Intellectual Property Disputes

Software licensing and technology contract disputes often depend on what the terms mean in the computer industry, and what the parties could reasonably expect. We explain the normal and customary meaning of industry terms of art and practices to the court or arbitrator. Our expert for these matters is Brooks Hilliard.

Prefer to talk first? Call 602-264-9263. Initial conversations are confidential.

Brooks Hilliard’s experience

• Negotiated hundreds of computer systems and services contracts, as an industry executive and as founder of Business Automation.
• Over 100 expert witness and consulting assignments involving software non-performance, system implementation, intellectual property and licensing agreements.
• Has testified more than a dozen times in federal and state courts and in AAA arbitrations.
• Testimony ruled admissible after a Daubert challenge in Federal District Court.

Disputes we handle

• Perpetual software licenses and OEM agreements.
• License fees, per-user pricing models and compliance with licensing agreements.
• Contract extensions, terminations and customer expectations.
• Implementation services versus development fees.
• Federal defense procurement matters.
• Interpretation of undefined contract terms by customary industry usage.

Forums

We support matters in state and federal courts, AAA arbitrations and governmental hearings.

Related services

• ERP expert witness services for software failure disputes.
• ERP system forensics for independent examination of the system and project record.

Tell us about the matter

Call 602-264-9263 or send a short description of the parties, the agreement and the forum. We will confirm availability and discuss the issues. Please do not send privileged documents through the website; we will arrange a secure method once we have agreed to proceed.