Prior to her current role, Ms. DeBord was a partner in the firm's Commercial Litigation Group and a trial attorney specializing in complex contract, patent, and
IP licensing matters, as well as consumer class action defense.
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All aspects of establishing and operating a games business, including advice on: creating a new business; hiring staff; creating and protecting new
IP; commercial exploitation including development / publishing / distribution /
licensing matters; corporate / finance
matters; and managing games regulation like age ratings, F2P compliance and platform rules.
Legendary adventure game designer Jane Jensen (the Gabriel Knight series, Gray
Matter) recently announced that she has
licensed the Gabriel Knight
IP from Activision and is working on a remake of the original game, Sins of the Fathers.
His practice includes filing oppositions and lawsuits to protect high - value intellectual property rights, counseling clients on how to best protect those rights, including
licensing matters, and managing international
IP portfolios.
He has also led
IP due diligence in a variety of
matters resulting in millions of dollars in financings and investments, acquisitions, and
licensing agreements.
Our specialized
IP counseling covers searches and
licensing strategies, and enforcement of trademarks, which can include cease & desist
matter, infringement litigation, anti-counterfeiting, implementation of custom procedures, opposition / cancellation proceedings before the JPO and the
IP High Court, arbitration, domain disputes and related negotiations.
In addition, she has extensive
IP transactional experience including drafting and negotiating
license agreements, and regularly represents on a pro bono basis non-profit organizations in connection with publishing and arts - related
matters.
In that capacity, he assisted in the operation and management of Lear's
IP department and had a diverse array of responsibilities, including counseling management on strategic patent procurement, investigation,
licensing, litigation and budget
matters.
He regularly assists domestic and international companies on a broad range of technology law
matters such as IT outsourcing, procurement and delivery of business - critical IT systems and services, cloud services, software and
IP licensing, open source, data protection, and gives advise relating to commercial contracts and their negotiations.
Many of his cases arise from breach of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, right of publicity, false advertising, intermediary liability (DMCA and CDA § 230), privacy, defamation,
IP licensing and chain of title
matters.
He is also knowledgeable about strategic planning, technology transfer and
licensing agreements, litigation avoidance, domain name disputes, and the development, implementation and maintenance of
IP portfolio maintenance programs, and regularly counsels clients on the
matters.
More commercial litigation and
IP litigation is now being done in - house, along with investigations, environmental work, real estate transactions,
licensing deals, and smaller M&A
matters.
Mr. Gatto's practice is national and international, and it encompasses a full range of
IP and technology issues, including: patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation; counseling and technology transactions; developing and implementing
IP strategies to protect and to monetize
IP assets; creating and implementing corporate
IP programs; conducting
IP audits; conducting complex patent prosecution, including patent appeals, interferences, Inter Partes Review (IPRs), reissues and protests; handling patent enforcement issues, including
licensing and litigation; negotiating and drafting technology agreements; conducting
IP due diligence in and negotiating
IP aspects of mergers, acquisitions and financings; rendering opinions concerning the infringement, validity and enforceability of patents; handling trademark prosecution, domain name, copyright and trade secret
matters; handling
IP aspects of employment issues; advising clients on legal issues associated with open source software including open source patent issues,
licensing, open source compatibility issues, indemnity issues and developing and implementing corporate policies on use of open source software; advising clients on the legality of cutting edge Internet business methods and technology; and advising clients on computer law issues such as computer fraud and abuse and SPAM - related issues.
In addition to his deep experience with
IP enforcement, litigation and portfolio management
matters, he has an active practice counseling clients on patent freedom to operate projects and the negotiation and preparation of different types of agreements, including
license agreements, joint venture agreements, and development and supply agreements.
We have also acted in some of the most significant
matters at the cutting edge intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law, including the emerging issues related to standards setting and
licensing abuses, geo - blocking, pay for delay patent settlement agreements, and
licensing of
IP rights including sports broadcasting rights:
Assisting Virgin's in house team with their
IP needs, including advising on issues of trade mark infringement, passing off, company name disputes and domain disputes, as well as providing non-contentious advice on
matters such as
licensing arrangements.
Also advise this client, a noted leader in the implementation of the eICU, on a variety of intellectual property and patent
matters including software
licensing and acquisition, trademark and patent prosecution, health care informatics, privacy and data management projects, advertising,
IP risk analysis and infringement litigation.
What the team is known for Known primarily for advising on commercial
IP matters, including franchising and
licensing agreements.
Margarita Divina focuses on contractual
IP matters and has particular expertise in franchising and
licensing agreements.
The range of legal issues I am grappling with on a daily basis includes contractual
matters for the business (which at the time of writing has 59 trading clubs), advice to the shareholders,
licensing issues, data protection issues,
IP portfolio maintenance and public liability insurance claims.
Her practice combines
IP litigation — primarily for copyright
matters, trademark infringement, passing off and other unfair trade practices — with non-contentious
IP - related advisory and contractual work, covering
licensing and other contractual arrangements.
Through his proven dedication to the business, Kaufmann assumed his current position in 2009 and has since led the legal team to provide proactive, cost efficient support in a wide range of
matters such as complex
IP licensing projects, corporate governance, M&A, global corporate policies as well as global tax, transfer pricing and international litigation.