Jeffrey Barton Cahn, 70, died on March 31, 2013 after a long battle with lung cancer dating from 2005 (he was a nonsmoker). He was administered a new FDA-approved drug Tarceva, to which at he survived without evidence of disease for 8 years is considered something of a medical miracle, and may be attributable to the gene-targeted drug Tarceva. This, along with his bravery and persistence, earned him several write-ups in widely circulated periodicals including the North Shore LIJ monthly brochure and a publication by Genentech (the makers of Tarceva) with a circulation of 13,000.
Mr. Cahn was an attorney for his entire adult life, having earned his JD from Rutgers Law School in 1967, where he was the elected Research Editor of the Rutgers Law Review (his BA was from Indiana University). When he joined Sills Beck, Cummis, Radin & Tischman in Newark, where he became partner and practiced until his retirement in 2009, Mr. Cahn litigated a variety of complex cases including product liability and malpractice matters. He was a lawyers’ lawyer, and he dearly loved the law. His partners often came to Mr. Cahn for handling of their own personal matters.
As founder of the Intellectual Property Department at Sills, Mr. Cahn became a well known expert in trademark and copyright law. He registered hundreds of trademarks not only in the United States but in such foreign countries as Canada, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay, Israel, Jordan and Norway.
Mr. Cahn was admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of NJ, the SDNY, EDNY, several other federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. He was a member of the Intellectual Property Sections of American, NJ and NY State Bar Associations, and served as Co-Chair of the Copyright Law and Meetings Committees of the latter. He was also a member of the Governing Group of the entire NY State Bar Association.
Mr. Cahn was an active member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) where he served on the INTA Publishing Board for years. He was principal editor of Trademark Administration: A Guide for Paralegals and Administrators. He was co-editor of the textbook Trademark Basics, and co-author of Use of Another’s Trademark as well as consulting editor for the Second Edition of the standard reference work on trademark protection, Trademark Administration. He wrote the Trademark Law chapter for the New Jersey Practice Guide. Mr. Cahn also lectured before several legal organizations, including ICLE, Rutgers Graduate School of Business, and the NY Bar Association.
Mr. Cahn had style and when he walked into a courtroom you were aware of his presence. He was voted best dressed at his firm repeatedly. He particularly enjoyed vacationing at his winter home in Scottsdale, Arizona where he would often be seen sporting a cowboy hat and boots. At his summer home in Long Branch, he could be seen walking his Yorkies, Minnie and Maxie along the beach road. He was also an avid country music fan, a world traveler, and a physical fitness buff.
Mr. Cahn leaves his wife Miriam, daughter Lauren Cahn Schoenfeld and son-in-law Eric Schoenfeld of Bedford, New York and daughter Vanessa Cahn Gorelkin and son-in-law Andre Gorelkin of Roseland, New Jersey, three grandsons, Brian Jake Schoenfeld, Adam Reid Schoenfeld, and Jordan Benjamin Gorelkin, niece Dr. Jennifer Cahn, nephew Randall Cahn, and his two beloved Yorkies, Minnie and Maxie.
The funeral will be held at Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman, 68 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ on Wednesday, April 3, at 12:30 p.m. The family will sit shiva at 72 Winged Foot Drive, Livingston, NJ 07039 on Wednesday until 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that you make a contribution to the North Shore –LIJ Health System Foundation in memory of Jeffrey Cahn, 125 Community Drive, Great Neck, NY 11021
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