Steven I. Peretz
Steven Peretz
Miami
Florida (FL)
Intellectual Property Litigation
Profile
College: Wesleyan University, B.A., with High Honors in Economics.
Law School: University of Chicago, J.D.
Florida Bar: Past Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Business Law Section. He is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Intellectual Property Law.
Mr. Peretz handles all aspects of intellectual property law litigation, including cases involving trademark, trade dress, copyright, patent, trade secret, and misappropriation of proprietary information. He has served as lead trial counsel, co-counsel, local counsel, and special counsel in IP law cases and matters. He has also served as a mediator in IP law matters.
Mr. Peretz frequently lectures at CLE-approved seminars, including most recently "The Use of Survey Evidence in Intellectual Property Law Cases" presented at the Florida Bar's First Annual IP Law Symposium in Tampa in March 2010.
His outside interests include flying as an instrument-rated pilot, an activity he finds easier than hitting a 4-iron.
Selected To
Florida Super Lawyers 2011
Florida Super Lawyers 2010
Florida Super Lawyers 2009
Florida Super Lawyers 2008
Florida Super Lawyers 2007
Florida Super Lawyers 2006
Certifications and Credentials
Florida Bar Board Certified — Intellectual Property Law
About Steven Peretz
Admitted: 1981, Florida
Professional Webpage: www.pch-iplaw.com/attorneys/Steven/Peretz/
Honors and Awards:
- Listed in "Best Lawyers of American" for Intellectual Property Law (2004-2010)
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member of the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2004-2006)
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "10 Steps to More Effective Legal Writing." This CLE-seminar is given to interested legal groups and law firms and focuses on pragmatic methods of driving home compelling legal arguments in submissions made to the court (2006-2010)
- "Survey Evidence in Intellectual Property Law Cases." This presentation before more than 100 attorneys at the Florida Bar's First Annual IP Law Symposium in Tampa focused on the use of survey evidence in trademark, false advertising, and design patent cases (March 2010)
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Obtained a copyright infringement verdict of $1.8 million after a two-week jury trial in the Southern District of Florida. Affirmed on appeal., 2004
- Obtained a settlement for $2,500,000 in a patent infringement action brought in the Eastern District of Texas., 2007
- Obtained a $4,850,000 settlement in a patent and false advertising case brought in the Eastern District of Texas on behalf of a manufacturer of outdoor game cameras., 2010
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