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Alan S. Hock is a  Partner of the firm and Chair of its promotion marketing, advertising, trademark, and Internet/new media practice areas.. Over the past twenty five years Alan has represented some of the country’s largest direct response advertisers marketing directly to consumers through the vehicles of catalogs, direct mail, space advertising, infomercials, television spot advertising and the Internet.  In connection with such representation, Alan is recognized as one of the leading promotion marketing attorneys in the country, regularly representing clients in connection with compliance with the myriad of Federal and State laws and regulations governing this practice area.  When necessary, Alan represents clients in connection with investigations by the various governmental agencies having jurisdiction over such marketing practices and in litigation with such agencies including the Federal Trade Commission, State Attorney General, U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, U.S. Postal Service, Customs Office and the Food and Drug Administration.. Alan also represents some of the nation’s leading retailers both in the traditional retail setting and in connection with their Internet presence.  He counsels such clients in all aspects of retail and online marketing matters including privacy, licensing, contests and sweepstakes, email promotions and a host of other emerging issues facing retail and online marketers.  New York Lawyer magazine has called Alan “a major player in e-commerce.”. Alan also handles complex litigation in both State and Federal Court focusing on intellectual property matters including trademarks, copyrights and unfair competition.  Alan and his litigation matters have attracted significant interest from the national media.  He has appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, ABC’s 20/20 and CNBC.

Tauseef Ahmed is an Associate in the Albany office of Tully Rinckey PLLC, where his unique legal, business, intellectual property, and science research experience allows him to assist clients across a range of practice areas.. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey PLLC, Tauseef served as General Counsel for SNR Development in Seaford, NY, where he advised on company strategies and their implementation, managed the legal function, and obtained and oversaw the work of outside counsel. He also was directly involved in complex business transactions and successfully negotiated multiple contracts with institutional clients.. Tauseef’s judicial experience includes working for the Hon. Leonard D. Wexler, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York in Central Islip, NY. There, he researched and drafted bench memoranda, orders, and letter opinions in both criminal and civil cases. He also prepared for cases and participated regularly in court proceedings, reviewed and analyzed habeas corpus petitions involving inadequate assistance of counsel, and reviewed case files and assisted the Judge with a variety of matters that came before the court.. Tauseef was a full-time Legal Extern in the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Alexandria, VA, where he reviewed granted patents in reissue and reexamination post-grant proceedings. At the CRU, he drafted non-final office actions establishing the USPTO’s legal position on a range of patentability issues including subject matter, novelty, obviousness, claim interpretation, and adequacy of enablement; researched prior art and proposed positions based on findings; and managed a project correlating the post-grant proceedings that occurred at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) with those that occurred at the CRU to determine trends in patent litigation.. At the USPTO, he completed the patent examination training program covering patent systems; role of the patent examiner and flow of an application; basic requirements to file and formalities; claim interpretation; 35 USC 101; 35 USC 112 (a); 35 USC 112 (b) and (d); prior art rejections; 35 USC 102 (AIA and pre-AIA); 35 USC 103; patent classification; planning a search; restriction practice; and double patenting.. As a Legal Intern for the Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Clinic at Hofstra Law School in Hempstead, NY, Tauseef provided transactional assistance to small businesses and startups with a particular focus on intellectual property issues that arise in the earliest stages of venture formation. He also performed a patentability analysis for a startup company’s sports technology; researched prior art and patent claim construction, focusing on statutory standards of novelty and obviousness; obtained trademark for a small business; and researched registered trademarks and submitted responses with the USPTO. Tauseef also drafted a music licensing term agreement for Hofstra University’s student-run record label.. Other legal experience includes positions as a Senior Researcher for the Research Laboratory for Law, Logic and Technology, Hofstra Law School; Corporate Legal Extern for iLuv Creative Technology, Port Washington, NY; Legal Extern, First Medicine, New York, NY; and Legal Intern for Nassau University Medical Center, Office of the General Counsel, East Meadow, NY.. Tauseef is a trained research scientist with four years of experience in molecular biology, cellular neuroscience and molecular genetics.

Michael J. Barresi focuses his practice in defending a wide range of general liability and products liability claims from inception through trial. He has extensive experience in both state and federal courts, as well as conducting depositions, hearings, arbitrations, mediations, and trials.. Prior to joining Goldberg Segalla, Michael served as a Deputy County Attorney (DCA) in the Office of the Nassau County Attorney. As a DCA, Michael represented the County on matters involving tort claims, civil rights violations, and employment disputes.. Michael is also a PTO-registered Patent Agent with a background in biochemistry. As a summer associate at a major patent-prosecution firm on Long Island, Michael prepared patent applications regarding chemical compositions, pharmaceutical apparatuses, and mechanical gadgets. While earning his J.D. from Pace University School of Law, Michael served on the executive board of the Intellectual Property Student Organization.

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