Tax Treatment of a Partnership
Cornerstone Research examined the economic substance of a partnership, addressing whether the partnership had features of an equity investment.
U.K. Financial Services Information Technology Dispute
In an arbitration held in London, counsel for the respondent retained Cornerstone Research, Professor Paul Gompers of the Harvard Business School, and Professor Eric Clemons of the Wharton School in…
St. Clair Combs et al. v. Case et al.
Counsel for Grove Farm, a privately held company in Hawaii, retained Cornerstone Research and Professor Michael Klausner of Stanford University to examine the actions of its board in two lawsuits…
Computer Video Games
A regional consumer products distributor alleged that the depiction of a vehicle and its driver in the defendant’s series of video games infringed its trademarks and trade dress.
Neon Systems, Inc. v. New Era of Networks, Inc.
Neon Systems, a provider of middleware software, sued New Era of Networks, another provider of middleware software, for wrongful misappropriation of the “NEON” mark.
Computer Software Industry
In a landmark case for the computer software industry, a company was accused of infringing a competitor’s copyright on several features of a particular computer application program.
coolsavings.com v. e-centives
In a matter involving electronic coupons, e-centives was sued by coolsavings for patent infringement.
Copyright Infringement of Design of Cellular Telephone Retail Stores
An architectural firm filed a claim in arbitration against a wireless service provider for copyright infringement over its alleged use of certain architectural drawings in the design of the wireless…
Medical Devices
The exclusive licensee and the owners of a portfolio of patents related to certain medical devices alleged one of the licensee’s leading competitors had infringed one of the patents in…
Patent Infringement Matter Involving Internet Routing
A patentee, who never manufactured any products using its technology, alleged that certain routers and switches sold by a defendant infringed four patents involving optimization of telecommunications routing.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. v. Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
Siemens’ counsel retained Mary Woodford, a vice president of Cornerstone Research, to assess the damages that Siemens had suffered due to the patent infringement.
Verizon Services Corp. et al. v. Cox Fibernet Virginia, Inc., et al.
Verizon filed a patent infringement suit against Cox Communications (Cox) following a successful trial in a similar suit it filed against Vonage, an Internet-based VoIP telephony provider.
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