Copyright

Copyright law protects print materials, computer software, advertising, internet materials, audio and video recordings, graphic designs, artwork, commercials, training materials and other written and visual materials.

Our firm’s copyright experience includes the following:

  • Copyright searching and evaluating whether works are in the public domain
  • Filing and prosecuting U.S. copyright applications
  • Prosecuting and defending copyright infringement situations
  • Rendering legal opinions concerning the ability to use a particular work
  • Preparing cease and desist letters in the event of copyright infringement and resolving the infringement situation to a successful conclusion
  • Preparing copyright license agreements and assignments
  • Analyzing whether the use of a person’s name or likeness violates right of publicity laws