Copyright

Steptoe & Johnson LLP attorneys advise and represent a wide range of clients, including publishers, news organizations, broadcasters, and others engaged in creating and disseminating content in a broad range of issues relating to the exploitation, preservation, and protection of their rights, and to privacy and the First Amendment.

Steptoe attorneys have significant experience in copyright litigation dating back to the Apple v. Microsoft and HP “graphical user interface” case.

More recently, Steptoe attorneys have continued to litigate software copyright issues.

Steptoe attorneys provide pre-publication review of news and other copy, and assist clients in executing literary publication and television contracts; negotiating copyright licenses; and responding to media subpoenas, prior restraints, and gag orders.

Steptoe attorneys also counsel clients on the most efficient and practical means to protect software and databases through copyright, patent, trade secret, and other methods.

Representative Matters

The firm represents a leading publisher in a copyright infringement dispute.

Our attorneys also defended Regions in a contract action concerning bank data processing software in which the plaintiff was seeking in excess of 60 million dollars.  The action was concluded with a settlement favorable to Regions.  Kirchman Corporation v. Regions Financial Corporation

We represented Stratos in a copyright infringement litigation related to computer software.  The case settled favorably soon after filing the complaint. Stratos v. Telenor (D. Md)

News

• Firm's IP Practice Gains Four in Century City

Publications

• Fashion Designers Deserve More Legal Protection
  October 5, 2006, Los Angeles Daily Journal
• WIPO Internet Copyright Treaties Coming Into Force
  August 2002