Ryan Bricker focuses his practice on litigation involving trademark, copyright, Internet law, and related commercial issues. He has successfully represented clients in defensive and offensive litigation matters in federal court, state court, and international arbitration forums. As part of this practice, Mr. Bricker has litigated disputes involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, the Federal Anti-Dilution Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Communications Decency Act, and various state right of publicity and unfair competition statutes.

experience

1.Represented client in lawsuit involving terminated distributor asserting counterclaims for antitrust violations, deceptive franchise practices and dealer termination claims.

2.Represented tequila producer in ICC arbitration involving disputes under tequila supply and distribution agreement.

3.Represented Williams-Sonoma, Inc. against trademark infringement claims rooted in an initial interest confusion theory based on the retailer’s display of goods in its search engine results.

4.Represented client in AAA arbitration against a former licensee involving trademark infringement, breach of contract, and tortious interference claims.

5.Represented Instagram in trademark infringement and breach of contract litigation against a user of Instagram’s API Platform.

6.Represented Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC in a copyright and DMCA infringement litigation involving its PlayStation® family and more. Successfully obtained preliminary injunction. Sony Computer Entm't Am. LLC v. Zoomba LDC, No. 10-3909 (N.D. Cal. 2010).