Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• German

Lawyer Overview

Jeffrey Butler advises domestic and international companies on patent and other IP matters. He has significant experience in litigation and adversarial matters regarding all aspects of U.S. intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, antitrust, unfair competition, copyright, and computer law. He counsels clients on domestic and international licensing, IP acquisition, and IP exploitation and also develops global IP strategies for clients.

Jeffrey represents major European companies in patent, copyright, trade secret, and breach-of-contract matters. In addition, he provides strategic advice to a host of European-based and other international companies in areas such as global patent exploitation, global IP acquisition, and global defense of IP rights.

He has authored and coauthored articles on numerous U.S. and international IP and litigation topics, including new developments in U.S. patent and trademark law, antitrust and unfair competition, copyright law, moral rights, computer law, and depositions and discovery. He has presented papers, seminars, and symposia on those subjects in the United States, Europe, and Asia as well.

Jeffrey is based in New York City, but spends considerable time working in Germany. He previously spent six years living and practicing U.S. law in Europe. He is a member of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association, the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V. (DAJV), GRUR, VPP, and the Federal Bar Council. He also is a "solicitor" member of the Hon. William C. Conner Inn of Court, an American Inn of Court dedicated to IP law.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Life Sciences

West Practice Categories

Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• New York, First Department

Education

• George Washington University

Address

222 East 41st Street
New York, NY 10017-6702

Phones

1.212.326.3726 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.212.755.7306 (Business Fax)

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Websites

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