Digital Content, Media & Platform Litigation
- Defended major internet service providers against secondary copyright infringement claims brought by music industry plaintiffs alleging file sharing by ISP subscribers involving multibillion-dollar exposure. Cases have proceeded through jury trial and appellate proceedings, including at the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Lead counsel for a prominent online publisher in multiple copyright and trademark disputes and litigations arising from the publication and distribution of digital media.
- Represented an international toy manufacturer in a copyright and trademark action brought by a prominent online gaming platform alleging infringement based on the use of an avatar modeled on a real‑world fashion doll.
- Lead counsel for European online service providers in litigation alleging direct and secondary copyright infringement related to content delivery network and web‑hosting services.
- Represented an online video‑sharing platform in obtaining multiple precedent-setting summary judgment decisions based on safe‑harbor protection under Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), with the rulings affirmed on appeal.
- Represented a digital media technology company in litigation challenging the distribution of DVD‑control software under copyright and trademark law.
- Represented an online marketplace platform in copyright, trademark, and DMCA litigation in the Northern District of California and Central District of California.
Trademark, Trade Dress & Brand Enforcement
- Lead counsel for global spirits and food companies in international trademark enforcement and prosecution.
- Lead counsel for leading retailers against claims that footwear sold in stores and online infringed design patents, trademarks, and trade dress associated with a major footwear brand.
- Represented a beauty products company in multiple trademark infringement and false advertising disputes.
- Represented a well‑known individual in an action asserting trademark infringement, right‑of‑publicity, and cybersquatting claims, resulting in the recovery of key domain names.
- Represented a technology company in an in rem action under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act that resulted in the transfer of disputed domain names.
Product Design & Consumer Goods Litigation
- Lead counsel for a national office‑supply retailer in a copyright action involving educational materials distributed under Creative Commons licenses, securing a dismissal on the pleadings in the Central District of California and an affirmance on appeal at the Ninth Circuit.
- Represented an electronic components manufacturer in securing a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in design‑patent litigation involving screen‑protector technology.