Peter K. Sommer -
Partner, Buffalo OfficePractice(s): Engineering/Technology; Insurance Coverage; Intellectual Property - Corporate; Intellectual Property - Litigation; Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition; Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Engineered Products
P: (716) 847-8345
email: psommer@phillipslytle.com
U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of New York
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth and Federal Circuits
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
University of Utah (European Division), 1967-1969
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S.M.E., 1966
- "Supreme Court to Settle Disputed Rule of Claim Construction”, Update (Phillips Lytle Newsletter), March 2002
- “Changes in Patent Act Guarantee Timely Patent Prosecution”, Update (Phillips Lytle Newsletter), March 2001
- “Attorney Opinions In Patent and Trademark Matters”, Update ( Phillips Lytle Newsletter), February 1998
- “Seek and Follow Counsel's Opinions to Protect Against Patent and Trademark Suits”, Update (Phillips Lytle Newsletter), June 1997
- American Bar Association
- Bar Association of Erie County
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- Niagara Frontier Patent Law Association
- Andco Environmental Processes, Inc. v. Niagara Environmental Processes, Inc., 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1379, 206 USPQ 656 (W.D.N.Y. 1980), 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16921, 211 USPQ 459 (W.D.N.Y. 1980), 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16144, 211 USPQ 544 (W.D.N.Y. 1983), 220 USPQ 468 (W.D.N.Y. 1983), __ F.Supp. __, 224 USPQ43 (W.D.N.Y. 1984)
- American Original Corp. v. Jenkins Food Corp., 696 F.2d 1053, 216 USPQ 945 (4th Cir. 1982)
- Overhead Door Corp. v. Whiting Roll-Up Door Mfg. Corp., 5 USPQ2d 1542 (W.D.N.Y. 1987)
- Jeneric/Pentron, Inc. v. Dillon Company, Inc., 205 F.3d 1377, 54 USPQ2d 1086 (Fed. Cir. 2000)
- Kistler Instrumente, AG v. PCB Piezotronics, Inc., 419 F.Supp. 120, 193 USPQ 497 (W.D.N.Y. 1976), 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17630, 214 USPQ 79 (W.D.N.Y. 1981), 1983 U.S. Dist. LEXIS, 17138, 220 USPQ 631 (W.D.N.Y. 1983)
- John Michaels v. Art Betterley Enterprises, Inc., 972 F.2d 1353 (Fed. Cir. 1992)
Trademarks
- Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-500, Inclusive, Civil Action No. 93-CV-0492C (W.D.N.Y. 1993)
- Harley-Davidson, Inc. v. Grotanelli, 164 F.3d 806, 49 USPQ2d 1458 (2d Cir. 1999), 91 F.Supp. 544, 54 USPQ3d 1278 (W.D.N.Y. 2000)
- 815 Tonawanda Street Corp. v. Fay`s Drug Co., 842 F.2d 643, 6 USPQ2d 1284 (2d Cir. 1988)
- Empire of America FSA v. Empire Nat`l. Bank of Traverse City, 559 F.Supp.650, 222 USPQ 518 (W.D. Mich. 1983), 1983 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17061 (1983)
Copyrights
- Stokes Seeds Limited v. Geo. W. Park Seed Co., 783 F.Supp. 104, 21 USPQ2d 1934 (W.D.N.Y. 1991)
Trade Dress
- Keystone Mfg'g. Co., Inc. v. Jaccard Corp. et al., 394 F. Supp. 2d 543 (W.D.N.Y. 2005), 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13094 (W.D.N.Y. 2007)
IP Insurance Coverage
- J.A. Brundage Plumbing v. Massachusetts Bay Insurance Co., 818 F.Supp 553 (W.D.N.Y. 1993), vacated on other grounds, 153 F.R.D. 36 (W.D.N.Y. 1994)
- PCB Piezotronics, Inc. v. Kistler Instrument Corp., 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20783 (W.D.N.Y. 1997)
PTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
- Ex parte Stephen B. Gale et al., Appeal No. 655-77 (1986)
- Ex parte Richard W. Lally, Appeal No. 86-0562 (1988)
- Ex parte Donald D. Hickey, Appeal No. 87-0413 (1989)
- Ex parte John T. Caruso, Appeal No. 87-1158 (1988)
- Ex parte David M. Lechner, Appeal No. 93-4046 (1993)
- Ex parte Dwarika P. Agarwal, Appeal No. 2008-2005 (2008)
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