 | Cooper & Smith LLP |  | | | | 121 Chanlon Road
New Providence, New Jersey 07974 View Map | |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Patent Prosecution, Patent Litigation, Corporate Law, Bankruptcy Chapter 11. | | | | Year Established: 1982 | | | | Firm Profile: | | Conveniently located in North Central New Jersey, Cooper & Smith is an intellectual property law firm focused on serving the needs of technology-oriented businesses. Cooper & Smith combines the service and efficiency of a small firm with the resources of a much larger firm to offer its clients superior legal representation. | | | | Firm Size: 5 | | | | Languages: | | Spanish and French. | | | | Representative Clients: | | Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.; Transus, Inc.; Knox-Tenn Rental; U-Haul International Inc.; Colonial Insurance Company; E & O Professionals; Sentry Claims Service; Scottsdale Insurance Co.; Gallagher Bassett Services; Alexis; Racetrac Petroleum; John Deere Transportation; Adams Masonry, Inc.; The St. Paul; Johnson & Johnson; State Auto. | | | Former Names:
Smith & Smith 1981-1988 Smith & Stieler 1988-1998 | | | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 07:00 PM
| | | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | | | Prof. Carol Cooper, ESQ. (Member) born Syracuse, New York, August 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1982, New Jersey; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; 2004,U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brown University (B.A., with honors, 1978); Princeton University (J.D., with high honors, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Certified Professional Accountant, New Jersey, 1986. Author: "Marketing and Branding Your Firm in Today's Climate," MLA Newsletter, June 1999. Adjunct Professor, Marketing and the Law, Bristol University, 1992—. Deputy Mayor, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1990-1994. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Marketing the Law Association (President, New Jersey Chapter); New Jersey Accountants Association. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1981-1985]. (Also at Summit and Elizabeth Offices). Special Agencies: Federal Trade Commission. Reported Cases: Bender Tire v. Johnson Tire, 463 (D.N.J. 1996). Transactions: Merger of Bender Tire Co. and CIS Rubber Corp., 1994. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(50%, 45); Corporate(20%, 12); Bankruptcy(15%, 15). | | | | Scott P. Smith (Member) born New York, New York, December 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in New Jersey). Education: Columbia University (B.S.E., cum laude, 1979; M.Eng., 1980); New York University Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (M.B.A., Marketing, 1985). Recipient, Edward A. Smith Award, 1982. Member, New York Law Review. Author: "Patent Primer: The 'Edge' Defined," Technology and the Law, May 1998. Member: New York State and International Bar Associations; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. [Capt., U.S. Naval Reserve, 1985-1990]. (Resident, Summit Office). Special Agencies: U.S. Trade Committee of Boards of Commission or Organization. Reported Cases: JGK Technologies Corp. v. Wheeler Tech, Inc., 34 F.Supp. 465 (E.D.N.Y., 1995). Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(25%); Patents(25%); Trademarks(20%); Copyrights(15%); Patent Prosecution(15%); Taxes. | | | | Joseph Zimmer (Chair, Litigation Group) admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey. | | | | ASSOCIATES | | | | Rebecca Kennedy (Associate) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2004, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., 1992; J.D., 1998). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. [National Guard]. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution. | | | | Ms. Sarah King (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2001, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (Certificate in Post Graduate Paralegal Studies Program, 1995; B.A., 1997); Harvard Law School (with highest honors, 1999). Practice Areas: Accidents; Hydroelectricity Licensing; Russia Trade. | | | | Fred Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey (inactive). | | | | J. Peters (Associate) born Toms River, NJ; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Rutgers University (J.D., with highest honors, 2000). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Arbitration. | | | | William Carter (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Mediation; Bankruptcy Arbitration; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bribery; Commercial Bad Faith; Commercial Fraud. | | | | Lexis Nexis (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Rutgers University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Administrative Law(100%, 234). | | | | John Jackson admitted to bar, 1999, New York. | | | | OF COUNSEL | | | | Warren D. Loder (Of Counsel) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey; 2002, New York. Education: Benjamin Franklin University (B.S., 1996); San Mateo Law School (J.D., 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Marketing the Law Association (President, New Jersey Chapter); New Jersey Accountants Association; Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Business Law; Litigation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Nevada State Bar: Florida Bar; California State Bar; Texas Bar Association; Denver Bar Association; Colorado State Bar; Alabama State Bar; Georgia State Bar; Louisiana State Bar; Vermont State Bar; Maryland State Bar; Virginia State Bar; Kentucky Bar Association; New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Marketing the Law Association (President, New Jersey Chapter); New Jersey Accountants Association; Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Business Law; Litigation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Nevada State Bar: Florida Bar; California State Bar; Texas Bar Association; Denver Bar Association; Colorado State Bar; Alabama State Bar; Georgia State Bar; Louisiana State Bar; Vermont State Bar; Maryland State Bar; Virginia State Bar; Kentucky Bar Association; New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Marketing the Law Association (President, New Jersey Chapter); New Jersey Accountants Association; Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Business Law; Litigation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Nevada State Bar: Florida Bar; California State Bar; Texas Bar Association; Denver Bar Association; Colorado State Bar; Alabama State Bar; Georgia State Bar; Louisiana State Bar; Vermont State Bar; Maryland State Bar; Virginia State Bar; Kentucky Bar Association. (Also Associate at Clark & Bibbo, New Providence, New Jersey) (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Trustees Rights; Bankruptcy; Commercial Insolvency; Business Law; Business Estate Planning; Business Planning; Foreclosures. | | | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | | | Sandra L. Harris (Paralegal) | | | All firm Members are members of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. All firm Members are members of the Greater New York Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. |
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