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Services : Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment

 

A few examples of the services we provide  :


Intellectual Property


Trademarks, Designs and Models Law
- Acquisition and transfer of trademarks and models
- Advice on the filing and constitution of a portfolio of trademarks
- Registration procedures in cases of opposition
- Seizures in connection with infringements and infringement actions or trademark summary proceedings and related actions for unfair competition or usurpation of the work or reputation of another ("passing-off")

Industrial Property Law, Patents
 

Multimedia and Internet Law
 
- Management of domain name litigation procedures
- Drafting and follow-up of all contracts setting up an Internet site or orders for video games

Information Technology and Communication


Audiovisual and Cinema Law


Negotiation and drafting of all contracts in this sector:
- purchase of rights
- production contract
- adaptation contract
- Film direction contracts
- artist's contract
- post-production contract
- exploitation and distribution contract

With all the various partners:
- author, assign and agent
- co-producer, financier, distributor
- all aspects of legal management of production in terms of tax, copyright and employment law and litigation in these areas
- management of the regulatory aspects and negotiation with the public authorities
- management of economic rights and derivative rights
- ligitation

Law of the Graphic and Plastic Arts 


Status of plastic artists
Negotiation of intermediary, agent or gallery contracts
Litigation concerning the destruction of works of art or the disappearance of the material supports from a job contractor
Advice and litigation with regard to all issues relating to photography
Advice and litigation with regard to artists' estates


Live Entertainment Law  


Formalities and legal management of the setting up of live entertainment with all the partners
Follow-up of the relations with the public partners


Law of the Press

Litigation relating to libel and slander
Litigation relating to the rights to personal attributes
Drafting of texts for the right to reply and judicial follow-up

Publishing Law

Advice, negotiation and drafting of contracts with authors
Co-publication contract
Disputes relating to plagiarism and the breach of right of first refusal agreements


Entertainment Taxation

Tax advice for producers, musicians or singers, actors and sportsmen and women
Management and tax optimization of the personal estates of artists, sportsmen and women
Sale & lease back of catalogues of films or music

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