Chike Eze

Negotiated and drafted a Software Platform Integration agreement involving the integration of two major commercial SaaS application platforms that allows mutual business customers to manage their accounts and cloud-based features across platforms. (Surfaced data privacy and protection issues for internal discussion and resolution.) Negotiated and drafted SaaS integration and collaboration agreements enabling technology clients to offer enhanced cloud-based software services to business customers. Negotiated amendments to platform/developer terms governing client's access to third-party software APIs, SDKs, tools, and services.

Assisted an online retailer of technology products in enforcing its intellectual property rights against competitors by convincing those competitors to remove infringing content from their websites and to make significant changes to their websites to avoid or mitigate the likelihood of consumer confusion. Executed client's trademark enforcement strategy, including sending demand letters, filing letters of protest with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), filing takedown requests with web hosts, and negotiating settlement and consent agreements with adverse parties. Secured a trademark settlement agreement between our client, a non-profit provider of software services to caregivers, and an International Development Organization which operates in several countries. Assisted clients in obtaining the transfer of domain names registered in bad faith through the UDRP process.

Cleared trademarks for use and registration for clients in various industry sectors, including cloud-based services, software services, computer networking, e-commerce, and electronic games. Drafted trademark coexistence, consent, and assignment agreements in support of prosecuting federal trademark applications before the USPTO. Helped clients obtain state and federal trademark registrations.