Mario Aieta

Experience:

Mario Aieta is a partner of Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP.

Mr. Aieta represents public companies, privately held companies and individuals in complex commercial litigation, including intellectual property litigation; securities litigation and securities investigations; First Amendment litigation; and employment discrimination litigation. Mr. Aieta advises clients regarding various intellectual property and technology issues, including trademarks, copyrights, publicity rights and the maintenance and disclosure of electronically stored information.

Mr. Aieta has been a frequent speaker and writer on intellectual property issues, including: “Older and Wiser – First Anniversary Observations on the Impact of the New U.S. Federal Rules On E-Discovery,” Panelist, International Trademark Association, 2007 Leadership Meeting, Orlando, November 2007; “The Ongoing Expansion of What Constitutes a Trademark,” Intellectual Property Owners Association 2007 Annual Meeting, New York City, September 2007; “Effective Use of Customs Measures Against Importation of Counterfeit Goods,” 40th World Intellectual Property Congress, AIPPI, Gothenburg, October 2006; “Violations of Industrial and Intellectual Property Rights on the Internet” ASIPI-AIPPI Seminar on Industrial and Intellectual Property, Buenos Aires, March 2006; “Intellectual Property,” (co-authored) in Eighteen Chapters on American Law, Yuan Li Publishing Co. (1991); ”The Tort of Imitation: Does This Remind You of Someone?,” 8 Communication Lawyer, Winter 1990 at 5.

Professional Associations:  International Trademark Association (Member: U.S. Subcommittee of International Amicus Committee, 2003-2005; Online Trademark Use Subcommittee of the Internet Committee, 2006-2009); Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Entertainment Law Committee, 1998-2000); New York State Bar Association (Member: Intellectual Property Law Section); U.S. Legislation Subcommittee of the Legislation & Regulation Committee, 2009-Current.

Bar Admissions:  New York, Ohio, United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Federal Circuits of Appeals, United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York, the Western District of Michigan, the Southern District of Ohio, and the District of Colorado.

Education:

Harvard (B.A. with honors, 1981); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1984).