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James G. Gatto
Partner
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20006-6801
T: 202.747.1945
F: 202.747.3893 jgatto@sheppardmullin.com
Practices
Advertising
Entertainment and Digital Media Healthcare
Intellectual Property
Privacy and Cybersecurity Technology Transactions
Industries
• Advertising
• Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency
• Communications
• Emerging Company/Venture Capital
• Entertainment and Digital Media
• Food and Beverage
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Open Source
• Social Media and Games
• Sports
• Transportation
o Trucking and
Logistics
• Wine
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1988
Jim Gatto is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. He is also Co-Team Leader of the firm's Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency team, and its Social Media and Games industry team. He also is Team Leader of the firm's Open Source team.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Gatto leverages his unique combination of nearly 30 years of IP experience, business insights and attention to technology trends to help companies develop IP and other legal strategies that are aligned with their business objectives. His practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property, internet and technology law, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and open source. Mr. Gatto advises clients of all sizes (start-ups to Fortune 100 companies) on key legal and business issues relating to the use of social media, video games, social games and online gambling (gamblification), virtual goods and currency, social networks, virtual worlds, mirror worlds, augmented reality, open source user-generated content, location-based services and gamification.
He has extensive experience advising internet and social media companies on business and legal strategies relating to virtual goods and virtual currency, developing IP protection and monetization strategies, handling terms of service and end user license agreements, development, licensing and partnership agreements, developing DMCA policies, handling DMCA enforcement, privacy and COPPA policies and much more.