Your products and product designs are the life blood of your business. However, many companies don’t think about protecting their creative product designs, and product packaging with intellectual property registrations. This...more
There are many different types of Copyright plaintiffs who sue for unlawful and unlicensed use of their copyright-registered content. For example, our firm has dealt with the following types of copyright defense brought by...more
Strike 3 Holding, LLC is a prolific filer of federal copyright infringement actions. They have filed thousands of lawsuits across the United States in states like Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Florida, Texas...more
7/11/2023
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Confidential Information ,
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Pornography ,
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Settlement ,
Subpoenas ,
Trade Secrets ,
Waivers
Most states have a law that protects trade secrets. California, for example, has CUTSA (California Uniform Trade Secret Act). Arizona has the Arizona Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("AUTSA") found in chapter 4 of title 44 of the...more
7/5/2023
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Introduction -
This blog will discuss some of the important aspects of an Autodesk audit when your company receives what we refer to as the “love letter” demanding that a company submit to their software audit request, and...more
If you are being sued (or pursued) for copyright infringement, you will likely get a demand letter from a copyright law firm informing you that you have "willfully infringed" their clients software. They might also point out...more
We have already seen one MASS SOFTWARE PIRACY case filed this year by Siemens, and now on the heels of that lawsuit (also filed in Texas) there is another lawsuit filed by Ansys, Inc. filed by the Law Offices of John F. Lumen...more
3/10/2023
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Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Data Collection ,
DMCA ,
Due Diligence ,
Hackers ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Licensing Rules ,
Piracy ,
Software
Attorney Steve® Photo Infringement News for Real Estate Professionals -
My law firm is a boutique intellectual property law firm with a strong focus on copyright issues, including photographs and drone videos. We are...more
3/7/2023
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Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
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Photographs ,
Social Media
Who? Siemens Industry Software, Inc. is the Plaintiff. They have sued 268 “DOE” defendants. The Plaintiff’s counsel is Reed Smith, LLP from Houston, Texas. Comcast and Charter are the Internet Service Providers involved...more
Strike 3 Holdings (S3”) has filed THOUSANDS of copyright infringement lawsuits, and usually manages to settle quite a few of them. However, they do not always prevail in their bringing of these actions (usually in a federal...more
This blog will tell you about some of the basics companies should know when faced with a licensing compliance audit.
1. Here is their audit clause
21.5 Compliance -
Autodesk has the right to verify the installation of,...more