Morgen Bowers

Morgen's practice includes general corporate work (including formation, governance and financing), alcohol industry licensing, intellectual property law (focusing on trademark and copyright protection, licensing and enforcement), trusts and estates, and representation of banks, purchasers and sellers in commercial and residential real estate transactions. Morgen began her legal practice in 1999 at a large international Wall Street law firm where she specialized in private and syndicated secured, unsecured and structured financings in the New York and Hong Kong offices. Morgen received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1999 where she was Senior Editor of the Law Review and was invited to join the Order of the Coif, and her B.A. from Bard College in 1990. She is admitted to practice in New York.

Intellectual Property

Trademarks

Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

• Copyright

New York

Since 2000

Partner

Bowers & del Peral, PLLC

2016 - Current

Associate

Law Office of Sonya del Peral

2003 - 2016

Associate

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP

1999 - 2003

Cardozo School Of Law

New York State Bar  # 3038338

Member

2000 - Current

Notary Public

Columbia County

Q. Can my mother get a trademark for the name of a church dance group that she started?

January 29, 2018

A: You do not need to have an entity to own a trademark. As long as the name otherwise qualifies for trademark registration, she can own the trademark personally. There is not enough information here to determine if the name would qualify for a trademark registration.

Q. If a name is registered to be used in one section ( clothing ) can this still be used for other type of business (food)!

January 29, 2018

A: I hate to say it, but it depends. Certain classes the PTO considers close enough that there may be a natural extension. If it is a very famous mark (like Nike, Coca-Cola or Planet Hollywood), than this is more likely. Especially, if the marks are exactly the same. Classes with goods which are completely different (like tires and charitable services), especially if there is some variation in the mark, this is less likely a problem. This is probably something you should discuss with your lawyer.

Q. Is it against the law to have the intent to steal copyrighted or patented information.

January 29, 2018

A: Generally speaking, if it is just one person who has not do anything in furtherance of actually stealing, then no, it isn't illegal -- i.e. it isn't a illegal to just have the idea in your head, you have to take some sort of action to accomplish the goal (e.g. downloading or copying the protected material--which on it's own could be an illegal infringement depending on the circumstances). However, if you discuss the intent with one or more other people, it becomes a conspiracy, which could be a crime, again, depending on the circumstances.