By Henry M. Sneath and Jeffrey B. Cadle Henry Sneath is an intellectual property and business litigation attorney with Picadio Sneath
Miller & Norton, P.C. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (www.psmn.com). He is a national member of the
Board of Directors of DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, a 22,000 member organization of
lawyers defending companies and individuals in civil litigation. 412-288-4013 and
hsneath@psmn.com
Jeffrey Cadle is an associate at Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C. in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, focusing on commercial litigation, including intellectual property litigation in state and
federal courts. He is a member of DRI and its Commercial Litigation Committee. He can be
reached at 412-288-4003 and jcadle@psmn.com
The IP wars are heating up, or so it would seem if we measure by the amount of
current media attention for internet and technology legal battles. Both mainstream business media and
the internet with its blogosphere are filled with commentary and stories of patent, trademark and
copyright law suits. Many involve some big names in the internet and gaming industries. Hasbro, Mattel,
Facebook, Viacom, eBay, YouTube, Nintendo, HP, Nokia, Adobe, Oracle, Arista Records and others are
squaring off in court with competitors and accused infringers over, in most cases, alleged digital
knockoffs and derivative works. News organizations have been c...
