Garfield is a principal at Saidman DesignLaw Group, and leads the Firm's trademark and copyright practice. Garfield has cleared and prosecuted registrations for hundreds of trademarks and copyright-protected works, and has actively litigated infringement, trademark inter-partes and domain name recovery matters. In addition, Garfield is well experienced in Intellectual Property acquisitions and transactions, including licensing and joint-development projects. Garfield's LL.M. thesis at George Washington University Law School (in progress) is an international comparative study of design protection via copyright. Before joining Saidman DesignLaw Group, Garfield worked in the Washington, D.C., offices of two national law firms and was general counsel of a New England giftware designer and manufacturer.
Outside of the office, Garfield enjoys riding horses, rock climbing and pro bono work.
Admitted:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts; U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire (ret.); U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois; Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court; New Hampshire Supreme Court (ret.); Court of Appeals of Maryland (pending).
Education:
LL.M. candidate, George Washington University Law School, Intellectual Property and International Law
J.D., Vermont Law School, 1996
Middlebury College, German School, 1993-1994
B.A., St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, 1989
Garfield is a principal at Saidman DesignLaw Group, and leads the Firm's trademark and copyright practice. Garfield has cleared and prosecuted registrations for hundreds of trademarks and copyright-protected works, and has actively litigated infringement, trademark inter-partes and domain name recovery matters. In addition, Garfield is well experienced in Intellectual Property acquisitions and transactions, including licensing and joint-development projects. Garfield's LL.M. thesis at George Washington University Law School (in progress) is an international comparative study of design protection via copyright. Before joining Saidman DesignLaw Group, Garfield worked in the Washington, D.C., offices of two national law firms and was general counsel of a New England giftware designer and manufacturer.