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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Jonathan Reichman

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+1.212.908.6256 jreichman@HuntonAK.com

Work Department

Intellectual Property; Trademarks

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Reichman has almost 40 years’ experience in litigation, licensing and counseling matters in copyright, trademark, unfair competition and right of publicity law, particularly for clients in the entertainment industry.

A major aspect of Mr. Reichman’s practice involves the protection, defense, enforcement, licensing and exploitation of rights vested in fictional and animated characters. He has handled complex issues concerning such characters and properties as Spider-Man, X-Men, Superman, Batman, Barbie, Peanuts, Strawberry Shortcake, Babar the Elephant, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teletubbies, The Berenstain Bears, Inspector Gadget, Franklin The Turtle, Raggedy Ann and Andy, and Mr. Bill.

Mr. Reichman also represents the estates of well-known entertainers, authors and artists. He has handled copyright, right of publicity and trademark matters for such estates as Bob Hope, Joseph Campbell, Mary McCarthy, Diane Arbus, Rube Goldberg, W.C. Fields and Abbott & Costello.

In 2014, he served as an advisor to the New Jersey State Senate in connection with Senate Bill No. S2212 (“The Commercial Identity Protect Act”).

Memberships

  • Member and former Trustee, Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
  • Member, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Committee, New York State Bar Association
  • Advisory Board, Bloomberg BNA’s The Licensing Journal

Education

  • JD, 1980, Stanford Law School
  • BA, 1977, magna cum laude, Haverford College, Phi Beta Kappa

Lawyer Rankings

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

Active across sports, media, financial services and technology sectors, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP maintains a broad offering handling world marks, slogans and sound marks for notable clients such as The Vitamin Shoppe and Peanuts Worldwide. John Gary Maynard, who operates out of the firm’s Washington DC and Richmond office and is noted for his brand protection, online enforcement and domain name counseling, jointly leads the practice alongside tech sector specialist Tyler Maddry, who is based in the firm’s New York office. Richmond’s Stephen Demm is regularly engaged to manage trademark mandates in the energy sector and New York’s Jonathan Reichman, who is recommended for his ‘highly commercial’ approach.

United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation

Capable of advising clients across all phases of litigation, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP enjoys a strong grounding in ex parte appeals of examination and inter partes challenges to applications at the TTAB alongside considerable experience in managing opposition and cancellation proceedings. John Gary Maynard and Tyler Maddry spearhead the practice from the firm’s Washington DC office. Operating from the firm’s New York office, Jeremy Boczko is active across federal and administrative courts and Armin Ghiam capitalizes on his background in law, finance, and tech to advise clients across the full IP life cycle, from pre-suit investigations and mediation, to trial proceedings. In Washington DC, seasoned litigator Edward Colbert continues to be entrusted by financial services, entertainment, and consumer goods companies, while Erik C. Kane possesses considerable experience in federal courts, state courts, the ITC, and the TTAB. Other key figures include Richmond’s Stephen Demm and New York’s Jonathan Reichman.

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