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Jonathan King

Jonathan King is a Partner and former long-time Chair and Executive Committee Member of the Firm. He has handled intellectual property litigations in a wide range of industries, including music, fashion, sports, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, software, advertising, licensing, publishing and various consumer products. His practice encompasses the full gamut of intellectual property subjects, including trademarks, copyright, trade secrets and the licensing of intellectual property. He regularly tries copyright and trademark infringement cases in the federal courts and handles opposition and cancellation actions before the Trademark Trial Appeal Board. Mr. King’s engagements have included a number of landmark intellectual property matters, including some of the first cases involving the use of trademarks as internet keywords, online liability for linking to pirated materials, and the application of copyright law to the “resale” of digital files. He also has extensive experience in the use of consumer surveys in Lanham Act litigation. Among others, he has represented The Donna Karan Company, the Recording Industry Association of America, Capitol Records, Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Major League Baseball Properties, and the National Audubon Society. · Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC

United StatesIntellectual Property Litigation, Trademark

About

Jonathan King is a Partner and former long-time Chair and Executive Committee Member at Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC, specializing in intellectual property litigation including trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, and licensing, and has handled landmark cases across a wide range of industries.

Practice areas

Intellectual Property LitigationTrademarkCopyrightTrade SecretsIntellectual Property Licensing

Office

Expertise

MusicFashionSportsPharmaceuticals and HealthcareSoftwareAdvertisingLicensingPublishingConsumer ProductsConsumer Surveys in Lanham Act Litigation

Education

  • Harvard University Law School (JD 1991, cum laude)
  • Princeton University (BA 1987, summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa)

Admissions

  • New York State Bar
  • Massachusetts Bar
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts