Experience

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

Everyone in this industry

Experience

Obtained a $240 million jury verdict for client Promptu in a patent infringement lawsuit against Comcast. The jury found that Comcast willfully infringed Promptu’s patents covering voice recognition technology for TV.

2:16-cv-06516, E.D. Pa., Judge Sanchez
22-1939, Fed. Cir., Judges Prost, Moore, Taranto

Represented LG Electronics in Investigation 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

Negotiated global distribution and license agreement for film producer.

Analyzed music licensing agreements to advise music app developer and global hospitality company on rights, restrictions, and usage terms.

Along with co-counsel from Williams Lapatto and Cozen O’Connor, represented Dr. Mann in prosecuting defamation claims against defendants Mark Steyn (writing for National Review) and Rand Simberg (writing for Competitive Enterprise Institute) for statements personally attacking Dr. Mann in an effort to denigrate the established scientific consensus that human activity is causing climate change. Secured favorable jury verdict, including punitive damages, against defendants.

2012-CA-008263-B, DC Superior Court, Judge Irving

On behalf of client Sony Group Corporation, Finnegan filed an opposition at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) against an application for SONISTREAM, which was to be used for downloadable computer software for Internet and broadcast radio scheduling and audio playout. The Board found in Sony’s favor on the dilution claim without needing to reach the likelihood of confusion claim, finding that the SONY mark is “exceedingly famous” and “among the most widely recognized marks in the United States.”

Opp. No. 91245851, TTAB, Judges Zervas, Lykos, Larkin