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As the Managing Partner of Pendulum Legal PC, Sarah Haddad specializes in Intellectual Property Law. Sarah has over fifteen (15) years of experience in complex litigation, mostly as a top legal specialist in the practical application of the Law of Evidence, Civil Procedure, and Professional Ethics. Sarah is admitted to the New York State Bar, the United States Eastern District of New York, the United States Southern District of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Ms. Haddad obtained her American Bar Association Accredited Juris Doctor in 2008 and specialized in Intellectual Property Law at Fordham University School of Law. In 2005, Sarah majored in Pharmacology and Physiology (the medical sciences) at the University of Sydney. This background supports Sarah's current work in Intellectual Property Law in technical innovation and science industries. She has great appreciation for art, creativity, and innovation. Sarah works seasonally as an artist and music composer. Sarah's appreciation and work in the arts, gives her motivation to protect and maintain the creative steps of others through Intellectual Property Law.
Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
There is an initial free consultation to understand the nature of the issues and define the scope of the work that needs to be done.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New South Wales, Australia
- ID Number: 55216
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 5761689
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- 2nd Circuit
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Attorney at Law
- Pendulum Legal PC
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- Complex Commercial Litigation, Breach of Contract with Intellectual Property Law, Court of Appeal hearings in Civil Fraud, United States Federal Civil Procedure, New York State Civil Procedure, Hearing Officer in Administrative Law, Special Education Administrative Law Litigator, and Medical Appeals with a national Independent Review Body (Maximus).
- Attorney at Law
- Abrams Cohen & Associates
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- Healthcare Fraud, New York State Civil Procedure, and United States Federal Civil Procedure. During this role Ms. Haddad worked with Mr. Gary Abrams, current partner of Pendulum Legal PC and one of the former founding partners of Abrams Cohen & Associates.
- Master of Laws Intellectual Property Specialization
- Fordham University School of Law
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- Patent Litigation, Patents, Patent Practice Skills, Intellectual Property, Trademark Law, Compliance in the Information Age, and Antitrust Law.
- Barrister at Law
- Sarah Haddad Barrister at Law
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- An independent specialist advocate trained in the courtroom, in commissions of inquiry, and in alternative forms of dispute resolution; Sarah provided objective advice on particular legal problems for clients, other lawyers, businesses, and governments. The New South Wales Bar Association: https://nswbar.asn.au/ Sarah Haddad's Chambers were located at the following Barrister Chambers: Frederick Jordan Chambers, Fourth Floor Selborne Chambers, Queens Square Chambers, 8 Wentworth Chambers, and Latham Chambers. As a former Barrister at Law, Ms. Haddad was one of two thousand top legal specialists in the country. This involved applying in complex cases the Law of Evidence, Civil Procedure, and Professional Ethics.
Education
- Fordham University School of Law
- LL.M. | Intellectual Property Law
- Honors: Outstanding Performance in Compliance in the Information Age (marked anonymously).
- Activities: Patent Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law, Antitrust, Compliance in the Information Age (Outstanding Performance), and all other aspects of Intellectual Property Law.
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- University of Technology Sydney
- American Bar Association Juris Doctor (2008)
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- Intellectual Property: Law and Policy. Property Transactions. While studying the American Bar Association accredited Juris Doctor Ms. Haddad worked full time and overtime assisting a Barrister at Law, Dr. Charles Moschoudis, in complex litigation.
- Honors: Distinctions in Legal Skills, Legal Research, Law and Medicine, Biomedical Law and Bioethics. Ms. Haddad was working full time and over time assisting in complex litigation throughout the duration of this degree. The University of Technology Sydney is the 68th best law school in the world: https://www.topuniversities.com/university-subject-rankings/law-legal-studies?page=2
- Activities: Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Federal Constitutional Law, Law of Contract, Law of Torts, Legal Process and History, Real Property, Biomedical Law and Bioethics (Distinction), Corporate Law, Equity and Trusts, Legal Research (Distinction), Law and Medicine (Distinction), Law of Evidence, Personal Property, Remedies, Professional Conduct 1, Professional Conduct 2, Advocacy, Civil Litigation, Legal Skills (Distinction), Practical Experience, Succession, Commercial and Estate Practice.
