Lex-IP

Sophisticated Legal Products Packaged in Paradise

Seth M. Reiss, AAL, ALLC dba LEX-IP.com

We are a single member, limited liability law company offering quality legal services in the areas of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, technology and Internet law, dispute resolution and related matters.

Based in Honolulu, Hawai`i, the firm maintains a network of relationships with counsel on the U.S. mainland and patent and trademark attorneys and agents in most foreign countries.

We welcome inquiries from businesses, individuals and attorneys who may wish to associate with us for the benefit of their clients.

The Firm

We are a small law firm based in Honolulu, Hawai`i offering quality personalized services in all areas of intellectual property, technology and e-commerce law and dispute resolution.

The Firm’s services, described in more detail on the Our Services page, include the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications nationally and internationally; drafting and negotiating licenses and other agreements; advice, strategic counsel, audits and opinions concerning Internet law and compliance; and representation in both traditional and alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

The Firm’s principal, Seth M. Reiss, is licensed to practice before all federal and state courts within the state of Hawai`i, the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court, and qualified to prosecute patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Our services are reasonably priced and we offer price quotes whenever practicable. Some services can be made available on a flat fee basis.

Services
The firm provides a full array of intellectual property, e-commerce and dispute resolution services locally, nationally and internationally

Inventions

Utility, design and plant patent applications in most art disciplines; international patent applications and U.S. national phase applications under the PCT; patent appeals, interferences and re-examination proceedings; coordination with foreign associate counsel; assignments and licenses; searches and opinions; patent litigation and ADR

Original Expression

Applications for copyright registration with the U.S. Copyright Office; assignments and licenses; searches and opinions; copyright litigation and ADR

Designation of Origin

Trademark and service mark applications with the USPTO, including 5th year declarations and 10th year renewals; international applications and extensions of protection under the Madrid Protocol; TTAB appeals, opposition and cancellation proceedings; coordination with foreign associate counsel; assignments and licenses; searches and opinions; trademark litigation and ADR

Confidential Ideas and Economically Sensitive Data

Nondisclosure and non-complete agreements; opinions, trade secret litigation and ADR

Technology and E-Commerce

Software development and maintenance agreements; outsourcing agreements; technology transfer; website development, content, hosting, linking, terms of use and privacy policies; compliance with federal and state laws concerning E-Commerce; domain name dispute resolution

Dispute Resolution

Federal and Hawai`i state court litigation, USPTO administrative proceedings, UDRP proceedings, arbitration and mediation

Our Experience

Seth M. Reiss, the Firm’s principal, received a BA degree in Biology and Chemistry from New College of Florida, a MS degree in Biochemistry from the University of Hawai`i, a JD degree from the University of Hawai`i William S. Richardson School of Law, and a LLM degree in International and Comparative law from the University of Cambridge in England. Seth was a member of the law review staff while at the Richardson School of Law.

Seth previously clerked and held the position of staff attorney to the Hawai`i Supreme Court, practiced law in both the public and private sectors, and taught law at the University of Malaya. Most recently, Seth was a partner and of counsel to the Honolulu intellectual property law firm of Godbey Griffiths Reiss, LLLP (now Godbey Griffiths). Prior to that, Seth was a partner with the Honolulu boutique firm of Watanabe Ing Kawashima & Komeiji (now Watanabe Ing LP) where Seth developed and oversaw the firm’s intellectual property, technology and Internet law practice group.

Seth emphasizes patent, trademark, copyright, technology and Internet law while also providing services in the areas of business law, commercial litigation and regulatory matters. In addition to being admitted to practice law in Hawai`i, Seth is admitted to the California state bar, the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has served as an adjunct professor of intellectual property law at Richardson Law School, and on the boards of the Hawai`i Board of Bar Examiners, the Hawai`i Institute of Continuing Legal Education, and the Hawai`i State Bar Association’s International Law Section and Intellectual Property and Technology Section, a section Seth founded and previously served as chairperson. Seth is a WIPO UDRP panelist, a neutral for Dispute Prevention & Resolution Hawaii, a delegate to the At Large Advisory Committee of ICANN, and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Seth is frequent speaker on intellectual property, technology and Internet law topics.

Additional details concerning Seth’s background and experience can be obtained from his current Curriculum Vitae.

Seth is supported by Sherri Lavati, a trained legal assistant knowledgeable in the Firm’s practice areas, and students who may from time to time intern with the Firm.

Publications

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

LEGAL ASPECTS OF DOING BUSINESS IN NORTH AMERICA; Co-Author Hawaii Chapter, Juris Publishing and the Center for International Legal Studies, 2010.

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES: Commentary on the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Oxford University Press and the Center of International Legal Studies, 2008 – 2010

THE INTERNET: LAWS AND REGULATORY REGIMES: U.S. Chapter, Yorkhill Law Publishing and the Center of International Legal Studies, 2006 & 2008

SELECTED CLE PRESENTATIONS:

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW IN HAWAII, with co-authors Robert Carson Godbey and William G. Meyer, III, Lorman Seminars, Honolulu, 2003

ALTERNATIVE IP STRUCTURES FOR TECH ALLIANCES AND CREATIVE DEALMAKING, ThinkTech Hawaii, January 2006

CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, THE BONNE GUIDELINES AND INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES, BIO, 2006 Pacific Bio Rim Summit

THE LAW OF DOMAIN NAMES, ThinkTech Hawaii, July 2004

Representative Clients

Representative Cases

LITIGATION:

YOSHIKAZU KASUGA et al., Plaintiff, vs. NIPPON VIDEO INC., et al., Defendants. CIVIL NO. CV05-00123 SPK KSC; U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii (Copyright Infringement on behalf of the Plaintiff)

SMILE NOW CRY LATER, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. YAKIRA, LLC dba Ecko Unlimited, et al.; Defendants. CIVIL NO. CV04-00318 SOM/KSC; U.S. District Court for the District SOM/KSC; U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii; (Trademark Infringement on behalf of the Plaintiff)

SUNGLASS HUT INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, vs. SURFSPORTS HAWAII, INC., et al., Defendants; CIVIL NO. CV03-00549 SPK/BMK. U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii; (Trademark Infringement on behalf of the Defendants)

NLP, MUSIC, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, vs. WATABE WEDDING CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, CIVIL NO. CV03-00533 HG/KSC; U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii (Copyright Infringement on behalf of a Defendant)

TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD:

SARA LEE CORPORATION, Opposer, vs. PARKER RANCH, INC, Applicant. Opposition No. 91,156,588, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (On behalf of the Applicant)

THE AIKAU FAMILY L.L.C., Petitioner, vs. QUIKSILVER, INC., Registrant; Cancellation No. 92045156, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (On behalf of the Petitioner)

UDRP PROCEEDINGS:

ALLIED SERVICES, LLC vs. AUGGIE TRUGFILE; WIPO Case No. D2004 -0966 February 10, 2005 (Sole Panelist)

CURTIS JACKSON vs. WHOISGUARD; WIPO Case No. D2006-0070 March 21, 2006 (Joint Panelist)

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