John Macaluso is a partner in Gibney Anthony & Flaherty's Intellectual Property Practice Group. He focuses primarily in anticounterfeiting and trademark and copyright protection and enforcement. He also practices in the areas of computers & new media, corporate and sports law.
Mr. Macaluso has successfully litigated scores of trademark counterfeiting and copyright infringement cases, as well as civil and administrative proceedings under the UDRP, DMCA and ACPA. Mr. Macaluso also counsels clients in the luxury goods, fashion, sports and entertainment industries in developing nationwide programs to protect and enforce intellectual property rights. In furthering that goal, he advises federal, state and local law enforcement agencies on procedures to combat the counterfeiting of trademarked goods, as well as training members of these agencies as an expert in the identification of counterfeit merchandise.
Mr. Macaluso is the co-founder of Gibney’s Online Brand Protection Group and supervises a staff devoted exclusively to protecting and enforcing clients’ rights on the World Wide Web. He also has extensive experience drafting and negotiating Website Development and Hosting Agreements and advises clients on matters relating to new technology, computers and the Internet. He is also experienced in business planning and financing, and has negotiated licensing and distribution agreements with teams in several professional sports.