
IP & Technology
Partnering in innovation.
We have practiced at the intersection of law, business, and technology for nearly thirty years, working with clients large and small to protect, commercialize, and maximize the value of digital assets.
We have guided emerging businesses from their early conception through the growth and sale of the company. Our passion throughout such relationships is in helping clients realize the full potential of their innovations, ideas, and visions for the future.
We regularly advise and handle registration of trademark brands and logos, trademark disputes, including Trademark Trial Appeals Board (TTAB) proceedings. We also assist in copyright protection of original works of authorship, including books, music, software, artistic design, and advice on copyright registration, licensing, and infringement matters.
We identify and protect trade secrets, negotiate and draft licensing agreements, and manage IP portfolios. We also handle the creation of joint ventures and strategic alliances, and advise on outsourcing agreements, e-commerce matters, and privacy concerns.
In all such engagements, our work is informed by decades of experience in helping businesses commercialize their innovations and by our detailed understanding of the technologies and intellectual property at issue.
Representative Transactions
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Served as lead outside counsel to a leading provider of real-time traffic data as it commercialized digital content; represented the company in several multi-million-dollar transactions, negotiating adverse to Microsoft, Garmin, Verizon, and The Weather Channel, among other entities. Also represented this client in its acquisition of a competing service provider.
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Represented a client in the multi-million-dollar sale of digital mapping assets. The sale involved complex business, technical, IP, and corporate law issues.
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Counseled a leading software compression provider in a wide range of transactions, including the sale of its patent portfolio and a joint venture with hardware providers.
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Advised three large financial institutions in technology and e-commerce initiatives.