Mailing Address:
1900 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
United States
Scott B. Schwartz has a practice focused on all aspects of trademark, copyright and unfair competition law and related litigation. He represents clients in a wide range of industries and at different stages of their corporate development helping them identify and protect their intellectual property rights and assets. Scott routinely counsels clients on branding issues such as clearing and registering their trademarks and addressing enforcement issues.
Scott joined the firm's Philadelphia office in June 2002 and is a member of the Intellectual Property Department. Before joining Cozen O'Connor, Scott was in-house counsel at Intel Corporation for more than three and a half years as a senior attorney responsible for implementing and managing global trademark enforcement and protection strategies for marks including the Pentium® and Intel Inside® trademarks. He also served as an associate at the intellectual property law firm Woodcock Washburn.
As a regular speaker on the topic of trademark and copyright law, Scott has appeared on local news programs to discuss a range of issues, from the iPhone trademark to the Wal-Mart “Smiley Face”; he has also spoken at multiple International Trademark Association programs and CLE courses put on by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Associate of Corporate Counsel, and has been quoted on intellectual property issues in
BrandWeek, Best’s Review, and
California Lawyer Magazine. In addition, Scott previously chaired the U.S. Legislation and Regulations Subcommittee and New Regulations Subcommittee of the International Trademark Association.
Scott is an adjunct professor at Drexel University in the Entertainment & Arts Management Program of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, where he teaches Copyrights and Trademarks for Entertainment & the Arts. Scott also proudly serves as a board member of Federation Early Learning Services.
Scott received his Bachelor of Arts from American University, and his law degree from the University of Buffalo School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York and Washington, D.C. Scott is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild, having appeared in his youth in various commercials as well as more recently in an independent film.