Lawrence D. Mandel

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Email: lmandel@mandelpeslak.com

Larry is an experienced attorney, specializing in copyrights, trademarks, and related intellectual property matters. Larry’s interest in this fascinating legal specialty stems from his own background as a musician and composer.

Beyond his familiarity in the field of arts and entertainment, Larry enjoys dealing with copyright and trademark cases, and projects for any size business and many diverse industries, such as cosmetics, oriental carpets, computer software, hardware and accessories, restaurants, food and drink, clothing, real estate, and construction.

Practice Areas:  
Intellectual Property Litigation Internet Trademark Law
Copyright Litigation Trademark Litigation
Copyright Prosecution Trademark Prosecution
Franchises and Franchising False Advertising
Employment Litigation Business Torts
Entertainment Law Trade Secrets
Trademark Licensing Trade Dress
Copyright Licensing Right of Publicity
International Trademarks Software Copyright

Education:
Law School: Rutgers University, J.D., with honors, 1989. College: University of Connecticut, B.S., 1976; Berklee College of Music, Professional Diploma in Film Scoring, cum laude, 1981.

Admitted to Bar:
1989, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1992 New York, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Second Circuits.

Reported Cases:
Tufenkian Import/Expert Ventures v. Einstein-Moomjy, 338 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2003).

Professional Associations:
American Bar Association (Member, Section of Intellectual Property Law and Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries); Philadelphia and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Participant - International Trademark Association.

Biography:
Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, 1988-1989. Author: "Digital Communications Associates, Inc. v. Softklone Distributing Corporation: Copyright Protection for the Status Screen of a Computer Program," Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, 1989.


Arthur M. Peslak

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Email: apeslak@mandelpeslak.com

Art is an experienced attorney, specializing in patents and other intellectual property matters. Prior to becoming an attorney, Art was an engineer for many years. Given his legal and technical skills, Art can easily and comfortably deal with complex technological issues involving today’s business world. When you have a problem at the cutting edge of legal, business, and technological issues, Art has a combination of unique technical and legal skills that can help you.

Practice Areas:  
Intellectual Property Litigation Copyright Prosecution
Patent Prosecution, Patent Licensing Trademark Licensing
Franchises and Franchising Copyright Licensing
Employment Litigation, Labor Law False Advertising
Patent Litigation Business Torts
Trademark Litigation Trade secrets
Trademark Prosecution Trade Dress
Copyright Litigation Right of Publicity

Education:
Law School: Rutgers University, J.D., with honors, 1989.
College: Rutgers University (B.S., with honors; 1978, Mechanical Engineering; M.S., 1982).

Admitted to Bar:
1989, New Jersey; 1990, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Second and Third Circuits; Registered Patent Attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Reported Cases:
Door-Master Corp. v. Yorktowne, Inc., 256 F.3d 1308 (Fed. Cir. 2001).

Professional Associations:
Monmouth County, New Jersey State (Chair, Intellectual Property Section, 1997-1999) and American Bar Associations; New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association.

Accomplishments:
Art is also an accomplished nature photographer. He is familiar with the business aspects of the photography business as well as the intellectual property issues. He is uniquely qualified to counsel clients in this area. You can see his photography at www.artpeslakphotography.com.

Biography:
Order of Coif. Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1988-1989.


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