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Software Disputes

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Software Licensing and Development Disputes​

  • Software development disputes
  • Software licensing disputes
  • Vendor disputes concerning breach of contract and warranty
  • Value-added reseller disputes
  • Solution phase-outs and upgrades litigation
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Software Copyright Disputes

  • Software copyright infringement
  • Violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
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Software Trade Secret Disputes

  • Theft of technology-related trade secrets
  • Violations of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA)
  • Violations of the North Carolina’s Trade Secrets Protection Act and other state trade secret laws
  • Claims related to unfair and deceptive trade practices
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Software Local Counsel

  • Pro hac vice and federal court admission for out-of-state counsel
  • North Carolina Business Court and federal district court practice
  • Early technical analysis of software claims and defenses
  • Preliminary source code review
  • Expert identification and coordination
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Software License Audit Defense

  • Responding to software vendor audit demands
  • Challenging license metric and deployment findings
  • Negotiating audit scope, confidentiality, and true-ups
  • Defending breach of contract and copyright claims that follow an audit
  • Entitlement records and audit readiness
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Prevention & Compliance

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AI, Code & Copyright Compliance

  • Ownership of AI-generated code
  • Copyright registration of AI-assisted works
  • AI training data and fair use
  • Protecting trade secrets when teams use AI coding tools
  • AI disclosure laws and platform liability
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Dispute Avoidance

  • Software license and development agreements
  • Risk allocation and dispute resolution clauses
  • IP assignments and ownership documentation
  • Trade secret protection programs
  • License compliance records and audit readiness
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Other Software-Related Issues

  • Violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
  • North Carolina Computer Trespass Act claims
  • Software audits
  • Cybersquatting and other domain registry issues
  • Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP)
  • Data loss and data breach events
  • E-commerce disputes
  • Trademark infringement
  • Patent infringement
  • HIPAA compliance and policies
  • Civil investigations involving software issues
  • Strategic counseling regarding software licenses and contracts