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Phil Rosenberg is a partner in the firm’s New York office and is a member of the firm’s Trademark and Copyright team. His practice lies at the intersection of technology and intellectual property and focuses on developing creative and elegant solutions to complex issues. Phil counsels global technology and entertainment clients on a range of trademark, copyright, domain name, right of publicity, and unfair competition issues, often with a global dimension. His practice focuses on assessing the availability of trademarks for use and registration, developing and implementing global trademark protection strategies, monitoring and enforcing trademark rights, and negotiating and drafting trademark-related agreements, with an eye to achieving practical, business-minded results for his clients.
Phil made his debut in the WTR 1000 – The World's Leading Trademark Professionals in 2022 following recommendations from foreign counsel, and has been listed every year since. The WTR 1000 reviews speak for themselves:
- “‘Phil is incredibly hardworking, rapid in response, highly focused and great to partner with in high-pressure situations.’ He is in his element advising on interlaced technology and IP matters.” – WTR 1000 Review (2022).
- “For tricky issues on the intersection of intellectual property and technology, the attorney to know is Phillip Rosenberg, who has provided counsel to some of the world’s most famous technology companies.” (2023).
- “For over 10 years Phillip Rosenberg has crafted strategic solutions for the copyright and trademark problems faced by technology companies. Some of the world’s best-known names in the space turn to him for precise and well-thought-out global trademark prosecution.” (2024)
- “Highly adept at managing multi-jurisdictional trademark portfolios, Rosenberg’s niche lies in technology, making him a favourite for big name technology companies with marks in multiple countries.” (2025)
Phil was also named a "Trademark Leader" in 2023 and 2024 by World IP Review. He was recognized in 2020 and the seven years immediately preceding as a New York "Rising Star" and in 2024 and 2025 as a New York "Super Lawyer" for Intellectual Property by Super Lawyers magazine.
Experience
Trademarks
- Regularly advises on global trademark clearance matters
- Management of sprawling and complex global trademark portfolios
- Manages multi-jurisdictional trademark disputes
- Counsels on complex "use in commerce" issues in U.S. trademark matters
- Pursues ex parte appeals at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- Assists clients with the USPTO's New Technology Evolution Pilot Program
- Provides strategic counseling on U.S. and foreign trademark prosecution matters
- Advises on the Madrid Protocol filing system
Copyright
- Submitted successful Requests for Reconsideration to the U.S. Copyright Office that have convinced the Office to withdraw registration refusals
- Advises clients on U.S. and foreign copyright registration matters
- Assists clients with DMCA takedown procedures and campaigns
Domain Names & Online Enforcement
- Successfully recovers domain names from bad faith actors
- Counsels clients on third-party phishing, hacking, and online fraud issues
Experience Highlights
-In re Big Apple Performing Arts, Inc., Serial Nos. 85781180 & 85781188 (T.T.A.B. Aug. 7, 2015) (reversing a descriptiveness refusal on the ground that a mark was found to have acquired distinctiveness within a particular community)
-Successfully overcame numerous specimen refusals for clients in the technology sector
-Successfully reversed doctrine of foreign equivalents refusals for clients in restaurant trade
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Rutgers School of Law - Newark J.D. (2010)
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service B.S. (1998) Foreign Service
New York (2011)
New Jersey (2010)
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (2010)
International Trademark Association (INTA), Member
Professional Development Committee, Member (2024-2025)
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