Gordon E. R. Troy
Attorney at Law
Our practice offers a wide range of services for growing and mid-sized businesses. We give our clients the personal attention they require to address their legal needs in every aspect of business, including trademarks and copyrights, licensing and master services agreements, business-related litigation, employment issues, and corporate transactions. Gordon is consistently listed as one of the "Top Business Lawyers in Vermont" for Trademark and Copyright Law and Litigation. Our firm serves clients attorneys and their clients throughout the United States and internationally.
Bar Admissions
New York, 1987
Vermont, 1994
Illinois, 1986
District of Columbia, 1988
United States District Court, Southern District of New York 1989
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York 1989
United States District Court Vermont 1996
United States District Court Colorado 2013
United States District Court, Northern District of New York 2017
United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan 2021
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 2018
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 2021
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2023
Education
J.D. - University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, 1986
B.S. - Rollins College, 1979
Majors: Economics and Accounting
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
International Trademark Association
Vermont Bar Association
Representative Published Cases
Pilates Inc. v. Current Concepts, Inc., 120 F.Supp.2d 286, 2000, Southern District, New York
Pilates Method Alliance, Inc. v. Pilates, Inc., Opp. No. 91154584, 2004 WL 1576475 (TTAB 2004)
Representative Clients
Acelynk, LLC, customs processing, a Magaya company
Amiga Corporation
Balanced Body, Inc., the world’s largest Pilates equipment manufacturer
Baylis Medical Technology
Cabot Hosiery/Darn Tough and Wide Open socks
Creative MicroSystems Corporation, optical systems
Dermazone Solutions, skin care
Fabuwood Cabinetry
Pilates Transparancy Project
Revise Clothing, Inc./Vanilla Star Jeans
Sweet Fire Tobacco
The Charles Group NYC
Tibi, LLC, women’s fashion
Transcend Engineering and Technology
Many international Attorneys and their clients from Europe, Asia, Australia, South and Central America, and Canada
Classes & Seminars
Negotiating Computer Software License Agreements, Data Tech, 01/01/1992 to 12/31/1997
Internet Law, BMI, 05/18/2002
Many seminars on Intellectual Property to the Vermont Bar Association, and various local business and creative organizations.
Awards
Listed as one of the "Top Business Lawyers in Vermont" for Trademark and Copyright Law and Litigation
Past Positions
Abelman Frayne & Schwab, New York, New York, Associate Attorney
Buchman & O’Brian, New York, New York, Associate Attorney