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Intellectual Property Selected Cases Copyright and trademark and related litigation The firm has successfully represented clients in trademark, servicemark and copyright matters including registration, prosecution and defense of infringement claims, and authorship and ownership disputes in federal and state courts throughout the country and before government agencies such as the Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and the United States Copyright Office. The firm has extensive experience in issues involving intellectual property valuation, royalty compliance (including audits) and contract administration. We also counsel clients in developing programs to protect their proprietary information and intellectual property from improper use and infringement, and give advice on licensing and clearance issues with respect to product development. Technology and Related Litigation The firm represents and counsels clients who are start up companies, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and established businesses in technology and digital rights issues, including entity formation, financing, licensing and enforcement issues. Trade Secret Litigation In 2007, the Firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of a corporate client, alleging that the client’s former vice president, responsible for over $30 million in annual sales, had unlawfully taken active steps to compete while still in client’s employ, and upon being discovered and terminated, continued to unfairly compete. The lawsuit alleged claims for injunctive relief, unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets and interference. The court granted the Firm’s emergency application for the right to conduct expedited discovery and set an expedited hearing on a motion for preliminary injunction. The case settled prior to the hearing. |