Mr Kieran Doyle > Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC
114 WEST 47TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10036
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

IP Litigation

Position

Partner.  Kieran counsels clients regarding trademark clearance, registration, prosecution, licensing and protection. He litigates intellectual property and product labeling matters in federal and state courts.  He also represents brandowners before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  Kieran’s clients include fashion, footwear, hair care and skin care companies, publishers, professional sports marketing and merchandising companies, restaurants, food and beverage manufacturers.

Career

  • Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Associate (1995 – 98)
  • Legal Aid Society, Federal Defenders Division, Paralegal (1990 – 95)

Memberships

  • Adjunct Professor, Trademark Law, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies.  (2007- Present)
  • Co-chair; Practising Law Institute Advanced Seminar in Trademark Law (2008-Present)
  • Vice-chair, American Intellectual Property Law Association Trademark Law Committee (2010 -2012)
  • Chair, AIPLA Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy Committee (2006-2010)
  • Contributor to Copyright Annual Review (1998-2006)

Education

Fordham University School of Law (JD 1995; Law Review: Associate Editor 1993 – 95)

Fordham University (BA 1990)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation

The team at boutique New York firm Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC  represents the likes of Major League Baseball, J. Crew, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, in addition to major players across sectors such as entertainment, music, food, apparel, sports, hospitality, consumer products, and financial services. Richard Mandel heads the team, representing film and television studios and key players in the food industry involved in proceedings in the federal courts and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Jonathan King brings over 30 years of experience in the practice area. Eric Shimanoff brings expertise to matters related to social media, NFTs, virtual internet trademark, domain names, and false identification issues. Veteran litigator Mary Kevlin specializes in the sports sector handles disputes clients as Major League Baseball, along with Maryann Licciardi, who handles complex domain name issues. Other key figures include Kieran Doyle, who manages and protects QVC’s entire trademark portfolio, and Joelle Milov who was promoted to partner in January 2023. All the lawyers mentioned work in New York.

United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)

The team at boutique New York firm Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC brings strength to the registration, management, and enforcement of the international portfolios of household names multinationals such as Major League Baseball, J. Crew, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, across sectors ranging from sports, education, and entertainment to publishing, automotive, and financial services. The team is headed by Deborah Squiers, who applies longstanding experience to advising portfolio maintenance and complex overseas oppositions and cancellation proceedings. The practice is supported by trademark authority William Borchard and Joel Karni Schmidt, who specializes in assisting hotels and restaurants, video game and gaming technology companies, and counseling clients on the NFT space. Other key figures include Robert English, who represents clients in intellectual property-related transactional matters, including licensing and joint development agreements; Kieran Doyle, who manages matters in the footwear, food and medical marijuana spaces; sports and entertainment filing strategist Jeffrey Chery; and Joelle Milov, a specialist in domain name disputes who was appointed to partner in January 2023.