Jeffrey H. Greene is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP where he is chair of the firm’s Trademark, Copyright & Advertising Practice and the New York office Intellectual Property Department. Mr. Greene counsels foreign and domestic clients on all aspects of intellectual property including trademarks, copyrights, licensing, enforcement, litigation, advertising, software, technology, unfair competition and trade dress. He provides intellectual property counseling on issues relating to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, financings and other business transactions, including due diligence, agreement/contract drafting, licensing and negotiation, opinions and transfer issues and regularly provides strategic advice relating to foreign and domestic trademark selection, clearance, prosecution and global portfolio management. He has experience in addressing all of these issues in a variety of industries, including financial services, beverages, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, media, publishing, medical devices, telecommunications and clothing.
Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Greene was a partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
Mr. Greene received his J.D. from Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1996, where he was an articles editor for the Journal of International and Comparative Law, and received his B.A. from Cornell University, 1992.
Mr. Greene has been named in the World Trademark Review's "WTR 1000" directory (2011 and 2012). The Legal 500 recognized him for his work in both trademarks (non-contentious) and marketing and advertising (2010 – 2012), where clients described him as “business-centric and responsive.”
Mr. Greene is an active member of the International Trademark Association, where he currently serves on the U.S. Roundtables Project Team. He has previously served on the U.S. Programs Committee for the 2008 and 2010 annual meetings and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, as well as the Trademarks and Unfair Competition Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
Mr. Greene is admitted to practice in New York.
Presentations and Publications:
- Moderator, International Trademark Association's (INTA) Annual Meeting, Topic: Fraud at the PTO: What Do We Do Now?, May 2010
- Speaker, International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Creating the Perfect Partnership: In-House and Outside Counsel Relations Post-Recession program, Topic: Providing Excellent Service To In-House Clients During Tough Economic Times, March 2010
- Co-author, "IP Protection Menu for Medical Devices," Foley Legal News: Medical Devices, November 2008
- Moderator/Panelist, ALM’s 20th Annual General Counsel Conference: IP Defense and Brand Protection, June 2008
- Moderator, International Trademark Association's (INTA) 130th Annual Meeting, Topic: Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights: Understanding the Interplay, May 2008
- Speaker, Annual ALI-ABA Conference: Fundamentals of Trademarks, Copyrights & Unfair Competition: Protection and Enforcement in the Digital Age for the General Practitioner and Corporate Counsel, Topic: Selecting Strong and Enforceable Marks, 1999 – present
- Speaker, Eastern Region Meeting of the Association of University Technology Managers, Topic: What’s in a Name: A Trademark Law Primer, June 2000
- Co-author, "Is the FTDA Diluting Trademark Law," New York Law Journal, May 2001
- Co-author, "Email and Ethics: Safeguarding Client Confidences," Corporate Business and Banking Law Journal, Summer 1998