Copyright Litigation

Winston & Strawn's intellectual property litigators are at the forefront of today's precedent-setting copyright cases.  Our premier litigation practice has an extensive track record of securing victories for our clients, particularly in the online services, software and digital media, and consumer electronics sectors.  Our attorneys frequently litigate copyright disputes between entertainment industry participants and other innovators, with recent assignments for leading technology, entertainment, and new media companies in cutting-edge intellectual property trials.  We are at the forefront of litigation and advice regarding all aspects of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

In many respects, our cases are defining the contours of copyright law on the Internet. Numerous Internet copyright infringement cases reported in Westlaw have cited to one or more of our landmark cases.  In addition, our work for such companies as Veoh, Yahoo!, Google, and MasterCard has been widely covered in the U.S. press.

In 2010, The American Lawyer recognized Winston & Strawn as one of the nation's top four IP litigation practices in the United States, concluding that our IP litigation successes "affect how we all use the Web."  We have tried cases in federal and state courts throughout the country and have argued appeals before each of the circuits of the U.S. Court of Appeals and in the United States Supreme Court.  The firm prides itself on the extensive trial experience and reputation of its litigation attorneys.