Brian M. Taddonio​, Esq.
Of Counsel


​[email protected]
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202-659-8225
Bar Admissions:
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York

*limited in D.C. to matters before federal courts and agencies
Education:
  • Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York J.D., April 1999
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, B.A., April 1996
  • University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture & Planning, Ann Arbor, Michigan, M.Arch., April 2008
Membership:
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania State Bar Association
  • North Carolina State Bar Association
Brian M. Taddonio has over two decades of experience handling trademark, copyright, and entertainment-related matters from inception to solution on behalf of a broad array of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, international luxury brands, iconic apparel companies, hip-hop media conglomerates, household appliance manufacturers, law firms, hedge funds, restaurant and hospitality groups, startups, and various entrepreneurs while living and working in New York and Los Angeles.

Mr. Taddonio’s practice is focused on searching and clearing trademarks, filing and prosecuting trademark applications, drafting coexistence agreements, drafting and sending cease and desist letters, negotiating settlement agreements, and litigating matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and various federal district courts. In addition, Mr. Taddonio has extensive experience protecting the copyrights of creatives as well as defending against copyright trolls. Separately, Mr. Taddonio has served as a guest lecturer for law school trademark clinics serving those in need.

In his free time, Mr. Taddonio enjoys running, swimming in the ocean, and pedaling a front-loader cargo bike around the neighborhood with his wife, daughter, and dog.


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