Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC

IP Litigation. Copyright. Trademark.

Counsel.  Tom Kjellberg practices in the areas of copyright, right of publicity and trademark law and represents companies large and small in copyright licensing and other transactions, litigation and enforcement matters.  He asserts, and defends against, copyright infringement claims by photographers, fine artists and composers, and has participated in the drafting of amicus curiae briefs on behalf of major copyright holders, including the RIAA, the MPAA and Sony Computer Entertainment America.  Tom also speaks and writes frequently on copyright and related issues, and for many years has been the chief author of the Annual Review of Copyright Decisions published each year in the Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA and delivered at the Copyright Society’s annual meeting. Tom is a past Trustee of the Society. He also is co-author of the Copyright Law columns regularly published in the New York Law Journal.

Admissions:

New York United States Supreme Court United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Recognitions:

The Best Lawyers in America for Copyright Law (2013 to present) The Legal 500 -Intellectual Property - Trademarks, Litigation (2011 to present) The Legal 500 -Intellectual Property - Copyright (2011 to present) Awarded First Place in the Nathan Burkan Memorial Writing Competition sponsored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

Adjunct Assistant Professor (Copyright Law), New York University School of Professional Studies (2002-2015) American Bar Association - Copyright Office Affairs Committee Chair

Fordham University School of Law (J.D. 1998), and Wayne State University (B.F.A. 1975).