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Defend clients in disputes with publishing companies over music infringement claims, including a popular media organization and a large brand management company.
Defend media brands and other clients from copyright “troll” infringement claims.
Represent and counsel rightsholders in AI-infringement disputes.
Represent Toho, owner of the intellectual property rights in “Godzilla,” in numerous matters involving copyright and trademark infringement and licensing disputes.
Advise film producers and production companies about life rights, right of publicity, chain of title, copyright and trademark infringement, and other issues.
Counsel clients about their rights relating to copyright terminations, including authors looking to terminate grants of rights and rightsholders impacted by such terminations.
Defended and advised owners of such entertainment properties as “Lassie,” “Casper the Friendly Ghost,” “Winnie the Pooh” and “Charlotte’s Web” in connection with attempts by authors’ heirs to recapture copyrights in these properties under the Copyright Act’s statutory termination provisions.
Represented the Estate of JRR Tolkien and HarperCollins, owners of the copyrights in J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novels, The Hobbit and the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings, in a lawsuit against Warner Bros. and The Saul Zaentz Company related to improper merchandising exploitation of Tolkien’s works.
Defended Ubisoft Entertainment, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, against copyright infringement claims brought by plaintiff alleging that Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed video game series infringed the plaintiff’s novel, resulting in plaintiff dismissing his case at the pleading stage.
Represented Warren Beatty in litigation involving rights in and to the character Dick Tracy, and prevailing on copyright-related issues in court.
Obtained summary judgment for Costco Wholesale Corporation in a case involving the Copyright Act’s “first sale” doctrine, establishing Costco’s right to sell Omega watches in its warehouse stores.
Represented the producers of “Alpha Dog” a major motion picture starring Justin Timberlake, in defeating a lawsuit which attempted to stop the release of the film less than a month before the scheduled premiere.
Achieved a favorable settlement for Gameloft, S.A., one of the world's largest publishers of mobile phone video games, in a copyright and trademark dispute brought by Activision in connection with the video game “Guitar Hero.”
Obtained a preliminary injunction for a Fortune 500-consulting company against a customer using the client’s copyrighted software beyond the scope of its license.
Represented James Cameron in connection with claims asserted by third parties that the motion pictures “Terminator” and “Terminator 2” infringed pre-existing copyright works, and obtaining the dismissal of such actions before trial.
Represented dressmaker Private Label by G in successful defense of claims that its wedding dresses infringed dress designs of competitors.
Represented Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in separate right of publicity actions involving unauthorized utilization of the actors’ likenesses as they appeared in copyrighted works. The defense of copyright preemption was asserted in those cases and rejected by the court in each instance.
