PRACTICE AREAS

Intellectual Property And Technology Law Litigation - Corporate Technology Practice
With a blend of sophisticated in-house and large law firm experience and expertise working with a range of financial institutions and technology companies, our corporate technology group provides practical, business-oriented legal counseling to successfully manage clients' legal needs and achieve business objectives on time and on budget.

Duffy Sweeney & Scott's technology group attorneys regularly counsel clients regarding:

	•	Domestic and international technology licensing, acquisition and related services - commercial software and hardware licensing and acquisition, including establishment of standard forms library for company-wide use; custom software development; acquisition and implementation of enterprise solutions; regulatory compliance regarding technology solutions; technology outsourcing transactions; professional consulting, maintenance and other technology services.
	•	Intellectual property law counseling - copyright, trademark, patents, trade secret management and oversight. Brand protection. Enforcement and protection of associated rights. Counseling on data protection trends, legislation and necessary standards for protection.
	•	Open-Source software - counseling regarding proper use, application and risk analysis in technology applications.
	•	Counseling as to risk mitigation in context of M&A, lending and other financing for technology companies.
	•	Disaster recovery - counseling regarding necessary protections and back-up systems to deal with catastrophic failure.
	•	"Phishing" -- Coordinate investigation, reporting and elimination of "phishing" scams.
	•	Source Code escrow - implementation of source code escrow programs and forms.
	•	Due Diligence support and analysis in connection with mergers, acquisitions, representation and warranty/IP indemnity negotiation.
	•	Registration of trademarks and copyrights.

Intellectual Property
Corporate Technology Practice