Background
Leavens Costa, Doreen was born in 1954 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Doreen Leavens Costa
Edit ProfileEducation
Rider College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1976). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980).
Career
Worked at Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond (New York, New York) specializing in Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Unfair Competition. Trials.
Admitted to the bar, 1981, New New York Adjunct Professor of Law, Hofstra University School of Law, 1992.
Member: Suffolk County Bar Association (Company-Chair, Federal Courts Committee, 1993-1995).
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Young Lawyers Committee, 1985-1988). International Trademark Association (Member: Education Committee, 1985-1987.
Dictionary Listing Committee, 1987-1989. Membership Committee, 1993).
Founded in 1920, the firm specializes in all aspects of intellectual property law, including representation of litigants in the Federal and State Courts, before administrative agencies, and in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
Investigations and counseling for the purpose of avoiding litigation. Licensing and technology transfer. Ex parte and inter parties proceedings before the United States.
Patent and Trademark Office, the United States.
Copyright Office, the International Trade Commission and the United States. Customs Office. In its patent practice, the firm"s lawyers are educated and experienced in all areas of engineering, chemistry, physics, immunology, biotechnology, electronics and computer science.
Working closely with associate counsel throughout the world, the firm establishes and maintains programs for protecting and exploiting intellectual property rights internationally.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Suffolk County Bar Association (Company-Chair, Federal Courts Committee, 1993-1995). The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Young Lawyers Committee, 1985-1988). International Trademark Association (Member: Education Committee, 1985-1987.
Dictionary Listing Committee, 1987-1989.
Membership Committee, 1993).
