February 12, 2014 -- An intellectual property attorney who for more than 20 years has focused on international and domestic brand protection issues – including trademark, trade dress, copyright litigation and unfair competition – has joined McCarter & English as a partner. James H. Donoian, Continue Reading
Ken Meyer featured in NJBIZ’s Executive Moves column
Kenneth Meyer, a product liability partner who recently joined McCarter & English, is profiled in Close Up, part of NJBIZ’s Executive Moves column. The item notes that Ken defends manufacturers in various industries in product liability cases, and also writes warnings for product labels, Continue Reading
Perfumer Dodges Flavor Behemoth’s $80M Trade Secrets Suit
After a long and hard-fought jury trial, a team from McCarter & English led by Adam Saravay persuaded a jury to reject an $80 million trade secrets case that the fragrance and flavor giant Givaudan SA brought against a prominent perfumer and his new company. Continue Reading
New York Real Estate Journal: Professional Profile
Real Estate Practice Group Leader, Jeff Petit was featured in the New York Real Estate Journal. Continue Reading
USPTO Nixes CoreLogic Real Estate Patent In AIA Review
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office canceled claims of a CoreLogic Solutions LLC patent on a computerized method of appraising real estate, ruling after examining the patent under an America Invents Act review program that it claimed a nonpatentable abstract idea. In a final decision in a Continue Reading
Record Shattering Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Slowdown: What’s Next?
Corporate bankruptcy activity has declined to an unprecedented and record-breaking low-despite pundit predictions. Jeff Testa, partner at McCarter & English said, "We were expecting a lot of action on the restructuring and Insolvency front, but what we got were fewer Chapter 11 filings, Continue Reading
Federal Jury Rules Former Givaudan Employee Did Not Steal Trade Secrets
Fragrance Co. Loses $80M Trade Secrets Suit
Givaudan Fragrances Corp. lost its $80 million suit against a former executive after a New Jersey federal jury ruled he did not steal the trade secrets to 650 of its fragrances and share them with the Givaudan competitor that wooed him away. In a case that has been billed as the largest New Continue Reading
Company Can’t Sue Independent Contractor for Stealing Trade Secrets
A company that hired an independent contractor without requiring him to sign a confidentiality agreement could not later sue him for misappropriation of trade secrets, a Superior Court judge has decided. Continue Reading
Frank Ferruggia named chairman of the Newark Regional Business Partnership
Frank Ferruggia, a partner with the Newark-based law firm McCarter & English, has been named the new chairman of the board of the Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP). Ferruggia has been a member of the group's board of directors for more than two decades, according to a news release. Continue Reading