Wargames Legalwatch: Games Workshop vs Chapterhouse – Update
There have been some developments in the case that broke earlier. Here is the announcement that was made publicly a couple of days ago by Chapterhouse:
My company, Chapterhouse Studios LLC, has been very fortunate to locate pro-bono counsel with the help and tips of a few of our customers. Those customers have extensive legal background as well as leads that helped us find a firm that believes in our case enough to support us.
Thanks to some friends good advice and experience Winston & Strawn LLP – http://winstonandstrawn.com/ will defend us in the case filed by Games Workshop.
I consider myself very lucky to have three attorneys from the firm willing to be our represent us in the case. The lead on the case, Jennifer Golinveaux, has major experience behind her, and I am confident that with her teams’ help we will come out of this experience in great shape.
For everyone who has given their support, I really do appreciate it.
We are confident in our position and that the Court will ultimately vindicate us in this case.
Sincerely,
Nick Villacci
Chapterhouse Studios LLC
Winston & Strawn LLP representing Chapterhouse Studios LLC
IP matters often involve technical details and intricate procedures. Winston & Strawn’s intellectual property attorneys know how to approach these complicated issues as well as how to avoid making straightforward ones complex. Our depth of IP law experience spans the firm and we regularly use cross-office staffing to leverage our full range of resources. Our experience in all areas of IP law is borne out by our established success before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (U.S.P.T.O.), in the courtroom, and across the negotiating table. In the last two years, Winston litigators have been chosen to represent clients in over 60 new patent suits. In January 2010, Winston & Strawn’s IP litigation practice was named by The American Lawyer as one of the top four IP litigation practices in the United States.
Foley & Lardner LLP representing Games Workshop Limited
Ranked consistently among the top 10 firms by IP Today and IP Law & Business, Foley & Lardner LLP is the only general practice firm to be recognized among the top 10 for both patent litigation and patent procurement. In addition, National Law Journal ranked Foley as one of the top 10 most-mentioned firms for IP litigation and prosecution in its Who Represents Corporate America survey (2009).
What we have here are two of the nation’s most prestigous IP law firms on opposite sides with such clients under their belts as Google and Cisco. Both of these legal firms have had a significant impact on not merely litigating, but in shaping legal precident in many of the grey areas of IP interpretation in the United States.
-We will be keeping an eye on this one. Have at it.
