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Alvin C. Lin

Partner
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Alvin C. Lin Partner

Alvin Lin’s practice focuses on litigating intellectual property disputes, IP portfolio management and intellectual property transactions.

Alvin litigates a wide variety of intellectual property disputes, including matters involving trademark, copyright, trade secrets, patents and false advertising claims. He advises clients on IP portfolio management (including best practices to preserve trade secrets) and intellectual property transactions, including licensing and trademark co- existence arrangements and regulatory review of advertisements.
Alvin also litigates a broad range of commercial litigation disputes, including labor and employment, commercial real estate, and general contract and partnership disputes. He practices primarily in state and federal courts in New York and New Jersey, the United States Trial and Trademark Board (TTAB), and before various arbitral tribunals.
Alvin is chair of Morrison Cohen’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. He joined Morrison Cohen in 2004, after working as an associate in the Litigation Department of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, focusing mainly on securities and reinsurance. Alvin began his legal career as a law clerk and senior law clerk to the Honorable John R. Padova, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). Prior to studying law, Alvin was a publishing editor specializing in the analysis, research and interpretation of federal statutes and regulations.

Experience

  • Defended and negotiated settlement in trademark dispute on behalf of international jewelry designer.

  • Represented foreign manufacturer in patent dispute concerning agricultural device.
  • Litigated (and settled) claims by European transportation manufacturer against its former U.S. subsidiary, including division of intellectual property and trade secret issues.
  • Represented fashion, jewelry and apparel designers to protect against trade dress and design infringement
  • Represented major clothing manufacturer in breach of contract claims against former supplier.
  • Represented major distributor of electronic and photographic equipment against claims of patent and trademark infringement.
  • Represented a European industrial equipment manufacturer that successfully obtained judgment against breach of contract and warranty liability claims in connection with machinery sold by an independent subsidiary in the United States.
  • Obtained, on behalf of several corporate clients, anti-cybersquatting arbitration awards ordering the surrender and transfer of trademark-infringing Internet domain names on the basis of bad faith registration.
  • Obtained, on behalf of several prominent cosmetics and jewelry designers, removal of trademark- and copyright- infringing content from marketing and on-line materials.
  • Obtained settlement of copyright claims on behalf of an author against an entertainment company.
  • Obtained dismissal of civil RICO and antitrust claims in a federal civil complaint on behalf of several major national liquor distributors and manufacturers.
  • Prosecuted and defended trademark infringement claims on behalf of multiple clients in proceedings before the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
  • Obtained declaratory judgment enforcing lease renewal rights for major commercial tenant.
  • Obtained preliminary injunction of UCC foreclosure sale.

Professional Activities

New York State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
Asian-American Bar Association of New York
(AAPALSA), LGBTQ Committee
LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York
International Trademark Association

Recognition

Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2025

Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2024

Lawyers of Color Power List, 2023

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Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, Georgetown Law Journal
  • Harvard University, A.B., magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court for District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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