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Claudia Cantarella

Claudia Cantarella

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Claudia Cantarella is a partner and co-chair of the Intellectual Property Practice of Salans in New York. Claudia specialises in intellectual property and information technology matters, including intellectual property transactions, trademark, patent and copyright licensing, software and technology agreements, data and content licenses, e-commerce counselling, worldwide trademark branding strategies, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. In addition, she regularly advises clients on intellectual property aspects of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and securitisation, as well as publicity and privacy rights, data protection, domain name proceedings and other internet-related issues.

Claudia is also a Legal Consultant to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), where her work includes the drafting of national legislation for conservation, utilisation and access to genetic resources and seed certification. Her most recent FAO missions for Iraq, Syria and Seychelles resulted in implementation of national legislation by the respective country governments.

Claudia was named a Super Lawyer in the 2006 New York Super Lawyers Manhattan Edition. She is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), having served on INTA committees and as a speaker and moderator at INTA Annual Meetings. Claudia recently completed a Reed Logic Video Leadership Seminar on "Worldwide Trademark Acquisition and Protection Strategies" available on DVD. She also speaks regularly on intellectual property topics, and her articles have appeared in the National Law Journal and Managing Intellectual Property. Claudia is a Board Member of EduSeed, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting education among historically disadvantaged communities.

Career:

  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (1999-2007)
  • Admitted to the New York Bar and the US District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Education:

  • University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1991)
  • Northwestern University (B.S., with distinction, 1988)

Languages:

  • English
  • Swedish

Publications:

  • “Iraq Seed Legislation, Republic of Iraq” FAO (September 2008) "Worldwide Trademark Acquisition and Protection Strategies," Reed Logic Executive Video Seminar Series, February 2007.
  • “Worldwide Trademark Acquisition and Protection Strategies” Reed Logic Executive Video Seminar Series, February 2007."Law and Sustainable Development Since Rio: Legal Trends in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management," FAO, Rome, 2002. Contributing author to Agrobiodiversity Chapter.
  • “Law and Sustainable Development Since Rio: Legal Trends in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management” Contributing author to Agrobiodiversity Chapter, FAO Publications, Rome, 2002.
  • "Formulation on Draft Legislation on Plant Genetic Resources for Syria," FAO, July 2002. Report co-authored by C. Cantarella and H.D. Cooper.
  • “Legislation for Conservation, Utilization and Access to Plant Genetic Resources” Republic of Seychelles, FAO, October 2001.
  • "Diverted Goods: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," Managing Intellectual Property, July/August 1994.
  • "Should Diverted Goods Qualify as Counterfeit?" National Law Journal, May 9, 1994.

Lectures:

  • “Protection and Management of Trademarks for SMEs” League of Arab States and WIPO Conference, June 2009, Cairo, Egypt. 
  • “Importance of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications” League of Arab States and WIPO Conference, June 2009, Cairo, Egypt.
  • "Appellations of Origin, Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection," WIPO/UPOV Sub-Regional Workshop, April 2009, Muscat, Oman.
  • "Geographical Indications, Food Security & Sustainable Development," WIPO/UPOV Sub-Regional Workshop, April 2009, Muscat, Oman.
  • "Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Business Transactions: Trademarks and Trade Secrets," New York City Bar Association, April 2008, New York.
  • "Intellectual Property in Asset Transactions: Buying What You Can't See," ABA International Spring Meeting, May 2007, Washington D.C.
  • "Intellecutal Property in Due Diligence in Corporate Transactions," International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, May 2003, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • "Empowering Countries through National Legislation Regulating Use and Access of Plant Genetic Resources," Biodiversity Conference for Protected Lands, March 2002, Mar Musa, Syria.
  • "Plant Genetic Resource Access Legislation and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture," Workshop for the Scientific Agricultural Research Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, March 2002, Damascus, Syria.
  • "Emerging Issues in International Intellectual Property Law," Presentation to FAO Legal Office, December 2000, Rome, Italy.
  • "Managing Intellectual Property Assets: Emerging Issues," Moderator, International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, May 2000, Denver, CO.
  • "Counterfeiting in the American Market - New Trends," Federation Internationales des Conseils en Propriete Industrial, October 1995, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • "Intellectual Property and Multi-Media: Full Speed Ahead or Merge with Caution?" Medicus Group International Symposium, June 1995, New York, NY.
  • "Intellectual Property: Whose is it, Especially When You Can't Recognize It?" International Teleproduction Society Annual Forum, July 1994, Washington D.C.

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