Arts, Entertainment, Media & Publishing

Seiller Waterman’s Arts, Entertainment, Media, and Publishing attorneys possess an in-depth understanding of each client’s business, the increasing competition facing them, and the regulatory environments in which they conduct business.

Our Arts, Entertainment, Media, and Publishing practice is interconnected across the globe through the Legal Netlink Alliance. This worldwide reach, combined with extensive experience, allows us to serve clients in industries that are ever more complex, increasingly reliant on cross-border transactions, and, frequently, subject to regulations at multiple jurisdictional levels.

Our breadth of experience includes:

• Patent Prosecution/Application
• Patent Litigation
• International
• Licensing & Licensing Programs
• Appellate Litigation
• PTO: Interferences
• Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Litigation
• Trademark/Copyright Litigation
• Trademarks/Copyright/Prosecution/Licensing
• Transactional Counseling
• Entity Formation and Operation Consultation
• Intellectual Property Asset Identification and Protection
• Intellectual Property Portfolio Maintenance
• Employment and Contractor Transactions
• Intellectual Property Transactions
• Merchandising, Franchising and Licensing Programs
• International/Intellectual Property Protection and Transactions
• Tax Exempt Organizations
• Probate, Estate Matters Affecting Intellectual Property

Attorneys in the Arts, Entertainment, Media, and Publishing practice area are experienced in assisting clients - and their estates - from a wide range of industries and backgrounds, including seasoned designers, performing artists, sports art memorabilia, internet radio, start-up Internet companies, telecom corporations and national public radio affiliates.