COPYRIGHT

• Works made for hire, derivative works, joint works, and collective works
• Fair use and implied license
• Joint-venture agreements
• Renewal, reversion, termination
• Transfers of copyright
• Due diligence/mergers and acquisitions
• Protection and registration of characters
• Infringement litigation* 

TRADEMARK

• Trademark clearance

  • Why do a trademark search?
• Domestic and foreign registration and post-registration
• Infringement, dilution and unfair competition litigation*
• License agreements
• Due diligence/mergers and acquisitions

LICENSING

• Software licenses
• Trademark and character licenses
• Licenses for use of content in all media

PUBLISHING

• Book publishing agreements
• Literary agency agreements
• Contribution agreements
• Collaboration agreements
• Permissions and releases
• Prepublication reviews
• Defamation
• Invasion of privacy
• Right of publicity

INTERNET/NEW MEDIA

• Web-site development, hosting and network agreements
• ASP agreements
• E-commerce agreements
• Domain name selection and infringement

ADVERTISING/MARKETING