Criminal Law

• Fraud
  Mr. Melnick has over a decade of technical and management experience with both small and large scale information technology software and hardware companies prior to becoming an attorney, gaining experience in contract law, including negotiation skills and interpreting service level agreements. As a law clerk, he acquired litigation skills, including legal research and motion practice while working at the NY State Office of the Attorney General during law school.  He has also worked to prevent consumer fraud while serving as an extern for the New York State Office of the Attorney General.

Business and Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Tutunjian & Bitetto provides due diligence services. These can include legal evaluation of patents and trademarks in contemplation of, or as a result of, mergers and acquisitions and other events. We work closely with business counsel to evaluate acquired or to be acquired patent and trademark portfolios. See also
• Business Disputes
  Ms. Mutell specializes in Intellectual Property, with a primary focus on domestic and foreign Trademark prosecution and Trademark disputes. During her time at New York Law School, Ms. Mutell concentrated her curriculum on trademark, copyright, and business law. This has fostered her success in securing protection for emerging brands, advising clients on the launch of product names and slogans, and assisting in the management of IP assets. Ms. Mutell also handles aspects of international trademark prosecution by handling and coordinating international trademark prosecution and litigation matters abroad with foreign associates. Additionally, Ms. Mutell advises clients in trademark infringement matters, including providing clearance opinions, infringement analyses, handling cease and desists, and representing clients in trademark Opposition and Cancellation Actions before the TTAB.
• Intellectual Property
  Tutunjian & Bitetto has an extensive network of foreign intellectual property colleagues in most countries throughout the world. This network enables us to provide international intellectual property services and international referrals outside of Intellectual Property Law on any level. Our international network may be employed to pose questions about local laws or filing strategies that help to save money, expedite foreign filings and take advantage of international treaties. Our international network is also useful in obtaining translations of documents and searching for references of interest in foreign jurisdictions.