Copyrights

Stites & Harbison's Intellectual Property (IPT) Group helps clients maximize the value of their copyright assets. We advise clients on managing and protecting copyright assets, including registering and enforcing copyrights by issuing DMCA “take down” notices, communicating directly with infringers, and instituting litigation when necessary. When litigation is unavoidable, we strategically advance our client’s interests at every stage, using our experience to efficiently work toward positive resolution while aligning with business goals.

We also help clients maximize value through drafting and negotiating licensing agreements and other agreements involving copyrights. Such agreements may involve licensing copyrights in technology or creative content in a variety of fields. The transactional work also includes assisting clients in the acquisition or disposition of copyright portfolios.

In transactions involving the acquisition or disposition of copyright portfolios, our intellectual property attorneys work with our firm’s business services attorneys to:

• Coordinate due diligence efforts;
• Evaluate and assess the status of copyright portfolios involved in a transaction;
• Draft and negotiate the appropriate terms related to copyrights in a transaction, whether they are central to or incidental to the larger transaction; and
• Ensure the accuracy of documents that reflect the transfers of copyrights.

We also have experience working on secured transactions in which copyrights and other intellectual property form a significant part of the collateral securing a loan. We draw on our firm's interdisciplinary experience to complete such transactions.