Many of my gaming, fashion and entertainment clients have been staking claims in the metaverse and securing their intellectual property rights. Big brands such as Nike®, McDonalds® and Taco Bell® have also been filing trademark applications covering goods and services in the metaverse…

Do you own the work you paid for? You might be surprised to learn that the answer depends upon whether the person creating the work is deemed an employee or independent contractor. Other complications arise when joint parties create a work or make changes to an existing work…

The spectacular rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has created extraordinary new opportunities for the creation, distribution and ownership of digital assets and other creative works. Savvy creators are utilizing NFTs to generate new ways to monetize digital works and other experiences…

Are renewal dates properly documented to prevent inadvertent loss of rights? Are all brand names, logos and images properly protected and secured? Are there existing encroachment issues which need to be addressed?

There are an alarming number of copyright infringement cases being filed by serial litigants known as “copyright trolls who file hundreds of cases seeking to exploit the burden and costs of a federal litigation to extract significant settlements regardless of the merits of the case…

Today licensing of intellectual property is a multi-billion dollar industry. In order to capitalize on such growth, entrepreneurs are seeking ways to protect and maximize the value of their ideas, inventions, artistic creations and other forms of intellectual property…