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- The University of Sydney
- Ph.D. | Pharmacology and Physiology
- Sarah studied course work, carried out research, and experiments in Pharmacology Fundamentals, Integrated Physiology A, Concepts in Neuroanatomy, Molecules, Metabolism, and Cells, Intro Pharmacology: Drugs and People, Integrated Physiology B, Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology, Human Cellular Physiology, Neuro- and Cardiovascular Pharmacology, and Heart and Circulation (Distinction). This background supports Sarah's current work in Intellectual Property Law in technical innovation & science.
- Honors: Distinction in Heart and Circulation (Physiology).
- Activities: United States Equivalent PhD in Pharmacology and Physiology, which is an Australian Bachelor of Science majoring in Pharmacology and Physiology. Sarah studied course work, carried out research, and experiments in Concepts in Biology, Chemistry 1A, Differential Calculus, Linear Algebra, Physics I (fundamentals), Human Biology, Chemistry 1B, Integral Calculus and Modelling, Statistics, Physics 1 (Environmental & Life Science), Principles of Histology, Molecular Biology and Genetics A.
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Awards
- Client Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations
- National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
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- Maine State Bar Association
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- New York County Lawyers' Association
- Ethics Committee Member and Member
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- Activities: Participated in Ethics Committee meetings.
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- NYC Bar Association
- Litigation Committee Member and Member
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- Activities: Participated in Litigation Committee meetings and social functions.
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- New York State Bar Association
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- The New South Wales Bar Association
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- The Law Society of New South Wales
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Fair Use in Copyright Law: Is the purpose in using copyrighted material plainly different from the original purpose for which it was created?
- Pendulum Legal PC
- Patent Eligibility: Applying an Abstract Idea to a New and Useful End
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- The title of one creative work versus the title of a series of creative works for trademark
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- Advising a Petitioner for Patent Inter Partes Review and concurrent District Court Proceedings
Speaking Engagements
- Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Law, Presentation, 99 Madison Avenue, Floor 15, New York, NY 10016
- NYC AI Users: AI Regulation and Architecture
- Sarah's talk will discuss the intersection between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intellectual Property. Sarah will discuss the Intellectual Property of training data that is integral to the success of all AI systems. She will discuss how Intellectual Property can protect AI models, the interrelationship between data input and the questions around Intellectual Property protection for AI output.
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Pendulum Legal PC Intellectual Property Law Specialists
The target audience and scope of the market for Intellectual Property Law owners.
Legal Answers
19 Questions Answered
- Q. Hello! Is it legal to use the LYRICS ONLY of a song in a YouTube video? As in, a cappella only my own voice?
- A: If you are seeking to use the captions from a YouTube video as your own lyrics, this may be considered copyright infringement if you are not using the captions for a different purpose, such as for education or commentary purposes in Fair Use.
Captions to a YouTube video are justified for educational purposes as Fair Use. However, if you seek to then adopt those captions as your own lyrics, unless it is plainly for a different purpose of which the words were written, it may be considered copying the original elements of that work.
If you are seeking to simply make a recording or sing another artist's work, who has written the lyrics and/or melody, then this would be considered ... Read More
- Q. How do I know a piece of art is okay to use for album art?
- A: Some album art is considered Fair Use of Copyright under certain circumstances, particularly when used in a transformative way for educational purposes, criticism, or commentary, where only a small portion of the artwork is used, and the use does not significantly affect the potential market for the original artwork.
If its use as Album Art is plainly for a different purpose than the original purpose of which the artwork was created, then it is likely to be a Fair Use, which is an exception to Copyright. Consider my article on this topic:
https://pendulumlegal.com/is-the-purpose-in-using-copyrighted-material-plainly-different-from-the-original-purpose-for-which-it-was-created/
If ... Read More
- Q. Is it legal to redistribute the games of Chessbase's Database? Or does Chessbase "own" the games?
- A: Some parts of games are subject to copyright protection. This includes the game's artistic elements, like the music, art, and dialog, and the computer program that runs the game. As such, reproduction of these elements may be considered copyright infringement, depending on the purpose and context you're seeking to reproduce them, if they are being reproduced for a foreseeable purpose of Chessbase. The idea for the game, its name, and the method of play are not protected by copyright.
Annotations
- Capitol Records v. Vimeo
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- CLOUDOFCHANGE, LLC v. NCR CORPORATION
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- MIRROR WORLDS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC v. META PLATFORMS, INC.
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Structured Asset Sales, LLC v. Sheeran
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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