Statue of Unity
Client, a noted American sculptor, was retained as digital designer of what became the tallest statue in the world -- a 600-foot structure located in Gujarat, India. It is a statue of Sardar Patel, a Founding Father of the Republic of India, and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi. The hiring company sought to deny him the credit and fair payment he reasonably deserved for the monumental work he accomplished. Upon our counsel, he filed his own copyright for the work; and our Office confirmed the viability of the copyright in both the U.S. and India, with an onsite visit to New Delhi for consultations with prominent India Counsel. Ultimately, the copyright produced proper credit and acceptable payment while assuring the Client worldwide fame.
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Alamo Cube
Medical Inhaler
Client, a noted research scientist, performed consulting services for US and foreign pharmaceutical companies. She developed an inhaler to deliver medications and persuaded the U.S. government to invest some $50 million in funding a system for troops in need of medication while in active duty. She partnered with a larger company, which was then purchased by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a multinational enterprise located in Israel; and through such purchase, the client was denied the profits she deserved for her origination of the inhaler idea. Through the American Arbitration Association, settlement with Teva and its allies was accomplished for their collective payment of a substantial, six-figure sum, terminating an initial action commenced in the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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7-11
Client, an owner of an NY commercial condominium in a residential condo building, sought to lease his unit to a 7-11 Store. The condo residents objected to the lease, claiming that the 7-11 business would interfere with their quality of life in the building. Litigation was intense and reached the Appellate Division of the First Department of the Supreme Court of New York which deliberated on the case for a full year, until finally deciding for the condo residents in large part because of 7-11's ultimate termination of the lease (and clever presentation to the Court by our opponent of a greasy hot dog photo during oral argument).
With our counsel, in extensive negotiations with the City of New York, the Estate Tony Rosenthal removed, restored, and redisplayed this iconic symbol in Astor Place.
Medallic Art
Client designed and manufactured collectible replicas of U.S. currency and contracted with a major distributor for sale of the product nationwide. When the contract expired, the distributor commenced manufacture on its own of the replicas, violating the copyright of the Client. Litigation ensued in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in which the Court sustained the Client's copyright, and restrained further sale by the distributor of product they had manufactured.