Saperstein & Crowell, llp 349 5th Ave., NY, NY 10016
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Our firm counsels its clients on a wide range of legal issues, including entertainment law and intellectual property rights. We handle television and motion picture agreements, business formation, music publishing, copyright and trademark, comic book rights and publishing, rights of publicity, licensing, unfair competition, and nondisclosure agreements.

The firm has recently represented clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in deals with The Learning Channel, Starz, Elsevier Publishing, Discovery Communications, Focal Press, the Smithsonian Network, Sony Entertainment, The Science Technology Network, and WE: The Women’s Entertainment Network.

Partner Thomas A. Crowell is a featured IP lecturer for National Academy of CLE (www.nacle.com) and the author of the film law guide from Focal Press:  “The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers.”

 

 

 

 

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