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about Gerald M. Levine

Mr. Levine ia a consulting attorney on matters relating to intellectual property rights management, trademarks, domain names, &
amp; cybersquatting. He is the author of a treatise on trademarks, domain names & cybersquatting (2015), Revised Second Edition (2019); and The Clash of Trademarks and Domain Names on the Internet (Spring 2024). He has published widely in print and online magazines and journals. He can be reached at 917.325.2852 or email at gmlevine@researchtheworld,com. He is on the roster of neutrals for FINRA; and for disputes determined under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP): World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); the Forum, the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), and the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC).
Gerald M. Levine

Gerald M. Levine resume

Levine Samuel, LLP.
Managing Partner,
Telephone (917) 325-2852
E-mail: gmlevine@researchtheworld.com.
Website address: https://www.iplegalcorner.com
Born: London, England.
US Air Force (1956-1960)

Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1962); City University of the City of New York (M.A., 1965); New York University (Ph.D., 1968, Founders Day Scholar); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1975).
Teaching: New York University (Teaching Fellow, 1967-68); Queens College of the City University of New York (Asst Professor English, 1968-1971),
Admitted to bar New York State, 1976: U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1976.
Represents domain name investors, trademark owners, authors, literary agents, small publishers; and entrepreneurs. Focus of practice, Intellectual Property transactions and rights management, contracts, strategic counseling on copyright and trademark registrations; domain name and Internet law, cybersquatting claims; defamation and privacy reviews of manuscripts.
Commercial litigation and trial experience; Panel of neutral arbitrators American Arbitration Association (Commercial), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and for disputes determined under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP): World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); the Forum, the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), and the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC)

ABOUT SHEILA

Sheila J. Levine
Sheila J. Levine is now retired and managing Legal Corner Press. She was a practicing attorney for over 40 years in New York City, representing published, self-publishing and non-agented authors, literary agents and publishers. Sheila is a member of the New York State Bar. She has an MBA from New York University and J.D from Fordham Law School. She began her publishing career in Subsidiary Rights at Doubleday and then became Contracts and Copyright Manager at Popular Library, a paperback imprint owned by CBS. During her practice, she represented authors, literary agents, and publishers,  specializing in preparing, analyzing and negotiating contracts, reviewing manuscripts for defamation and privacy, advising on copyright and trademark matters, and counseling on a diverse range of publishing and intellectual property law and business issues. Sheila is co-founder of “Writers, Readers and Publishers,” a monthly Special Interest Group that ran for several years at the Princeton Club of New York. Speakers included insiders from the publishing industry, literary agents, writers, editors and consultants.

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