Practices
Beth H. Alter is Counsel in Seward & Kisselβs Intellectual Property Practice Group. Beth has been practicing law since 1994 and joined Seward & Kissel in 2003.
Beth counsels clients with respect to a wide range of intellectual property issues, including trademark, copyright and unfair competition matters, and protection of the rights of privacy and publicity. Bethβs practice incorporates all aspects of domestic and international trademark law, including clearance and registration; licensing, transfers and other transactional matters; and policing and enforcement. Beth also concentrates on practice before the U.S. Copyright Office and on counseling clients with respect to domain name, internet and new media matters. Beth has advised clients in a wide variety of industries, including financial services, apparel, hotels, food, pharmaceuticals, packaging, computers, and news and entertainment.
Publications
- Co-authored, ββAn Ounce of Preventionββ¦How to Reduce the Risk of Litigation and Enforcement Proceedings,β Seward & Kissel (July 26, 2023)
- Co-authored, βSeward & Kissel Attorneys Co-Authored the United States Chapter of the 2023 Edition of Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Fintech,β Seward & Kissel (August 19, 2022)
- Co-authored, βSEC Files First Reg BI Action Against Broker-Dealer,β Seward & Kissel (June 28, 2022)
- Co-authored, βSEC Sanctions Broker-Dealer for Alternative Trading System Disclosure Failures,β Seward & Kissel (January 26, 2022)
- Co-authored, βPaul Clark, Jeffrey Berman, Beth Alter, Casey Jennings and Nathan Brownback Co-Authored the United States Chapter of the 2022 Edition of Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Fintech,β Lexology (August 11, 2021)
- Co-authored, βSEC Issues Statement on 1940 Act Registered Funds Investing in the Bitcoin Futures Market,β Seward & Kissel (May 18, 2021)
- Co-authored, βClient Alert: What Came First: The Token or the SAFT?β Seward & Kissel (February 3, 2021)
- Co-authored, βSEC Permits Specialized Broker-Dealers to Custody Digital Asset Securities,β Seward & Kissel (January 8, 2021)
- Co-authored, βFailure to Communicate?β Seward & Kissel (October 30, 2020)
- Co-authored, βCourt Holds That Kik ICO, Like Telegram, Was an Unregistered Securities Offering and That Reg. D Private Placement Should Be Integrated with Public Offering,β Seward & Kissel (October 9, 2020)
- Co-authored, βKraken Becomes First Digital Asset Firm to Obtain a Bank Charter,β Seward & Kissel (September 21, 2020)
- Co-authored, βOCC Clarifies That National Banks Can Provide Cryptocurrency Custody Services,β Seward & Kissel (July 24, 2020)
- Co-authored, βCourt Ruling: Bitcoin Transaction Records Not Protected by Fourth Amendment,β Seward & Kissel (July 22, 2020)
- Co-authored, βDFS Announces Cryptocurrency Initiatives and Potential BitLicense Forum,β Seward & Kissel (June 30, 2020)
- Co-authored, βSeward & Kissel LLP: 2019 Litigation Highlights,β Seward & Kissel (April 16, 2020)
- Co-authored, βPreliminary Injunction Halts Telegramβs $1.7 Billion Digital Token Offering,β Seward & Kissel (April 9, 2020)
- Co-authored, βDFS Issues COVID-19 Guidance to BitLicense Holders,β Seward & Kissel (March 16, 2020)
