Our Maryland and DC intellectual property lawyers are available to assist in your intellectual property needs. Our practice focuses primarily on copyright, trademark, trade secrets, confidentiality, and competition issues, including:

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Rights Enforcement

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Celebrity Likeness Protection

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Infringement 

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Tarnishment or Dilution

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Copyright Infringement​

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Derivative Works

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Fair Use

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It’s important to not only register your original works to protect your brand by, but also to understand the landscape of rights enforcement and to have an advocate who is ready to face individuals and large corporations with the same strength and confidence. 

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With a keen understanding of the importance of authorship, ownership, and creation, we work to implement effective, creative, and client specific solutions, as well as to decisively pursue any unauthorized use of our clients’ intellectual property.  We routinely employ industry-renowned musicology and other expert witnesses to protect music clients, while our trademark clients enjoy the analytical skillset necessary to successfully handle trademark cancellation petitions, cease and desists, likelihood of confusion office actions, and other trademark disputes.