Experience

Viacom International, Inc. et al. v. YouTube, inc. et al.

We filed an amicus brief on behalf of several national consumer groups asking the Second Circuit to affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of YouTube and Google against the plaintiffs’ claims of copyright infringement based on the DMCA “safe harbors.”

Warner Bros. Records v. SeeqPod

We defended search engine SeeqPod in a copyright infringement matter brought by Warner Brothers Records and several other major music labels in the Central District of California. Warner is alleging that SeeqPod's technology allows the infringement of copyrighted materials, and is seeking a preliminary injunction. We are defending the action based on a number of "safe harbors" under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA").

Boldryev v. Frankel

We represented the original developer of WinAmp, the industry leading MP3 player, involving claims of fraud, copyright infringement, and partnership accounting by an alleged co-developer, following the sale of the company to AOL.  The case was successfully resolved.

Corbis v. Ofoto

We defended online photography service Ofoto, a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak, against first-impression claims of copyright and trademark infringement relating to the online sharing and exchange of photographs.   We obtained a successful settlement for our client. 

Global Retail Corporation

Representing a brand name, global retailer to analyze the importance of patents to their online and offline product delivery models, with a specific goal of determining how a strategic defensive patent strategy that includes acquisition and internal development could minimize future patent litigation.

MIT v. Dolby Laboratories

We defended Dolby Laboratories in an action brought by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology relating to a licensing agreement for the development of digital sound technology used in high definition televisions.   After a jury trial in the District Court in Boston, a favorable settlement was reached for our client.

Travelocity

We represent Travelocity in two separate pre-arbitration contract disputes involving the content on its well-known travel website.

Walmart.com

Represented one of the nation’s most well-known online retailers as its outside intellectual property counsel, advising on matters ranging from compliance with regulatory regimes, licensing matters, “spam” statutes (such as CAN-SPAM), advertising issues, patent and trademark matters, and the impact of new developments in the “e-tail” space.