As an individual originating creative material, many issues can arise in the creation, promotion and marketing, sale, licensing, or loan of your work. An attorney practicing intellectual property and entertainment law can assist you in proactively addressing those issues to protect your work and investment.
Who can our law firm help?
Business owners may be unaware of the intellectual property assets their company possesses. To maintain the value of the assets, it is important to protect them. The name under which the company sells its merchandise or provides its services is a trademark. It may be entitled to federal registration, which will protect the name against infringing competitors, put others on notice of their claim to the name, and even establish potentially valuable collateral. Along with trademark ownership, owners of businesses may also have an interest in proprietary business information, protectable by copyright or trade secret laws. Our law office can advise your business on beneficial, or even essential, agreements to protect your intangible assets.
Authors are well aware of the importance of copyright, and if needed, an attorney can assist with registration. When selling or licensing their novel, article, or other work, authors will also be presented with contracts. Don’t go it alone – consult an attorney before signing anything. Elizabeth can walk you through the clauses or negotiate with the publisher to make sure your interests are adequately represented.
Musicians are faced with many legal situations in the course of their music career. How can we protect our band name? Should I have a written agreement with my manager? What are the terms of my record contract? Our firm can answer those questions for you and help you to take the steps necessary to protect you and your music.
Similarly, managers, music publishers, and record labels each have unique issues that need to be addressed before a dispute or conflict arises. Whether it is agreements with artists, publishers, or songwriters, or questions on trademarks or copyrights, Elizabeth will draft the appropriate contracts and help you with trademark registration or copyright assignment.
Actors, agents, film producers, and directors require many agreements, amongst each other and with third parties, such as investors. Our law office can provide you with the necessary legal representation: advice as to copyright licensing issues, negotiation on your behalf, or providing you with personalized contracts tailored to fit your situation, from privacy and publicity releases to non-disclosure agreements.
Likewise, any creative individual may find it vital to be represented by an attorney practicing intellectual property and entertainment law. Fashion designers, artisans, inventors, and others can all benefit from legal advice on protecting and profiting from their work.
Whether you need a contract, or full-service representation, we would love to discuss with you how we can be a part of your team: promoting and protecting your material. Please give us a call, 314.289.7561, or submit a message via our online form.
