Stuart J. Sinder

Stuart J. Sinder

Stuart Sinder is co-chair of Kenyon & Kenyon’s Electrical/Computer/Mechanical Practice Management Group, which supervises both the firm’s patent litigation and patent prosecution in these fields. He has been practicing intellectual property law at the firm for over thirty years. His practice spans the entire scope of intellectual property matters, including extensive Federal Court litigation, obtaining, maintaining, defending and enforcing patents, trademarks and copyrights both in the United States and in foreign countries, counseling clients in all aspects of intellectual property, drafting and negotiating licensing agreements, and handling the acquisition and sale of intellectual property rights.

Mr. Sinder represents clients in a wide range of business fields, from telecommunications companies and software companies to universities, publishers, toy companies, and nutritional supplement companies. He counsels clients regarding obtaining intellectual property protection for their new products and services and enforcing those rights through licensing, and if necessary, litigation. He has been lead counsel in dozens of Federal Court litigations throughout the United States concerning such diverse matters as Internet communication and infrastructure equipment, international text messaging, automotive acceleration sensors, computer software protection, false advertising, entertainment media licenses, and a variety of patent, trademark and copyright infringement disputes involving numerous technological or entertainment areas. His litigation experience encompasses both extensive patent infringement matters and numerous trademark, copyright and trade secret infringement matters.

In addition to litigation, Mr. Sinder administers worldwide patent and trademark protection programs for major clients, and he advises clients on intellectual property portfolios involved in licensing, acquisition, financing and securities offering situations. Mr. Sinder is particularly active in representing clients in the telecommunications field, and specifically wireless telephony and packet switched networking.

Mr. Sinder has served as a member of Kenyon & Kenyon’s Executive Committee, Management Committee, Compensation Committee, and head of its Associates Committee, and he is active in the internal training and practice development activities of partners and associates of the firm.

Recent Representative  Matters:

• Wacoh Company v. Chrysler LLC, et al (E.D. MI) – representing defendant Robert Bosch LLC in a patent infringement action relating to accelerometer sensors used in automobile airbag, stability control and anti-lock brake systems
• Technology Patents LLC v. Deutsche Telekom AG, et al (D. MD) – representing Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile USA, and eight European T-Mobile companies in a patent infringement action relating to international text messaging
• Telcordia Technologies, Inc. v. Alcatel S.A. and Alcatel USA, Inc. (D. Del.) – represented Alcatel in a patent infringement action relating to packet switched telecommunications networking equipment
• Protex International Corp. v. Vanguard Products Group (E.D. N.Y.) – represented Protex in a patent infringement action relating to electronic security systems for in-store displayed consumer electronic products
• In Re Certain Equipment for Telecommunications or Data Communications Networks…(ITC) – represented respondent Alcatel in a Section 337 proceeding relating to patents on electronic networking equipment
• IP Innovations, et al. v. Sony Corporation of America (N.D. Ill.) – represented Sony in a patent infringement action relating to high definition television display technology
• Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. N.V. Organon (S.D. N.Y.) – represented Organon in a breach of contract action relating to the name for a pharmaceutical product
• Alcatel Internetworking Inc. et al. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (C.D. CA) – represented Alcatel in a patent infringement action relating to telecommunications networking equipment
• Alcatel N.V. et al v. Motorola, Inc. (D. Del.) – represented Alcatel in a patent infringement action relating to mobile radio systems
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. Marvel Enterprises et al. (S.D. N.Y.) – represented Marvel in a breach of contract action relating to a license agreement for live action films starring comic book action heroes
• Nutramax Laboratories, Inc. v. Twin Laboratories, Inc. et al. (D. MD) – represented NBTY, American Home Products, and other defendants in a patent infringement action relating to nutritional supplements
• Natural Wealth Nutrition Corp. v. Nature’s Wealth Company (C.D. ILL.) – represented the plaintiff in a trademark infringement action
• Vitamin World, Inc. et al. v. Inholtra Natural Ltd. et al. (E.D. N.Y.) – represented Vitamin World in a patent infringement action relating to nutritional supplements
• Weider Nutrition Systems, Inc. v. Amerifit, Inc. (D. Utah) – represented Amerifit in a trade dress infringement action relating to packaging for nutritional supplements
• Se-Kure Controls, Inc. v. Vanguard Products Group, Inc., et al. (N.D. ILL.) – represented defendant Protex International Corp in a patent infringement action relating to electronic security systems for in-store displayed consumer products
• Rose Art Industries, Inc. et al. v. Creative Platypus Ltd. et al. (D. OR.) – represented Rose Art in a trade dress, copyright and trade secret action relating to flocked posters
• Binney & Smith Inc. et al. v. Rose Art Industries, Inc. (E.D. PA.) – represented Rose Art in a trade dress infringement action relating to packaging for crayons and markers
• P&M Products v. Rose Art Industries, Inc. (E.D. P.A.) – represented Rose Art in a patent infringement action relating to a toy product
• Computer Associates, Inc. v. First Fidelity Bank N.A. (D. N.J.) – represented First Fidelity Bank in a breach of contract and copyright infringement action relating to enterprise software programs

Professional Recognition
Mr. Sinder is highly regarded by his peers and has received an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, its highest rating.  He has also received recognition in Who’s Who Legal – The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, in the Patents category in 2009 and prior years.

Publications
Mr. Sinder is a Contributing Editor to Getting the Deal Through: Patents in 38 Jurisdictions Worldwide - 2009, as well as the 2004 through 2008 editions, for which he has authored the introductory Global Overview chapter, and co-authored the United States chapter each year. He is also a contributing editor to Getting the Deal Through: Trademarks since 2005 and Getting the Deal Through Copyrights since 2006.

Speeches and Presentations
Mr. Sinder has spoken at numerous legal seminars and has appeared on panel presentations sponsored by various organizations, including the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA), Corporate Legal Times, the Wall Street Transcript, the American Bar Association (ABA), the Licensing Executives Society (LES), the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association (NJIPLA), and the International Engineering Consortium.