The Intellectual Property Group frequently represents clients in disputes over licenses and other agreements relating to intellectual property rights.  The group combines trial skills with hands-on transactional expertise to provide a unique approach to handling this type of dispute.

For example, the group currently represents Polo Ralph Lauren in a $550 million litigation against Jones Apparel over the termination of licenses to use the LAUREN® trademark; the Apollo Theater Foundation in a dispute with a former licensee concerning library episodes of the television series “It’s Showtime at the Apollo”; and a Dow Jones-Reuters joint venture in the industry-wide litigation concerning the scope of electronic rights contained in licenses granted by freelance writers.  The group represented the Hard Rock Hotel in an action concerning its rights under a website license granted by Hard Rock Café, and Owens-Illinois in an adversary proceeding seeking to enforce the non-assignment provisions of a technology license.  The group has also represented notable clients in the semiconductor and biotechnology industries in a number of important confidential arbitrations.