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• Verizon GPL Settlement Highlights Necessity of Open Source Compliance
• New Patent Rules Significantly Alter U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice
• SCO Update
• Open Source Software GPLv2 vs. GPLv3

• The Ins and Outs of Licensing

• Another Victory for Trademark Owners in Fight Against Gray Market Goods
• Verizon GPL Settlement Highlights Necessity of Open Source Compliance
• C.B.C. Distribution and Marketing, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P.
• Google Settles Trademark Case Involving AdWords Program; Faces New Suit by American Airlines
• District Court Issues Interpretation of Open Source “Artistic License”; First U.S. Lawsuit Filed to Enforce GPL
• New Patent Rules Significantly Alter U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice
• SCO Update
• Open Source Software GPLv2 vs. GPLv3
• Supreme Court Rules That a Licensee Need Not Breach Their License in Order to Challenge the Underlying Patent

Licensing

We represent our clients as both sellers and purchasers of commercial licensing rights. Our lawyers have negotiated licensing agreements involving a comprehensive array of products and services, including transactions that involve complex software applications. Our transactions are designed to establish the most effective business advantage for our client, protect the license from infringement, and maximize the return on the license investment.

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Representative Client Work

• Represented emerging growth companies including several venture-backed software vendors in connection with the preparation and negotiation of complicated and multi-tiered software license agreements with their customers, including Fortune 100 companies UBS and Manulife Financial
• Obtained preliminary injunction preventing opposing party from terminating certain supply and license agreements to preserve client's ability to continue the manufacture and sale of principal telephony product
• Participated in developing municipal licensing programs for the benefit of the New York City Police and Fire Departments
• Represented developer of low-frequency RFID tags in licensing matters