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Ms. Dalli’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including business matters, intellectual property (trademark and copyright infringement and unfair competition), real estate and commercial and residential foreclosures. She has extensive experience in intellectual property, arts and entertainment law, business transactions and real estate. Ms. Dalli takes pride in counseling her clients in litigation avoidance.
Ms. Dalli has earned the highest national rating for legal ability and general ethical standards by achieving the prestigious “AV” peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which recognizes attorneys for the highest level of skill, integrity and professional excellence.
Ms. Dalli joined the firm in 2004 and became a partner in 2007.
Ms. Dalli has been a member of the New York State Bar since 1983 and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She is also a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Suffolk County Bar Association, where she has co-chaired the Intellectual Property Law Committee.
Ms. Dalli received her Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, California in 1982. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in psychology and a minor in music from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Ms. Dalli also attended the University of Pisa in Italy, where she studied art, literature, opera and Italian. Ms. Dalli worked at United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills, California from 1996 to 2000.
Senior Partner David M. Dubin and Partner Kathryn Dalli successfully represented the seller of a commercial shopping center in Farmingville where the purchaser filed an action in Supreme Court, Suffolk County alleging fraud, aiding and abetting fraud, and piercing the corporate veil arising from the $10,500,000 sale. All claims asserted by the purchaser were dismissed […]
Following are many important reasons to obtain federal registration of your trademark with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for your business name, logo and/or any brand names that you use in your business. • Registration creates an asset that can be sold or licensed or used as collateral and makes your business more […]
Generally, common law rights are derived from custom and judicial precedent. Common law trademark rights are those rights that a business owner has from using a trademark, brand name, slogan or logo without having obtained a state or federal trademark registration of the mark. The rights come with using the mark in commerce. Registration is […]
It appears to be a common misconception that grabbing content from the Internet, whether it be photos, clips or written content, and using it on your website or social media pages is acceptable. The only time it is acceptable is when the content that is taken is in the public domain, i.e., it is not […]
Firm Partner Kathryn Dalli played a role in the film One Moment, starring the late Danny Aiello. Ms. Dalli provided legal representation in negotiating Mr. Aiello’s contract, the producers’ and film distribution contract, and provided general guidance through the production process. One Moment tells the story of middle-aged siblings who struggle to manage their lives […]
Kathryn Dalli, Partner, Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP, is available to speak on how business owners can protect their name or brand by obtaining a federal trademark registration. Ms. Dalli says that registering a trademark for the name of a business or its brand with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) […]
Should you obtain trademark registration of your business name and/or brand, i.e., your trademark? The answer is absolutely “yes”. The broadest protection you can obtain for your trademark is a federal registration with the U.S Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”). A federally registered trademark provides nationwide protection in all 50 states. However, certain trademarks cannot […]
Senior Partner David M. Dubin and Partner Kathryn Dalli successfully represented the seller of a commercial shopping center in Farmingville where the purchaser filed an action in Supreme Court, Suffolk County alleging fraud, aiding and abetting fraud and piercing the corporate veil arising from the $10,500,000 sale. All claims asserted by the purchaser were dismissed […]
In July 2019, the rental laws in New York were significantly changed. Following are 2 important changes: 1.) A landlord who fails to return a security deposit within 14 days of the expiration of the lease term forfeits his/her right to retain any portion of the deposit regardless of whether there may be any […]
For any online seller or vendor that has a brand it wants to protect, the Amazon Brand Registry (the “Registry”) offers tremendous value. When the Registry first started, you were required to have a “standard character” trademark registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) in order to join the Registry. “Standard character” mark […]
Kathryn M. Dalli sat down with “OPEN” Host, Daren Jaime, to discuss the importance of how companies can protect their brand, building a strong brand mark at the start of a new business, the difference between a trademark and copyright, and the fallacies of using online images. Twomey Latham’s intellectual property practice encompasses […]
If you own a small business, you will likely invest money, energy and time into marketing and branding that business. Do not get blindsided by failing to protect your name and brand by federally registering your trademark. If you do not do the research to determine whether there is another business with the same or […]
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