Intellectual Property

When appropriate, our attorneys pursue resolution of intellectual property disputes through alternative dispute resolution means, such as arbitration and mediation. Responsive and flexible, DRM's Intellectual Property attorneys are able to prosecute or defend injunction motions on short notice.

DRM’s experienced Intellectual Property attorneys partner with individual and business clients to define and pursue strategies that lead to successful outcomes.

Members of our team have:

• obtained a $7.5 million judgment – the largest in Vermont history – at trial for a small Vermont software company against a disloyal former employee and his new employer, a large international software company, involving theft of technical trade secrets
• enforced copyrights for a music licensing organization
• successfully defended at trial a building owner against a claim of unauthorized use of architectural plans
• obtained a defendant’s judgment against a claim of trademark infringement for a “talking” Christmas Tree
• represented a cutting-edge marketing client in a trademark dispute against a large competitor that threatened to usurp the client’s trademark and associated goodwill
• successfully defended a publisher against claims of copyright infringement
• defended a trade secrets and unfair competition case against a group of top level investment managers who left a large Vermont company to form their own venture
• represented and defended a world-renowned sports equipment manufacturer in various trademark and patent infringement cases
• represented an architectural design firm in a copyright dispute against a developer who constructed buildings using the client’s copyrighted designs
• represented clients in IP litigation matters arising in a wide range of other industries, including outdoor apparel, on-line grocery shopping, granite etching, animal grooming, and pet toys
• successfully defended a trademark owner against an attempt to disallow the trademark before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB)
• represented various clients in proceedings against Internet domain name “cybersquatters” under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

Insurance Coverage

We also regularly counsel our clients on and pursue insurance defense and indemnity coverage for them when they have been accused of a variety of intellectual property infringements. We have recovered millions of dollars of coverage for our clients in cases where other lawyers and insurance brokers have said there is no coverage.

Contact Us:

To explore how DRM's Litigation Intellectual Property team can assist you with a dispute, contact Walter Judge or Brad Fawley .