Firm launches copyright infringement case for renowned psychotherapist

Intellectual Property
Written By Kyle O'Malley

January 26, 2023 – Firm attorneys David M. Given, Brian S. Conlon, and Kyle P. O’Malley (together with co-counsel) today filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the San Francisco federal court on behalf of Marin County-based licensed psychologist and behavioral healthcare consultant Brigette Lank, Ph.D. Dr. Lank is the author of the Identity Transformation Model, an eight-part set of therapeutic materials relating to addiction treatment which include both a Client Workbook and Clinician Manual. Her complaint alleges that her former business partners and their new business copied her work in creating and implementing their own series of online and on-demand addiction recovery courses. The Honorable Trina L. Thompson has been assigned to the case. Further proceedings before Judge Thompson are pending.

Kyle O'Malley
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