Also according to the company, fiscal year 2011–12 revenue for SolidWorks totaled $483 million. According to the publisher, over two million engineers and designers at more than 165,000 companies were using SolidWorks as of 2013. SolidWorks is published by Dassault Systèmes.
SolidWorks (stylized as SOLIDWORKS) is a solid modeling computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) computer program that runs on Microsoft Windows. If you received a legal demand letter from the law firm of Sullivan Worcester this is a very reputable and established law firm with over 2,000 lawyers that has been known to represents Dassault Systèmes, the maker of the Solidworks 3D computer-aided drafting ("CAD") software. When they send you are letter, you know that you are " on the radar" of an experienced law firm skilled in intellectual property enforcement and software infringement investigation. In fact, a recent letter I reviewed from a small business owner indicated that certain automatic infringement technology may have uncovered unlicensed software installations. When you get this letter, it is IMPORTANT to your business to seek skilled legal representation BEFORE talking to the firm's lawyers. As they say in the movies "anything you say can be used against you in a court of law." We have helped many companies around the United States settles these copyright infringement matters, usually for a low flat rate (predictable) legal fee. Make sure companies and employees are aware of this!
NOTE: We help both businesses and individuals settle software piracy allegations and can also help review settlements agreements and make sure you are getting the PROPER RELEASES for you, your company and its officers and directors who may also be held personally liable despite the " corporate veil."Īugust 2020 update: Note - with many workers now working remotely, if your employees had student software installed (or other pirated software) on their computer, logging in REMOTELY can send a "phone-home" ping to Solidworks and lead to you getting a piracy demand letter. We hope you enjoy and YES you can share this link on your social media networks! This is general legal information only and not legal advice.
This blog is written by copyright software lawyer Steve Vondran ("Attorney Steve"). Software Law - CAD licensing compliance overview
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