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Maria Sokova

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Maria Sokova focuses on intellectual property, trade secret, and complex litigation matters, representing clients in a wide range of industries and companies ranging from startups to market leaders. Maria brings a unique combination of legal and real-world experience to her clients, leveraging her IP and technology experience and deep understanding of the business objectives that drive her clients’ legal needs.

Maria has experience representing clients in state and federal courts in technology-related litigation, copyright and Digital Millennium Copyright Act infringement, trade secret and trademark misappropriation, and complex commercial matters. Using her litigation experience, Maria also counsels clients on matters related to technology transactions, IP protection, data privacy, and their terms and policies. She draws on her wide-ranging experience to help clients develop creative, effective solutions that address rapidly emerging issues.

Maria’s pro bono practice includes IP, international policy, and wrongful conviction matters.

Maria graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law, where she served as co-president of the Women & Law Association and president of the Biotechnology Law Group, and she is a member of the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Maria also participated in a clinic with the Northern California Innocence Project on litigation matters in wrongful conviction cases.

Career & Education

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    • University of Puget Sound, B.S., biology, 2012
    • Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2018
    • University of Puget Sound, B.S., biology, 2012
    • Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2018

    • California
    • California

Maria's Insights

Publication | 01.15.25

Jurisdictional Analysis: Class Actions Across the Country

Class action litigation remained strong in 2024, on pace to match the past two years. Last year expanded the trend of class action litigation driven by technology, regulatory changes, and consumer expectations. Class action litigation based on privacy and data security breaches increased last year—including recent high-profile cases and significant settlements. Similarly, consumer rights and product liability cases have continued to increase and to drive large settlements due to consumer awareness of their rights and amendments to consumer protection laws. These developments and increasing trends in class action litigation provide numerous opportunities for litigation in many sectors....

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Representative Matters

  • Successfully represented a software giant in multiple lawsuits in IP and complex litigation matters involving copyright, DMCA, and contract claims.
  • Represented a social media company in a case regarding unauthorized access to infrastructure and data scraping.
  • Successfully represented a specialty retailer in a highly contentious battle against a large sales platform for multiple IP infringement claims, including design patent and trademark infringement, dilution, false advertising and unfair competition relating to knockoff furniture designs; the platform’s misleading use of registered service marks; and copyright infringement.
  • Defending an innovative technology company in a trademark case involving audio wearables.
  • Successfully represented an award-winning startup that develops ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses in a trademark opposition and litigation proceeding.

Maria's Insights

Publication | 01.15.25

Jurisdictional Analysis: Class Actions Across the Country

Class action litigation remained strong in 2024, on pace to match the past two years. Last year expanded the trend of class action litigation driven by technology, regulatory changes, and consumer expectations. Class action litigation based on privacy and data security breaches increased last year—including recent high-profile cases and significant settlements. Similarly, consumer rights and product liability cases have continued to increase and to drive large settlements due to consumer awareness of their rights and amendments to consumer protection laws. These developments and increasing trends in class action litigation provide numerous opportunities for litigation in many sectors....

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Practices

Industries

Maria's Insights

Publication | 01.15.25

Jurisdictional Analysis: Class Actions Across the Country

Class action litigation remained strong in 2024, on pace to match the past two years. Last year expanded the trend of class action litigation driven by technology, regulatory changes, and consumer expectations. Class action litigation based on privacy and data security breaches increased last year—including recent high-profile cases and significant settlements. Similarly, consumer rights and product liability cases have continued to increase and to drive large settlements due to consumer awareness of their rights and amendments to consumer protection laws. These developments and increasing trends in class action litigation provide numerous opportunities for litigation in many sectors....

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