On behalf of a New Jersey company and its New Jersey counsel, acted as local counsel in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Defended a copyright and trademark infringement matter brought against an American company by a German parent company and its U.S. subsidiary.

On behalf of Minnesota start-up publishing company active in the licensing, marketing, and sale of literary works, advised the Minneapolis - St. Paul corporation on the protection of copyrights. Related attorney activities included the preparation and drafting of Work for Hire Agreements, Model Release Agreements, Copyright Assignment Agreements, and Author-Publisher Agreements, advising as to protection of content on client's website, advising as to filing of applications for copyrights, and the clearance, filing, and prosecution of the client's trademarks with the USPTO.

For a company involved in the design, manufacture, and sale of decorative arts design kits, advised as attorney on copyright matters for a St. Paul - Minneapolis, Minnesota based business. Related activities included the preparation and filing of applications with the Library of Congress and providing guidance as attorneys on infringement and fair use issues.

Represented Minnesota designer, artist, and author of artistic works in copyright matters. Activities in the capacity of the company's lawyers included the preparation and filing of applications for copyrights with the Library of Congress.

Assisted and advised a Minnesota client located in Minneapolis - St. Paul on the licensing of a musical work from a New York based licensing house and music publishing company.

For a local St. Paul - Minneapolis, Minnesota IT company involved in the programming and creation of computer software code, in capacity of attorneys for client, worked in initial stages of defending against copyright and trademark infringement suit brought by one of world's largest IT companies. Related activities included preparation and drafting of responses to plaintiff's discovery demands and demands for documents and the drafting and service of client's own discovery demands.