Atty. James D. Weinberger
James Weinberger is an accomplished litigator who excels at developing strategies to help clients protect, enforce, and manage their brands and copyrightable content. For clients including global and national brands, James advises on copyright, trademark, and trade dress infringement, as well as unfair competition, false advertising, trademark dilution, right of publicity, First Amendment, and internet-related matters.
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James D. Weinberger is a trademark, copyright, and ip attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu PC. Admitted to practice in New York, New York. Educated at Columbia University (JD, 1999). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Copyright Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Trademark Law (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- James Weinberger is an accomplished litigator who excels at developing strategies to help clients protect, enforce, and manage their brands and copyrightable content
- For clients including global and national brands, James advises on copyright, trademark, and trade dress infringement, as well as unfair competition, false advertising, trademark dilution, right of publicity, First Amendment, and internet-related matters
- James seeks remedies for clients through federal and state court litigation, mediation, arbitration, administrative litigation in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy proceedings in the World Intellectual Property Organization
- He counsels clients on copyright and trademark enforcement strategy, execution, portfolio management, and clearance, and negotiates and drafts trademark and copyright licenses, coexistence and settlement agreements
- With clients including prominent entertainment properties, characters, and celebrities, James also represents both established and startup clients across diverse industries, including apparel, personal care products, beverages, cosmetics, financial and professional services, sports, pharmaceuticals, publishing, and software
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James D. Weinberger is one of 23,222 trademark attorneys indexed nationally. Browse trademark attorneys in New York →
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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