Intellectual Property
We handle all things IP, from searches and registrations to enforcement. Our IP team is made up of leaders in the field—highly experienced copyright and trademark attorneys and litigators who handle matters on the cutting edge of IP law. Together, they are a full-service group that views IP as the lifeblood of a business and knows how to monetize, protect, and defend it. Our IP clients are genre-defining media brands, apparel businesses, technology companies, athletes and high-profile creatives such as top filmmakers and musicians. From advising on brand protection to handling bet-the-company litigation, we fight for our clients’ IP as if it were our own.
Brand Protection
We advise athletes, musicians, celebrities and various creative professionals, as well as founders and companies of all sizes, on how to secure, protect, enforce, and expand their intellectual property portfolios to maximize real business growth and brand consistency. We play a long-term advisory role with clients on portfolio development, management, and long-term brand protection strategies.
Trademark Clearances and Registration
We assist in U.S. and international trademark searches, clearance, risk assessments, registration, and prosecution. Those planning to develop or invest in a particular brand need to know the risks and business implications to make an informed decision. We conduct thorough clearance analyses, that go beyond database hits, by evaluating real-world risk, enforcement history, and market positioning. Our team also handles filing strategies across multiple classes.
Copyright and Trademark Protection & Enforcement
Our team is highly experienced in copyright and trademark enforcement, particularly litigation, where we apply our signature unapologetically aggressive ® approach to our clients’ rights. In addition to state and federal trademark litigation, we handle domain disputes, online brand enforcement, counterfeit response strategy, false designation of origin claims, infringement and dilution claims, and TTAB oppositions and cancellations. On the copyright side, we represent clients in the full range of copyright registration strategy, licensing and assignment agreements, DMCA takedowns, and cease-and-desist letters, through to copyright litigation and trials.
Copyright and Trademark Litigation
Our team is led by senior litigators who have successfully represented motion picture studios, media brands and publishers, technology companies, and more in copyright and trademark litigation matters in state and federal court. Addressing disputes around content, licensing, ownership, copyright preemption, and related preliminary injunction / TRO proceedings, we also handle fair use and idea / expression defenses.
Right of Publicity
Our team works closely with high-profile athletes, creators, musicians, and other entertainers with name, image, and likeness licensing and endorsement agreements, name and personal branding trademark strategies, right of publicity rights enforcement, digital impersonation and AI likeness issues.
Litigation Avoidance
In addition to risk assessments, our team’s litigation experience informs our approach to litigation avoidance strategies. We handle coexistence agreements, licensing structures, and demand letters and response strategy if needed. We also assist clients in the protection of valuable trade secrets and confidential information.