Loeb & Loeb’s Trademarks and Copyrights Practice provides portfolio management services, strategic counseling and dispute resolution in connection with trademarks, service marks, trade names, Internet domain names and trade dress. We also advise on all types of copyright-related matters, from the development of copyright identification and registration programs to the examination of chain-of-title issues. We work with Fortune 500 companies and small businesses across a host of industries, as well as celebrities and entertainment personalities, to establish, acquire, protect and exploit their intellectual property rights.
A particular strength of our Trademarks and Copyrights Practice is our ability to counsel clients on their consumer branding and marketing efforts. We do so by combining our experience in the substantive areas of trademark and copyright law; our knowledge of the entertainment, technology and advertising industries; and our skill as advisers, dealmakers and litigators – all of which provide our clients with insight and innovative strategies and solutions. Clients around the world seek out Loeb & Loeb for this unique synergy of expertise, which enables us to provide sound advice on cutting-edge trademark and copyright issues related to new technology platforms, digital media, the Internet and software licensing.
Loeb & Loeb’s Trademark and Copyright Practice capabilities include:
- Client counseling
- Trademark availability clearance
- Due diligence with respect to acquisition of trademark portfolios and copyright libraries
- Domestic registrations acquisition and maintenance
- Foreign registrations acquisition and maintenance
- License agreements and assignments preparation
- Domain name issues
- Informal conflict resolution, both domestic and foreign
- Foreign litigation, both administrative and legal
- Domestic litigation before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the courts
We offer sophisticated and strategic counseling and portfolio management services to a range of clients in the consumer products, financial services, advertising and promotions, and entertainment and media industries, including negotiation and implementation of merchandise and other licensing agreements. We also assist clients with the sale and transfer of intellectual property as part of corporate transactions.
When it comes to enforcement, Loeb & Loeb attorneys are tireless advocates for our clients. Our litigation capabilities encompass all types of IP claims, including trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, right of publicity/persona, copyright, false advertising and domain name disputes. We litigate claims in federal and state courts and before administrative bodies such as the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Whenever appropriate, we work toward efficient resolution through mediation and arbitration hearings.
