RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen and her co-chairs of the Entertainment, Media and Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association are hosting a luncheon today on intellectual property due diligence do’s and don’ts called, “Deals and Transactions: Taking a Closer Look at IP Buyer Issues. Buyer Beware? or Buyer Aware?" The program...
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen and her co-chairs of the Entertainment, Media and Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association are sponsoring a luncheon program next month on intellectual property due diligence do's and don'ts. "Deals and Transactions: Buyer Beware? Or Buyer Aware!" will be presented on...
Last week, Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP hosted the American Book Producers Association for a discussion titled Risk and Exposure for Book Producers: Legal Issues, Relevant Trends and Remedies. Helen D. “Heidi” Reavis, Reavis Parent Lehrer Managing Partner and Principal, Nicole Page, Partner and Head of Reavis Parent Lehrer's Entertainment Group and Mark H. Moore,...
After discovering her grandfather’s diary, written in the Holocaust-era village of Sokal (formerly in Poland, now considered part of Ukraine), Israeli-American documentarian Judy Maltz traveled to an address recorded in the diary—the home of Francizska Halamajowa, a woman who offered safe haven to Maltz’ grandfather, three Jewish families and a German soldier...
Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP Parner Nicole S. Page shares important insights on when and why life rights agreements should be obtained when depicting a real-life subject in "Life Rights — It's Complicated." To read the article on Realscreen.com, click here. "In order to obtain access to and cooperation from subjects as well as to...
Recently, Congress enacted, and President Obama signed, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”), the first comprehensive federal trade secrets legislation. This landmark legislation provides a federal civil remedy for the misappropriation of trade secrets, thereby allowing trade secret owners to protect their innovations and seek redress in federal...
Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP Parner Nicole S. Page was featured in the May/June 2016 issue of Realscreen magazine, a leading film and television industry publication. Her article, titled "Life Rights — It's Complicated," shares important insights on when and why life rights agreements should be obtained when depicting a real-life subject. To...
Recently, a divided panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a copyright decision in favor of the pop star Madonna. The plaintiff, VMG Salsoul, LLC, alleged that Madonna and producer Shep Pettibone improperly copied a 0.23 second segment of horn hits from Salsoul’s song Love Break and used...
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen, Special Counsel Dara L. Onofrio and Associate Allison (“Ally”) M. Grein will moderate an International Trademark Association (“INTA”) Roundtable titled, “Navigating the IR Waters So You Don't Drown” on Friday, June 24, 2016 from noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Stamford Innovation Center at 175 Atlantic...
Internet Week NY 2016: Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP Citywide Event Native Advertising, User-Generated Content and the Law Friday, May 20, 2016, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 41 Madison Avenue, 41st Floor New York, NY 10010 Native advertising, sponsored content and user-generated content (UGC) have become powerful advertising tools for companies...