We have been retained in over twenty-five different disputes and licensing matters involving software companies. Our work has included software development; sales and marketing; payment practices; partner relationships; licensing; trademarks; and other issues.
We draw on our expertise, particularly our extensive, on-the-ground experience as a management consultant and work in the software industry in senior level management. We also draw from independent, third-party sources and reliable and replicable methodologies in this work. This includes the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the IEEE Software Engineering Body of Knowledge; industry standards; academic publications; practitioner publications; and other reliable and respected sources.
Representative Engagements
We were retained by counsel for the petitioner, a publicly-traded company, in a matter before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
We were retained by counsel for the defendant, a publicly-traded company, in response to allegations of reverse confusion. Our analysis reviewed industry trends and set context for the trier of fact.
We were retained by counsel for the plaintiff in a dispute involving classifications of software products by a reseller in the determination and reporting of royalties.
We were retained by counsel for the defendant in a matter regarding industry customs and practices related to ownership of software IP developed for a subsidiary company.
We were retained by counsel for the plaintiff in a dispute involving the termination of a reseller of enterprise software.
We were retained by counsel for the respondent in a dispute related to Bitcoin, technologies used in the cryptocurrency market, and general business practices in the cryptocurrency market.
We were retained by counsel for the defendant, one of the world’s largest telecommunications equipment companies, in a dispute related to the updating of firmware on mobile devices. Our analysis considered licensing and processes for global firmware updates, including the use of content delivery networks.
We were retained by a large hospital chain located in the Mountain States to assist in the evaluation of a software license agreement and the related implementation services agreement.
We were retained by counsel for the defendant in a dispute related to the development and testing of an e-commerce site for a large internet retailer.
We were retained by counsel for the respondent in a dispute before the International Court of Arbitration regarding the development and testing of a mobile device application.