Chair: Bruce T. Goto
Our Intellectual Property and Information Technology business and litigation attorneys regularly handle intellectual property
and information technology issues in a wide variety of fields. Our clients range from entrepreneurs and emerging growth
companies to some of the largest technology companies in the world.
Our Skills
Among the areas in which our intellectual property business and litigation attorneys routinely assist clients are:
Drafting and negotiating agreements for the development, licensing and/or implementation of various software and
information technology
Drafting and negotiating agreements for either providing or receiving outsourced services, software as a service (SaaS), or
hosted applications
Drafting and negotiating of agreements that cover the transfer or licensing of patents, copyrights, trademarks and publicity
rights
Assisting with brand and marketing strategy, and the selection of effective trademarks
Obtaining copyright and trademark registrations
Drafting and negotiating nondisclosure agreements and agreements regarding the protection or licensing of trade secrets
Preparing policies and agreements for web sites and Internet commerce
Bringing and defending claims related to any of the above areas
Our Experience
For more than twenty-five years, our intellectual property practitioners have either represented or negotiated with some of
the largest hardware, software and technology companies in the world. Recent representative transactions include helping
our clients prepare or negotiate the following:
Agreements covering software as a service (SAAS), cloud computing, and hosted services
Agreements relating to the development, distribution, and licensing of software, computer games, and other technology
Agreements for the manufacture, distribution and sale of industrial and consumer products
Outsourcing agreements covering IT departments, call centers, product support, and logistics services
Confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements and trade secret licenses
Agreements involving website development, content licensing, website terms of use, and privacy policies
Co-marketing and joint promotion agreements
Licenses and assignments for trademarks, copyrights and patents
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Manufacturing and supply agreements involving major aircraft manufacturers and airlines
Technology agreements with Fiserv, Honeywell, Verizon, and other major companies
Our intellectual property litigators work in conjunction with IP business counsel to plan for the protection of intellectual
property rights, defend against alleged infringement claims and prosecute those who violate claims of our client’s intellectual
property rights. Examples include:
Represented major online game distribution company in numerous patent infringement suits
Represented leading medical services company in dispute with software provider
Obtained preliminary injunction and other remedies to prevent competitors' access to computer software and information
management systems
Represented major bicycle manufacturing company in multiple patent disputes
Obtained preliminary injunctions, trial verdicts and settlement, successfully protecting our clients’ covenants-not-tocompete, non-disclosure agreements and trade secrets in a variety of industries, including medical devices, software,
Internet, healthcare, and manufactured products
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