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Copyright is a powerful tool in protecting the creative work of authors, designers, software developers, architects and artists. Stein, McEwen & Bui, LLP provides a broad range of copyright services, from perfecting copyright registrations to formulating policies to ensure employee creative work rights are properly assigned to avoid charges of infringement, to seeking resolution of copyright claims. In the software and semiconductor chip industry, we help our clients secure and protect their rights in source code, graphical user interfaces, chips, mask works, circuit layout cells, gate arrays and other design elements. We also help our clients understand the intricacies of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA), which has become an integral component to consider in developing a complete intellectual property strategy. In addition, we also provide the following services for our clients, including, for example:
- Formulating internal company guidelines to ensure proper use of copyrights;
- Monitoring third party copyright registrations;
- Monitoring and investigating third party uses and infringements;
- Drafting demand letters to infringers and negotiating settlement agreements; and
- Counseling and protecting trademark rights under government contracts.
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