Jesse Saivar specializes in intellectual property matters specifically related to the entertainment industry, including copyright, trademark, and domain name/website issues, as well as the negotiation and drafting of entertainment industry contracts.

• Represented producers in the acquisition of rights to novels and scripts and in their negotiations with talent
• Represented screenwriters with respect to television and theatrical agreements and in their negotiations with their collaboration partners
• Represented singer/songwriters in connection with publishing agreements, sub-publishing agreements, and television and theatrical synch licenses
• Represented a major studio in its negotiations with actors for a major motion picture
• Represented actors and directors in the audits of studio participation statements
• Represented a new record label in its acquisition of music rights and in its negotiations with talent
• Represented entertainment clients about whom false news stories were reported and whose names and/or likenesses were being improperly used on websites and in domain names

• Represented a celebrity with respect to the license of her trademarks, copyrights and name and likeness for use in connection with a high profile jewelry line
• Negotiated website development and hosting agreements and drafted website terms and conditions and privacy policies
• Represented a social media marketing company in its negotiations with its software developers and television network clients.
• Represented a start up company that utilized a location-based app to provide original location-specific content to consumers
• Advised a website that offers user generated content with respect to DMCA, COPPA and CDA compliance and content clearance
• Represented a company hired by a major video game publisher to create a line of comic books based on a popular game
• Drafted numerous copyright and trademark transfers and license agreements
• Argued and drafted ICANN domain name disputes against cyber squatters before the World Intellectual Property Organization
• Represented a major financial institution in the prosecution and protection of one of its most valuable trademarks including in inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Performed clearance and prosecuted numerous trademarks for various clients in industries ranging from computer software to entertainment production
 

• Listed, Southern California Rising Stars, 2009-2011

• Author, "IP protection: Doing business in the entertainment world," Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 1, 2011
• Quoted, "Silicon Valley companies fight piracy act in Congress," Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 25, 2011
• Quoted, "YouTube Scans Clips for Studios," Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 29, 2011
• Contributor to the bi-weekly entertainment law blog “Legal Ease” with co-contributor Matt Galsor as published through the organization Film Independent (see http://filmindependent.org/news/legal+ease)