Attorney Referral List

Copyrights

Thelen LLP is highly experienced in dealing with copyright issues arising in the media and entertainment industry, and in the field of computer-related software technology, including source code and executable programs. We also have extensive experience assisting clients with many emerging copyright issues related to both the protection and use of Internet-based assets, including content, graphics, and HTML code.

Maintenance and Commercial Development
Thelen clients count on us to actively monitor and maintain the protection of their technology and creative works across all of the markets in which they do business. We provide strategic advice and routinely negotiate and draft licenses and other agreements essential to the commercial development of these protected properties.

We counsel our clients on all aspects of developing the value of their copyrighted materials, and support them by negotiating and drafting the releases, licenses, and related agreements needed to implement their plans, as well as to facilitate their use of third-party IP assets, including graphics, music, and celebrity names, voices, and likenesses.

Thelen attorneys handle the full scope of Internet and e-commerce issues, including data-mining, hyper-linking, domain name disputes, meta-tags, and Web-related copyright and trademark infringement.

We advise clients in planning coherent brand strategies built upon the foundation of well-protected IP rights, and guide them through the maze of domestic and international IP laws to develop effective marketing and distribution strategies. We draft and negotiate marketing agreements and associated contracts for our clients, including those dealing with licensing, distribution, co-branding and co-marketing, sponsorship, merchandising tie-ins and promotions, public relations services, and the retention of advertising agency services.

Thelen attorneys also have particular experience in the area of franchising and have counseled and represented many companies in employing this method of expansion, both domestically and internationally.