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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Patent Law
- A patent is an exclusive property right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the patented invention for 20 years. Patents are granted by the Federal government to inventors in exchange for their agreement to share the details of their invention with the public. Patents provide incentives to undergo research and development efforts and to encourage the disclosure of innovations into the public domain for the common good.
- Strategic Legal Counseling attorneys are registered to practice Patent Law by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. SLC attorneys guide clients through the entire patent process, from determining patentability of an idea, to filing for a patent, to responding or appealing any rejection of patent application, to litigating any patent infringement actions.
- Trademark Law
- A trademark is a distinctive mark or sign or indicator used by individuals and businesses to identify that the products or services with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source and to distinguish them from those of other persons or businesses. A trademark can be a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image, or a combination of these elements. Trademarks are designed to prevent the public from being misled as to the origin or quality of a product or service. Trademarks also serve as an incentive for individuals and businesses to provide quality products or services in order to maintain their business reputation.
- Strategic Legal Counseling attorneys help clients attain trademark protection and litigate any trademark infringement actions.
- Copyright Law
- A copyright is an exclusive property right given by the Federal Government for a certain period of time to authors and artists for their creative work, including its publication, distribution, and adaptation. Once the copyright expires, the work is said to enter the public domain. Copyright may apply to a wide range of creative, intellectual, scientific, or artisitc works, including poems, plays, literary works, movies, dances, musical compositions, paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and software.
- Strategic Legal Counseling attorneys help clients attain copyright protection and litigate any copyright infringement actions.
ENTERTAINMENT LAW
Entertainment Law is a term for a mix of more traditional categories of law with a special focus on providing legal services to the netertainment industry.
Strategic Legal Counselign provides experienced legal guidance in the following areas:
Intellectual Property: copyrights, trademarks & trade secrets – registration, licensing & protection.
Television, Radio, Film & Video: production & distribution contracts, host & talent agreements, music clearance, project financing assistance, screenplay protection & stock footage licenses.
Music: band name protection, copyrights, recording, publishing & performance contracts, band partnership agreements, incorporation & LLCs, talent agency & management contracts, licensing & demo shopping assistance.
Print: licenses, consents, releases & permissions, collaboration & publishing agreements.
Art: consignment & gallery contracts, model & location releases, purchase agreements & bills of sale, copyright applications, licenses & assignments, certificates of authenticity.
Advertising: agency & production agreements, sponsorship contracts, copy review & Federal Trade Commission compliance.
Business Affairs: incorporation, not-for-profits (501(c)(3) status), LLCs & partnerships, private placement memoranda & subscription agreements, asset purchase agreements, confidentiality/non-competition & idea submission agreements, estate planning for the entertainment professional.
Internet: domain name dispute resolution, content review & website disclaimers.
Creative: development & consultation.
Contracts: negotiation, drafting & review.
Litigation: breach of contract, libel & slander, real estate matters and entertainment-related personal injury, copyright & trademark infringement.
