Deborah A. Wilcox is co-chair of Baker & Hostetler, LLP's Intellectual Property Litigation practice. She has been rated as preeminent in her field, with the highest ethical standard, by Martindale-Hubbell (an authoritative resource on the legal profession). Ms. Wilcox manages complex copyright, trademark and e-commerce litigation - from contractual software disputes to the ex parte seizures of infringing character and sports merchandise. She is also experienced in copyright, trademark and Internet domain name selection, registration and licensing - both domestically and internationally. Ms. Wilcox counsels clients on intellectual property and advertising matters in merchandising and entertainment areas such as cartoons, sports, music, telecommunications, television, restaurants, household goods and appliances, gifts, toys and power tools. She has taught Trademarks as an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University Law School. Ms. Wilcox is also on the Advisory Board for University of Florida's Fredric G. Levin College of Law. She can be reached at dwilcox@bakerlaw.com.
By Deborah A. Wilcox and Monica S. Verma /images/stories/70×50/bug_knowledgecenter_70x70_(2).jpgIn the last decade, use of open source software has risen from the basement of the weekend code warrior to the high-rise of enterprise development strategist. This surge in corporate popularity can be attributed to the cost-effectiveness, efficiency and reliability of open source code. Yet, use of […]