SLG attorneys have a true appreciation of the time, ingenuity, and money that our clients invest to develop intellectual property assets. From strategic counseling to clients on the leading edge of technology, software, music and media, to intellectual property registration, licensing, and enforcement, SLG attorneys are regularly called upon to advise on the complex issues surrounding intellectual property creation, ownership, licensing, protection, and defense.
SLG attorneys assist clients with:
- Copyrights
- Software protection by the SLG Software Copyright Protection Group™
- Protection of music, video, photographs, books, and other forms of creative works with U.S. Copyrights
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) counseling and defense
- Work Made For Hire agreements and releases
- Fair Use defense issues
- Trademarks
- Trademark prosecution of character marks and design marks
- Strategic counseling on protection of trademarks, trade dress, and other proprietary marks
- Domain name matters
- TTAB representation
- Trade Secrets
- Counseling on Uniform Trade Secrets Act issues
- Counseling on Defend Trade Secrets Act issues
- Rights of Publicity
- Defending claims of rights of publicity violations
- Name and likeness; location; signage and similar Release Agreements
- Strategic counseling on rights of publicity issues
- Corporate Compliance
- Development of Compliance Policies
- Compliance Training Seminars
- Strategic
- Structuring corporate ownership of intellectual property assets
- Licensing and sale of intellectual property
- Strategic intellectual property advice
- Trademark Portfolio Management
- Litigation
- Copyright, Trademark, and Design Patent Infringement Litigation
- Software and Website Domain Litigation
- Trade Secrets Misappropriation
- Music, Photograph, and Social Media Litigation
Resources:
COPYING NEWS ARTICLES AND SENDING THEM TO YOUR CUSTOMERS COULD BE HARMFUL TO YOUR COMPANY’S HEALTH
GREEK FREAK DUNKS ON SPICE COMPANY IN TRADEMARK WIN
COSMETICS GIANT STRIKES BACK AGAINST EMPLOYEE IP THEFT
INSTAGRAM BEATS INFRINGEMENT CASE FOR EMBEDDED IMAGES: CORPORATE SOCIAL MEDIA DEPARTMENTS TAKE NOTE
SACHA BARON COHEN SUES CANNABIS COMPANY FOR USING “BORAT” CHARACTER AND TAG LINES WITHOUT PERMISSION
DON’T BE VICTIMIZED BY COMPETITORS, EX-EMPLOYEES, AND CUSTOMERS
SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS V. SOFTWARE PATENTS: HERE IS THE LOWDOWN.
WHAT DO SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS PROTECT?
QUIT FOOLING AROUND: SERIOUS IP ISSUES FOR MOBILE AND VIDEO GAME COMPANIES
WHA WHAT? COPYRIGHT PROTECTION EXPLAINED
IS SKIN COLOR COPYRIGHTABLE? APPLE SAYS NO!
COSTCO HAS BEEN SAVED BY THE FAIR USE DEFENSE: $21 MILLION TIFFANY AWARD REVERSED
CLINT EASTWOOD SUES FRAUDSTERS FOR USING HIS NAME AND IMAGE TO PROMOTE CBD PRODUCTS