Contact: Lynda Zadra-Symes or Jonathan Hyman

Knobbe Martens is uniquely positioned to provide the highest caliber of legal services tailored to meet the increasingly diverse and sophisticated technological needs of the media and entertainment industry. 

Our Media & Entertainment Group has extensive expertise in dealing with all types of Digital Rights Management (DRM) issues, infringement analysis with respect to media distribution, convergence issues, distribution of media to mobile devices and content distribution.  The group specializes in the protection of international intellectual property rights both for U.S. and international companies.

From Shaquille O’Neal to Apple Computer, our clientele ranges from celebrities to Fortune 500 companies, including major publishers, authors, studios, production companies, software and video game developers and manufacturers, gaming companies, website operators and developers, content providers, actors and musicians, athletes, and spokespersons. 

We provide legal services in the areas of patent copyright and trademark issues, rights of publicity, endorsement and licensing agreements, brand management, Internet and domain name issues including rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, development, production and distribution of software development deals.  We assist clients with identifying potential marketing and pirating issues internationally. The firm’s litigation, transactional and international capabilities provide clients in the media and entertainment industry lies the full range of high quality intellectual property services.

Many of our lawyers have been named among the top lawyers in intellectual property law by industry professionals.  Our team is also very active in the media and entertainment community industry groups and organizations.

Media & Entertainment Group Lawyers

Representative Clients

A Band Apart/Quentin Tarantino
Andre Agassi
Apple Computer
Barry Manilow
Bob Hope Enterprises, Inc.
Cary Hart
Disney
John Elway
MGA Studios, Inc.
Motocam
Real Networks
Shaquille O’Neal
Time Warner Interactive
Tony Hawk
Universal

Articles of Interest

Video-Hosting Services and the Death of Copyrights on the Internet or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love YouTube - August 2006
Licensing Lessons: The Blackberry and eBay Cases - July 2006
Trademark Audits - What You Need To Know - May/June 2006
Fame and Fortune - April 2006
Controlling Counterfeit Trade in Tangible Products Over the Internet - April 2006

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