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Licensing
News
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American Public Media's "Marketplace", February 18, 2013
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Don't Bet On It (Yet) Poker Pro, October 3, 2012
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Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, July 9, 2012
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IPRinfo, March 25, 2012
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The Boston Globe, January 14, 2012
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Mass High Tech, August 17, 2011
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Boston Business Journal, April 29, 2011
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S&W Press Release, April 22, 2011
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Kim Herman Spent Time with the Aerosmith Front Man During an Event in Cleveland Needham Patch, February 28, 2011
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The Christian Science Monitor, February 18, 2011
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Banker & Tradesman, October 11, 2010
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GamblingCompliance, October 5, 2010
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NECN, October 4, 2010
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The Boston Globe, October 4, 2010
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The Boston Herald, October 2, 2010
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Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, May 24, 2010
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ACC Israel Chapter Newsletter, March 19, 2009
Events
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October 23, 2012
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May 9, 2012 (1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
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May 1, 2012 (2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
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June 20, 2011 (12:00-1:30 p.m.)
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May 14-18, 2011
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February 4, 2010 (1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
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October 29-30, 2009
Publications
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Client Advisory, April 16, 2013
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Client Advisory, November 12, 2012
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Client Advisory, January 5, 2012
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Client Advisory, October 20, 2011
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Client Advisory, September 29, 2010
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Client Advisory, July 6, 2010
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Client Advisory, December 29, 2009
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Client Advisory, December 9, 2009
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Client Advisory, October 28, 2009
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Client Advisory, October 13, 2009
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Client Advisory, July 13, 2009
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Client Advisory, March 4, 2009
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Client Advisory, March 3, 2009
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.
Representative Client Work
- Advised a subsidiary of a billion-dollar food conglomerate providing a wide variety of premium products throughout the United States, Europe and the Middle East, with respect to drafting and negotiation of various licensing and distribution deals for its product
- Represented GTECH, a leading gaming technology and services company, with respect to various copyright and rights clearance issues related to use of musical compositions on certain of its gaming machines, and assisted in drafting celebrity endorsement agreements, including a multi-year licensing agreement with the rock band Aerosmith and major motion picture studio brands
- Represented GTECH Corporation in licensing and renewal agreements with some of the largest brands in the gaming industry, including:
- Executed an exclusive License and Representation Agreement with Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. for the World Series of Poker® Brand
- Executed an exclusive License and Representation Agreement with Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. for rights to licensed content
- Renewed GTECH’s Exclusive Trademark License Agreement with Prometheus Global Media, LLC for rights to the Billboard Brand
- Represent clients in connection with the licensing and distribution of content via Internet broadcasting, video and music on-demand and interactive television. Negotiated deals with companies in the United States and Europe such as Amazon Instant Video
- 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
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