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Colby B. Springer
Of Counsel, Carr & Ferrell LLP
Intellectual Property Practice Group,
Litigation Practice Group
650-812-3496 •

Colby B. Springer is of counsel in the Intellectual Property and Litigation Practice Groups of Carr & Ferrell. Mr. Springer has experience in all fields of intellectual property law, advising clientele at every level of business development—from start ups to public companies. Mr. Springer counsels clients on acquisition and protection of intellectual property portfolios, specifically with regard to patents and copyrights. Mr. Springer has also represented a number of companies in patent, trade secret, copyright and antitrust suits. Additionally, Mr. Springer has provided counsel to various clients on interference and re-examination proceedings pending before the United States Patent Office.

Mr. Springer works with a diverse group of clientele including Sony Computer Entertainment; network security provider SonicWALL, Inc.; Ruckus Wireless, a leading supplier of wireless solutions; ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc. (makers of the world's first convertible ultrasound system); engineering and research development firm Pax Scientific; and many others.

Mr. Springer has published numerous articles on intellectual property law including the Section 271 Safeharbor and the Experimental Use Exception; trademark dilution; the intersection of copyright and trademark law as it pertains to false designations of origin; the interplay of the antitrust and intellectual property laws; collective publishing rights; the public domain; domain name litigation and UDRP cybersquatting proceedings. Mr. Springer is also a contributing author to the “Matthew Bender Practice Guide” for California Unfair Competition and Business Torts. In addition, Mr. Springer has given presentations on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

Mr. Springer has been a lecturer at Santa Clara University School of Law where he taught courses in international intellectual property, appellate advocacy and appellate brief writing in the field of high tech law. Mr. Springer has also served as an advisor to Santa Clara’s nationally recognized trademark and patent moot court teams.

REPRESENTATIVE LITIGATION EXPERIENCE

• In re Masakyuki Chatani and Glen van Datta
• Papaya Studios v. Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
  
• Smartrac Technology, Ltd. v. Silone Magcard, Inc.
• Stephen Key Design, LLC v. Lego Systems, Inc.
• Pixion Inc. v. Placeware Inc.
• Ideaflood, Inc. v. About, Inc. et al.
• Ideaflood, Inc. v. Google, Inc.
• Burst.com, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation
• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Burst.com, Inc.
• Sartek LLC v. Lamartek et al.
• Scientific Specialties, Inc. v. Continental Lab Products, Inc.
• Venstar, Inc. v. Atmel Corporation
• Pacific Digital Corporation v. Atmel Corporation
• Art Licensing Properties LLC v. RGGD, Inc. et al.
• BATM Ltd. v. GoDigital Corporation
• Lemelson Medical Ed. v. ESCO Electronics, et al.
• Spalding Laboratories, Inc. v. Arizona Biological Control, Inc.
• Acticon Technologies, LLC v. Pretec Electronics Corporation et al.
• Carney et al v. Mothers Work, Inc.

PUBLICATIONS

• Merck KGgA v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd.: The Section 271 Safeharbor and Experimental Use (2005)
• Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Unfair Competition and Business Torts ISBN 0-8205-5870-2 (2004)
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company v. Advantage Rent-A-Car, Inc.: The Federal Circuit Bars Dilution Based Opposition to a Mark Used Before an Opposing Mark Became Famous (20 Santa Clara Comp. & High Tech. L.J. 489 (2004)
• April 8, 2003 - Findlaw.com - Redefining the Balance Between Trademark and Copyright Law A Recently Argued Case Asks the Supreme Court to Decide
• September 9, 2002 - ABA Antitrust Division: Intellectual Property Committee Report - An Analysis of Monsanto Co. v. McFarling
• August 2002 - Intellectual Property Today - Copyrights and 'The Law': Veeck v. SBCCI
• New York Times v. Tasini: Ownership of Publishing Rights in Collective Works (18 Santa Clara Comp. & High Tech. L.J. 341 (2002)
• Celebrity Domain Names and the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (17 Santa Clara Comp. & High Tech. L.J. 385 (2001)
• Master of the Domain (Name): A History of Domain Name Litigation and the Emergence of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (17 Santa Clara Comp. & High Tech. L.J. 315 (2001)
• A Post-Order Analysis of Alternative Remedies in United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation: Was Divestiture the Proper Remedy In Light of Existing Legal Guideposts and Marketplace Concerns? (2000)

PRESENTATIONS

• August 1, 2003 - Maximizing Benefits of the Patent Cooperation Treaty & Recent Changes in Patent Cooperation Treaty Practice
• February 14, 2003 - Technology and the Regulation of Competition
• January 24, 2003 - Foreign Patent Practice
• September 27, 2002 - Hamburgers, Cigarette Lighters and DVD Burners or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Internet Jurisdiction
• June 7, 2002 - The Digital Millennium Copyright Act