Bio

Jeffrey Mann, a registered patent attorney and Partner in Stroock’s Intellectual Property and Technology Department, practices at the intersection of intellectual property, technology, data privacy and security. Jeff excels in advising clients in all facets of intellectual property, privacy and complex tech transactions. Experienced with patent matters across the mechanical, electrical, computer science and technology sectors, he advises on, negotiates and structures license agreements, drafts opinions and prosecutes patents. Jeff is exceptionally experienced in drafting and negotiating cloud provider agreements, software license and maintenance agreements, outsourcing agreements, development agreements, trademark license agreements, intellectual property security agreements, and distribution agreements for various companies. He represents a wide variety of industry-leading businesses and inventors, devising comprehensive strategies for capturing, evaluating, patenting, leveraging and protecting their innovations worldwide. He helps clients protect their core business technologies, building, structuring and managing multinational patent portfolios to optimize their market position and protect them from infringement by competitors. Clients also frequently call on Jeff to advise on and conduct due diligence related to the intellectual property, information technology and privacy aspects of corporate, financial restructuring, real estate, structured finance, and insurance transactions. They further rely on him for guidance on issues related to websites, including domain name resolutions and the use of open-source software, as well as trademark, counterfeiting, and copyright-related matters. An International Association of Privacy Professionals designated Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Jeff also advises clients on data privacy, cybersecurity and technology matters, including data licensing, cloud services and outsourcing issues. He has a particular focus on financial products and systems, and the advertising sector.