INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & ENTERTAINMENT
LAW
Our attorneys have significant experience in intellectual property matters, including copyright and trademark or service mark registration as well as litigation arising from infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property. We have played an instrumental role in advising clients about protecting their intellectual property rights in corporate transactions and in the context of on-line business services.
H. Rajan Sharma has designed and implemented an in-house intellectual property protection program for several clients, including in the complex area of trade secret protection. Mr. Sharma has also negotiated, drafted and advised clients on all aspects of intellectual property law in the context of licenses and lease agreements, outsourcing and joint ventures or collaborations between companies on projects.
In the field of entertainment law, the Firm’s attorneys have a commitment to advancing the rights of artists, authors, musicians and composers. For example, the Firm’s attorneys have represented an international documentary film maker in obtaining rights to a published work and licensing rights to his own film productions.
The Firm’s attorneys have assisted a number of clients in complying with various laws, statutes and regulations governing the internet, such as the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. section 101) and the Electronic Signature Act (15 U.S.C. 7001). We have filed for and obtained federal copyright protection for clients' source code and software, including the "look and feel" of their website.
The advise and guidance to clients in this area has been critical to enabling them to conduct business with legal security and in avoiding many of the potential obstacles and hidden pitfalls in the world of intellectual property and entertainment law.
Our attorneys have significant experience in intellectual property matters, including copyright and trademark or service mark registration as well as litigation arising from infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property. We have played an instrumental role in advising clients about protecting their intellectual property rights in corporate transactions and in the context of on-line business services.
H. Rajan Sharma has designed and implemented an in-house intellectual property protection program for several clients, including in the complex area of trade secret protection. Mr. Sharma has also negotiated, drafted and advised clients on all aspects of intellectual property law in the context of licenses and lease agreements, outsourcing and joint ventures or collaborations between companies on projects.
In the field of entertainment law, the Firm’s attorneys have a commitment to advancing the rights of artists, authors, musicians and composers. For example, the Firm’s attorneys have represented an international documentary film maker in obtaining rights to a published work and licensing rights to his own film productions.
The Firm’s attorneys have assisted a number of clients in complying with various laws, statutes and regulations governing the internet, such as the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. section 101) and the Electronic Signature Act (15 U.S.C. 7001). We have filed for and obtained federal copyright protection for clients' source code and software, including the "look and feel" of their website.
The advise and guidance to clients in this area has been critical to enabling them to conduct business with legal security and in avoiding many of the potential obstacles and hidden pitfalls in the world of intellectual property and entertainment law.