Joachim B. SteinbergCIPP/US
Overview
Based in both San Francisco and New York, Joachim B. Steinberg (CIPP/US) supports clients on commercial, technology, and intellectual property litigation from coast-to-coast. He has broad experience in federal and state courts, including representing a client before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Career & Education
- University of Chicago, A.B., general and departmental honors, history
- New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- University of Oxford, M.St., legal research
- New York
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Professional Activities and Memberships
- ABA-Intellectual Property Section Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, 2023 – 2024; Committee on Copyright and New Technologies, 2024
- Copyright Society, Member, 2018 – Present; Northern California Chapter Co-Chair, 2021 – Present, Membership Committee, 2024
- International Trademark Association, Member 2023-Present, Committee on Geographic Indicators, 2024
- Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco, Board of Directors, 2021 – Present
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2022 – Present
- Bar Association of San Francisco Delegation to the California Conference of Bar Associations, Delegate, 2016 – Present; Chair, 2022
- San Francisco City Football Club, Chairman of the Board of Directors, 2016 – 2022
- Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court, Member, 2016 – 2018
- AIDS Legal Referral Panel, Board of Directors, 2014 – 2018
Joachim's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 04.16.24
Navigating the AI Intellectual Property Maze - Key Points From Congressional Hearing
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property convened Part III to an ongoing discussion and exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) rights. The session, “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III - IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works,” delved into the nuanced debate over what IP protections should exist for AI-generated or AI-assisted works.
Publication | 03.14.24
Press Coverage | 01.01.24
Client Alert | 5 min read | 12.12.23
AI and the Right of Publicity: A Patchwork of State Laws the Only Guidance, For Now
Representative Matters
- Represented a technology start-up in an appeal before the Second Circuit in a trademark infringement case.
- Provided legal services for a major producer of airplane parts in trade secrets litigation over critical internal technology.
- Represented a municipality in antitrust litigation against several large banks for rate-fixing related to variable rate bonds.
- Represented a video-game company in intellectual property claims related to the “print on demand” industry, securing a favorable settlement.
- Represented a Canadian technology company in patent and trademark litigation over virtualization software, leading to a substantial jury verdict.
- Assisted client in FINRA arbitration proceedings.
- Argued a summary judgment motion in a civil rights case against a police department.
Joachim's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 04.16.24
Navigating the AI Intellectual Property Maze - Key Points From Congressional Hearing
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property convened Part III to an ongoing discussion and exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) rights. The session, “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III - IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works,” delved into the nuanced debate over what IP protections should exist for AI-generated or AI-assisted works.
Publication | 03.14.24
Press Coverage | 01.01.24
Client Alert | 5 min read | 12.12.23
AI and the Right of Publicity: A Patchwork of State Laws the Only Guidance, For Now
Joachim's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 04.16.24
Navigating the AI Intellectual Property Maze - Key Points From Congressional Hearing
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property convened Part III to an ongoing discussion and exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) rights. The session, “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III - IP Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works,” delved into the nuanced debate over what IP protections should exist for AI-generated or AI-assisted works.
Publication | 03.14.24
Press Coverage | 01.01.24
Client Alert | 5 min read | 12.12.23
AI and the Right of Publicity: A Patchwork of State Laws the Only Guidance, For Now