Copyright Counseling and Protection

Clients engage our IP attorneys when they need sophisticated counseling on cutting edge issues of copyright law, litigate copyright ownership and infringement claims, and put agreements in place to establish and protect their copyrights. 

What is the difference between Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights?

Our copyright-related services include:

• Registering the copyrights in the works you create or commission from others including computer software, video games, audio-visual works, literary works, publications, art, designs, web sites and photography
• Negotiating and drafting agreements governing the ownership and use of works created by freelance artists, photographers, writers and other independent creators
• Negotiating and preparing license and purchase agreements involving works protected by copyright
• Due diligence in connection with mergers, asset purchasers and the assignment of copyright interests
•  Recording copyrights with U.S. Customs
• Training Customs to spot infringing imports
• Handling Customs importation disputes
• Litigation of copyright infringement and ownership disputes
• Anti-counterfeiting efforts using both criminal and civil remedies