Dorsey partner Paul Ackerman discusses in IP Law & Business magazine the patent infringement suit he and fellow Dorsey partner Gary Abelev filed on behalf of New York University against Autodesk, Inc. According to Ackerman, Autodesk's 3D computer graphics software - used in the special effects of many Hollywood blockbusters, including 2005's King Kong and the Lord of the Rings series - infringe several of the school's computer animation patents. The university is asking for damages and an injunction.
The article "Big Suits" was published in the October 2006 edition of IP Law & Business magazine.