Angelo Notaro

Angelo Notaro founded Notaro, Michalos & Zaccaria P.C. in 1983. With more than 40 years of experience, he handles a wide range of matters including complex negotiations, litigation and transactions. He counsels clients in all aspects of intellectual property, internet and e-commerce law, and contract matters.

His extensive in-depth experience in intellectual property matters includes litigation of utility and design patents, trademark, copyrights, unfair competition, false advertising, and trade secrets and counsels clients on intellectual property strategies.

Angelo also has significant trademark experience which include counseling clients on brand selection, conducting trademark clearance investigations, and prosecuting trademark applications.

He advises clients and develops strategics for obtaining foreign patent and trademark protection.

Angelo prepares and negotiates a broad spectrum of contracts, including intellectual property licenses, trademark coexistence agreements, OEM and reseller agreements, manufacturing agreements, master services agreements, product purchase and sale agreements, distribution agreements, independent sales representative agreements, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, infomercial development agreements, media buying agreements, drop-ship and fulfillment agreements, warehouse agreements, consultant agreements, work-for-hire agreements, influencer agreements, settlement and release agreements, employee and PEO agreements, and other complex commercial agreements. Additionally, he develops website privacy policies to protect personally identifiable information in compliance with applicable data privacy laws, and drafts comprehensive terms and conditions and arbitration agreements.

He has litigated hundreds of intellectual property matters in federal courts in various locales, and has represented clients in appeals, oppositions and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Education
LL.M., New York University
J.D., Brooklyn Law School
B.S.M.E., New York University Tandon School of Engineering (formerly NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Polytechnic University, and Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn)

Bar and Court Admissions
State of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Registered Patent Attorney)

Professional Memberships
New York State Bar Association
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
Federal Bar Association
Rockland County Bar Association
Columbian Lawyers Association of Rockland County

Industry Experience
Engineer Nuclear Assistant – American Electric Power Service Corp.
Engineer Combat Unit Commander – United States Army
Patent Attorney – The Babcock & Wilcox Co.

Author
IP Focus
“Protecting Product Shapes, Configurations and Trade Dress”
Veritas, Fall-Winter
“Patents and Secret User Rights: A Comparative View”
Patent and Trademark Review

Co-Author
Licensing International Magazine Articles:
“The ABC’s of Trademarking”
“Collateral Product Licensing”
“Package It Right” “Royalty Clauses: Clearing the Air”
“A Guide To Protecting Your Ideas”
“Product Dissatisfaction: Who’s Liable”
“The Tug of War for Ownership”
“How to Measure Best Efforts”
“When the License Ends: Post Termination Rights and Problems”

Contributor
Intellectual Property Management

Other
Co-Chair – Intellectual Property and Ethics: Confronting the Problems Arising in Trademark Infringement Investigations, Patent Prosecution Conflicts and Malpractice Issues, New York County Lawyers Association, January 7, 2010
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