Intellectual Property and e-Commerce Litigation
Collora LLP understands that clients in the Information Age have a growing need for advocates who can resolve or litigate matters involving intellectual property (“IP”) or electronic commerce.
We can provide you with lawyers who have successfully litigated issues related to copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other proprietary information. Our lawyers have also dealt with disputes involving Websites, illegal downloading, and other e-Commerce matters.
We are pleased to share with you the following executive summary demonstrating the kinds of clients we have represented, their industries, the legal issues we have handled for them, the forums in which we have appeared, and some of the representative results we have produced in IP and e-commerce litigation.
Clients
Collora LLP has represented many clients in IP and e-commerce litigation, including but not limited to:
- Domestic and Foreign Public corporations
- Partnerships and Closely Held Businesses
- Publishers
- News Organizations and Broadcast Entities
- Music Recording Companies
- Software Producers
- Internet Service Providers
- Biotech and High-tech Companies
Industries
Our lawyers have represented clients in IP and e-commerce litigation matters related to many different industries, including not limited to:
- Biotechnology
- Computer Software
- Entertainment and Media
- Internet Service and Commerce
- Publishing
Issues
We have successfully dealt with many different issues in our IP and e-commerce litigation, including but not limited to issues pertinent to the following matters:
- Cloud Computing and Virtual Machine-Ware
- Communications Decency Act Matters
- Copyrights
- Customer Lists and Proprietary Information
- Digital Rights Act Matters
- Defamatory or Unauthorized Internet Publications
- Illegal Downloading and Republication
- Injunctive Relief
- Internet Advertising, including Sponsored Link and Pay-Per-Click Issues
- IP Licensing Disputes
- Misappropriation of trade secrets
- Software Patents and Ownership
- Source Code
- “Substantial Similarity” of Creative Works
- Risk of Confusion and Palming Off Matters
- Trademarks
Forums
Our lawyers have appeared in many forums for the adjudication or resolution of disputes concerning IP and e-commerce matters. Our lawyers who work in this area are familiar with the rules and operations of many courts and alternative dispute resolution forums, including:
- Massachusetts Superior Courts and the Business Session Court
- Massachusetts Court of Appeals and the Supreme Judicial Court
- U.S. District Courts
- U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal
- Arbitration and Mediation forums, such as those hosted by the American Arbitration Association, JAMS and the International Chamber of Commerce
Results
The following summaries are a representative sampling of results we have produced for our clients in IP and e-commerce matters.
- Obtained federal court judgment in favor of domestic subsidiary of French software company in case involving battle over copyrights, trademarks and source code rights purchased in a French bankruptcy. Case was favorably settled after obtaining judgment and ruling for attorney’s fees.
- Obtained injunction for a Canadian software company that made products for supply chain logistics management, preventing former employees from using trade secrets in competition. Received payment for damages and fees in excess of $1 million.
- Won summary judgment for Internet company engaged in e-commerce in lawsuit arising out of alleged defamatory publications on an Internet message board.
- Won summary judgment for national recording company, knocking out claims for substantial damages related to alleged copyright violations.
- Obtained swiftly a $675,000 judgment in federal court against music down-loaders for copyright infringement violations.
- Obtained order forcing competitor to stop using biotech client’s name in connection with sponsored search engine links.
- Obtained order dismissing our client, a multi-national internet service provider, from a defamation and libel lawsuit in which a $300 million demand was made. Got judgment affirmed on appeal.
- Successfully settled multi-million dollar dispute for a software company involved in controversy over software products and related trade secrets.
- Successfully represented foreign broadcasting entity in matters involving domestic copyright infringement claims relating to the broadcasting of U.S. professional athletic events.
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