Intellectual Property

We handle intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution, including copyright, trademark, trade secret and patent disputes, and counsel clients on copyright and trademark licensing and protection.

  • Richard Bach v. Sergio Bambaren, et al., U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, No. C09-1787 RSL (2009-2011) (represented author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull in copyright claims against author and publishers of novel involving fictional character Daniel Alexander Dolphin; successfully resolved through settlements)
  • Keith Willits adv. Summerside Press, et al. (2011) (represented photographer in contract and copyright claims against book publisher and others for uncredited use of photograph on book cover; successfully resolved through settlement)
  • Quiring Monuments, Inc. v. Pacific Coast Memorials, Inc., U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, No. C09-0852 JLR (2009-2010) (represented monument and memorial company in copyright claims against competitor for copying designs; successfully resolved through settlement after significant discovery and motion practice)
  • Anderson v. Penguin Books, Ltd., et al., U.S. District Court, District of Alaska, No. C08-0158 TMB (2009-2010) (represented photographer in copyright claims against book publisher for copying photograph of aurora borealis; obtained $100,000 in settlement for client after significant jurisdictional discovery and motion practice)
  • Deputy v. AB Universal LLC, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, No. C10-0226 RAJ (2010) (defended Internet seller in copyright claims arising out of Internet sales of digital photography backdrops; successfully negotiated dismissal of claims)
  • Russell Munson v. Luciano Soprani S.R.L., U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, No. C07-1122 RAJ (2007-2008) (represented photographer in claims against Italian designer and perfume manufacturer for copying photograph; successfully negotiated favorable settlement)
  • Richard Bach and Russell Munson v. Forever Living Products (2005-2007), 473 F. Supp. 2d 1110 (W.D. Wash. 2007), and 473 F. Supp. 2d 1127 (W.D. Wash. 2007) (represented author and photographer in copyright and trademark litigation against manufacturer and distributor of health and beauty products; successfully resolved by settlement)
  • Carver v. Gallagher, Clallam County Superior Court No. 95-2-00704-1 (represented daughter of the late author Raymond Carver in litigation involving copyright renewal rights to pre-1978 works; successfully resolved by settlement)
  • Progressive Animal Welfare Society v. University of Washington, 125 Wn.2d 243 (1994) (represented Johns Hopkins University in matter involving researcher's intellectual property rights and competing rights to public disclosure under state public disclosure law)
  • Patent and trade secret litigation involving mechanical patents for drilling devices and pipe design (Flowmole)
  • Other patent and trade secret litigation representing defendants (e.g., Fibrex)
  • Private arbitrations of software licensing disputes
  • Trademark and trade secret litigation in federal court