Intellectual property (IP) constitutes as much as forty-five percent of the United States GDP and is a necessary component for a modern economy. For intellectual property to retain its value, be viable for investing and to flourish, intellectual property rights must be enforced. Likewise, new artists and innovators need protection from copyright misuse for the security needed to foster innovation. Through our focus on intellectual property infringement litigation we at Stone & Vaughan defend our clients against improper claims of infringement and enforce our clients' rights in their works of art and innovation when those rights are being exploited.