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Media

About

Media is part of our work in Communications, and Hospitality, Gaming, and Leisure.

Protection to reach your audience

Like most industries, the recording and distribution of audio and visual content has seen rapid advancements in large part due to the Internet. With new media platforms constantly being created, content providers and distributors are tasked with protecting their content and technology in an everchanging landscape. Finnegan’s industry experience covers the entire spectrum from production to consumption. From accusations of copyright infringement and trademark protection to patent enforcement, we assist media companies in leveraging their IP. We are intimately familiar with IP issues surrounding the Internet and telecommunications companies, including licensing, standards-essential and non-essential patents, and privacy. 

Understanding the law, science, and technology

Strong IP protection has been essential to advancing the media industry and remains key to its continued growth. We have the legal experience and technical expertise to help all clients manage the various issues that arise when protecting their innovations.

As our media clients continue to develop cutting edge technologies, we help by:

  • Drafting and prosecuting patents for high-value products and technologies
  • Writing opinions and providing ongoing counseling for new and existing technologies
  • Litigating high value products in district and appellate courts with experienced trial and appellate teams
  • Defending clients’ interests in, complex patent interferences, reexamination proceedings, and post-grant review proceedings
  • Structuring, drafting, and negotiating IP license agreements
  • Providing trademark prosecution and counseling services

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Experience

Eureka Database Solutions, LLC v. Nexidia, Inc.
Aggressively pushed back as counsel on behalf of Nexidia in a patent infringement suit on multiple patents. Achieved extremely favorable early settlement.

6:20-cv-00197, W.D. Tex., Judge Albright

Certain Digital Media Devices, Including Televisions, Blu-Ray Disc Players, Home Theater Systems, Tablets and Mobile Phones, Components Thereof and Associated Software
Represented respondent LG Electronics in a litigation and ITC action concerning certain media technologies in smartphones and televisions, home theater systems, Blu-ray disc players, and tablets. Following trial, all four asserted patents were found not infringed and/or invalid.

337-TA-882, ITC, Judge Shaw

Unified Patents Inc. v. Velos Media, LLC
Representing petitioner Unified Patents in IPR matter involving patent allegedly covering HEVC technology.

IPR2019-00720, PTAB

Roland Corp. v. inMusic Brands
Secured three non-institution decisions on inter partes review (IPR) petitions for three patents related to electronic drum kit technology for client inMusic.

IPR2018-00332, -00335, -00396 , PTAB, Judges Chagnon, Jivani, Stephens, Margolies

ARRIS Solutions, Inc. v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Represented Sony Interactive in a patent infringement case involving software for transmitting, delivering, and/or interfacing with digital content.

5:17-cv-01098, N.D. Cal., Judges Davila, Van Keulen, Westmore

Apple Inc. v. OpenTV, Inc.
Represented and argued for patent owner OpenTV; PTAB issued decision confirming all challenged claims as patentable.

IPR2015-00969, PTAB, Judges Arpin, McKone, Moore

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Insights

Articles

Playing to Win: The Post-Alice Video Game Patent Landscape

March 3, 2020

Conference

John Marshall Law School 63rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference

November 1, 2019

Chicago

Articles

Image, Ownership, and an App Made in St. Petersburg

August 7, 2019

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Cable Providers “Cut the Cord”: Audio/Video Streaming Patents Fail Both Alice Steps

November 10, 2017

Articles

Potential Liabilities for Web-Linking to Copyrighted Content

May 5, 2017

Podcasts

Margaret Esquenet and Brett Heavner on Emerging IP Issues in Social Media

December 21, 2015

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News

Announcement

Margaret Esquenet Wins “Best in Copyright” at Women in Business Law Awards

September 22, 2020

Media Mention

United Bank’s Win Against Targeted Ad Patent Claims Affirmed

September 3, 2020

Commentary

Effort to Capture ‘Red Flag’ Embodies DMCA Reform Struggle

June 10, 2020

Commentary

SCOTUS Hands Initiative to Congress on State Immunity

March 24, 2020

Commentary

Fake Virtual ‘Influencers’ Are Running into Real Legal Problems

January 22, 2020

Commentary

FTC Targets Fake Influencer Metrics, Fake Reviews

October 23, 2019

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