protection and management of their domain name portfolios. Mr. Shah is a member of the American Bar Association and the International Trademark Association (INTA) Internet WhoIs subcommittee as well as the ICANN Registrar and Intellectual Property Committees. Mr. Shah is currently the CEO and Chairman of FTF Technologies Inc., a patent document management and storage company that provides comprehensive patent management solutions to companies and law firms worldwide.
Mr. Shah holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Colorado and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
Lackenbach Siegel, LLP
LACKENBACH SIEGEL, LLP Scarsdale, New York, www.lackenbach.com; a law firm specializing in all fields of Intellectual Property law since 1923, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, advertising, internet and computerlaw. Prepared by: Cathy E. Shore-Sirotin and Andrew F. Young with contributions from Howard N. Aronson and Jeffrey M. Rollings.
Cathy E. Shore-Sirotin Trademark and Advertising Departments; Member: New York, New Jersey, California, Washington, D.C., SDNY, EDNY, WDNY, CD Cal., DNJ, CAFC & U.S. Supreme Court; Fordham Univ. School of Law (J.D.); New York Univ., Stern School of Business (M.B.A.); Univ. of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences (B.S. and B.A.); Author: "Antitrust and Professional Sports Eligibility Rules" (Fordham IPLJ 1990); Editorial Board, The Trademark Reporter (INTA 1996-2003, 2006 ); Editor-in- Chief, Trademark Bulletin (NYSBA 2000); Profiled in Beyond L.A. Law: Stories of People Who've Done Fascinating Things with a Law Degree (Harcourt Brace 1998); Former Assoc. Gen. Counsel, News America Inc. (News Corp.) and Asst. Gen. Counsel, Elizabeth Arden Inc.; Law Clerk, Hon. A. Andrew Hauk (C.D. Cal. 1990-91).
Andrew F. Young Patent Department; Member: State Bars: New York and New Jersey; Federal Court Bars: SDNY, EDNY, DNJ, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (C.A.F.C.) and United States Supreme Court; Alfred University College of Ceramics (B.S.C.E), Sheffield University, U.K.(additional studies); Widener Univ. School of Law (J.D.); Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (U.S.P.T.O.) and Canadian Intellectual Property Office (C.I.P.O.); Member American Intellectual Property Law Association (A.I.P.L.A) and American Bar Association (A.B.A.); Former Engineer, Allied Signal, Inc.
A grateful acknowledgment to Gene J. Sirotin, C.P.A., M.B.A., GJS Consulting Company, Ardsley, New York, [email protected], for assistance in connection with Financial Aspects of Intellectual Property.
