Intellectual Property & Technology

Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP’s intellectual property and technology attorneys, in connection with attorneys in our Privacy & Cybersecurity group, counsel clients regarding a wide range of issues unique to the internet, e-commerce, on-line advertising and marketing, and software development, as well as with respect to the registration, maintenance and protection of their intellectual property rights.

Our intellectual property and technology attorneys counsel clients with regard to all aspects of emerging technologies, including with respect to software and app development and licensing agreements, software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) arrangements, app store and developer agreements and issues related to open-source software usage and rights.

Our intellectual property and technology attorneys regularly counsel clients regarding the creation and maintenance of trade secrets, the registration, maintenance, defense and licensing of copyrights and trademarks, and, in connection with attorneys in our Commercial Litigation group, trade secret, copyright and trademark litigation and the prosecution and defense of infringement actions in respect of tangible works, software and internet related issues.

Our intellectual property and technology attorneys, in connection with attorneys in our Privacy & Cybersecurity group, also counsel clients with respect to transactional websites, electronic data interchange agreements, blockchain, smart contracts and other legal and regulatory aspects of conducting business over the internet.

Publications

Speaking Engagements

 

Our Business & Finance attorneys' recent and notable engagements in intellectual property & technology matters include:

 

  • Represented an information services provider in numerous software-as-a-service agreements with Fortune 500 companies.

  • Assisted an entrepreneur in creating an IT company, assisted the entrepreneur in obtaining funding, and negotiated a long term license, support, and development relationship with a public company which is dominant in its industry.