Morrison Cohen LLP | Alvin C. Lin

Alvin C. Lin

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. 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

Represented nutritional supplement companies in connection with trademark and anti-competition claims.
Defended and obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of a blockchain company in a trademark infringement suit in federal district court.
Litigated and negotiated a settlement of claims by a European transportation manufacturer against its former U.S. subsidiary, including issues involving the division of intellectual property and trade secrets.
Defended a decentralized exchange against allegations of trademark infringement
Defended a blockchain company against a patent suit in federal district court.
Represented a foreign stablecoin company against allegations of trademark infringement.
Represented a foreign manufacturer in a multinational patent dispute concerning an agricultural device.
Obtained anti-cybersquatting arbitration awards on behalf of several corporate clients ordering the surrender and transfer of trademark-infringing Internet domain names on the basis of bad-faith registration.
Obtained the removal of trademark- and copyright- infringing content from marketing and online materials, on behalf of several prominent cosmetics and jewelry designers.
Obtained a settlement of copyright claims on behalf of an author against an entertainment company.
Represented a jewelry brand in a breach of contract action against a major retailer.
Represented a major clothing manufacturer in breach of contract claims against a former supplier.
Defended a major distributor of electronic and photographic equipment against claims of patent and trademark infringement.
Obtained a declaratory judgment enforcing lease renewal rights for a major commercial tenant.
Represented a pharmaceutical company in connection with a real estate lease dispute.
Obtained a preliminary injunction against a UCC foreclosure sale.

Professional Activities

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

Recognition

Ranked in Legal 500 US Elite 2026 (New York), Intellectual Property, Tier 1
Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2024-2026
Lawyers of Color Power List, 2023

Practices

Sectors

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