Scott Pink concentrates in advising technology, media and entertainment companies on intellectual property protection and litigation, advertising and promotional issues, gift cards, sweepstakes and loyalty programs, trademark protection, commercial and technology transactions, e-commerce and Internet law, and privacy and security issues.

Mr. Pink has served as chair of local, state and national intellectual property organizations, including the San Francisco and Sacramento Bar’s Intellectual Property Sections, the California State Bar’s Intellectual Property Section, the American Corporate Counsel Association’s national Intellectual Property Committee and the American Bar Association's Cybersecurity Task Force. He has spoken to many organizations on the subject of intellectual property law, privacy and security, Internet law and strategic alliances. He has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer by San Francisco and Law & Politics magazines and listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his intellectual property practice.

Prior to joining DLA Piper LLP (US), Mr. Pink was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Prima Communications, an international media and publishing company, and a partner with a major San Francisco law firm.

Mr. Pink is currently the Pro Bono Coordinator for the firm's Sacramento office.

Representative Litigation Matters

Meridian Project Systems, Inc. v. Hardin Construction Company, LLC, et al. Lead attorney on software case involving claims of reverse engineering, copyright infringement, and unfair competition. Resulted in several published opinions on issues of first impression – 426 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (E.D.Cal. 2006) and 404 F.Supp.2d 1214 (E.D. Cal. 2005).

Omega Diamond, Inc. v. Granite City Tool. Lead attorney in trademark and false designation of origin case relating to use of plaintiff’s products and trademarks in advertising.

Hansen Information Systems, Inc. v. TruePoint Solutions. Lead attorney in trade secret and unfair competition case involving customer and other proprietary information.

Admissions

• California
• Illinois

Memberships

• Co-chair, American Bar Association Business Law Section, Cybersecurity & Privacy Task Force (2003-2005)
• Chair, American Corporate Counsel Association Intellectual Property Committee (2003)
• Advisory Committee, McGeorge School of Law Intellectual Property Law Program
• Chair, Sacramento Bar Association Intellectual Property Section (2001-2002)
• Chair, San Francisco Bar Association Intellectual Property Section (1989-1994)
• Executive Committee, California State Bar Intellectual Property Section (1993-1996)
• Chair, American Bar Association National Institute on How to Try High Tech Cases (1993)

Publications

• "Privacy Policies," Privacy and Security Law Report (July 5, 2004)
• "Locked In," Daily Journal (September 8, 2003)
• "Cybersecurity: Public Disclosure," Privacy and Security Law Report (June 30, 2003)
• The Internet and E-Commerce Legal Handbook (Random House 2001)
• Defending the Software Infringement Case, 54 Am.Jur.Trials 261 (1995)

Seminars

• IP Due Diligence Issues, Golden Capital Network - Power of Angel Investing (May 2006)
• IP Issues in Structuring M&A Deals and Drafting Agreements, CEB (Sacramento, May 2006)
• Open Source Software: Understanding the Risks and Benefits to Your Clients, Oklahoma Bar Association (June 2005)
• IP License Agreements, CEB (Sacramento, November 2004)
• Total Recall: California Leads the Way, RSA Conference (February 2004)
• California's New Security Breach Disclosure Requirements, Presented at the American Bar Association's Conference on the Business Response to the New Cyber Security Threats and Terrorism (2003)
• Patriot "Games" No Longer: The Business Community's Role in Cybersecurity - New Requirements and Evolving Practical Concerns for Business, American Bar Association Annual Meeting (August 2002)
• "Protecting Intellectual Property in a Global Marketplace," American Corporate Counsel Association Annual Meeting, San Diego (2001)
• Panel on Trademark Issues with the Deputy Commissioner of Trademarks, Annual PTO/ACCA Forum (2000)
• "Brick to Clicks Seminar," Strategic Alliances, Sacramento Convention Center (October 2000 and March 2001)
• Intellectual Property Year in Review, Sacramento Bar Association (1999-2001)
• "Primer on Intellectual Property," American Corporate Counsel Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2000)
• Speaker on copyright issues, ABA Annual Institute on Representing High Technology Companies, Boston and San Francisco (1998)
• Co-Chair, ABA National Institute on How to Try High Technology Cases (1993-1994)

Prior Experience

• Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Prima Communications Inc., Roseville, California (1995-2001)
• Partner, Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, San Francisco, California (1991-1995)
• Associate, Marron, Reid & Sheehy, San Francisco, California (1986-1991)
• Law Clerk and Supervising Staff Attorney, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1983-1986)

Civic and Charitable

• Founder and President, Granite Bay Youth Lacrosse Club (2004 to Present)
• General Counsel and Ex-Officio Board Member, Linking Education and Economic Development (LEED) (2006)
• Director and Secretary, Eureka Youth Soccer Club (2001-2005)
• Adjunct Professor of Law, U.C. Davis Law School, teaching Computers and the Law (1996-1997)