OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES PRACTICE
Many of our business and entertainment clients derive a substantial portion of their income and net worth from their copyrights, trademarks, licenses and other intellectual properties. Unfortunately, intellectual properties are often misappropriated by improper accountings, infringement, counterfeiting, grey marketing and other kinds of unlawful and unfair competition.
The lawyers at Hicks, Mims & Kaplan have negotiated, drafted or advised their clients of their rights and obligations regarding some of the most valuable intellectual properties of the entertainment industry, including licensing agreements with or concerning Aerosmith, Toni Braxton, Coca-Cola, Disney, Hard Rock Cafe, Glenn Danzig, Don Henley, H.R. Giger, INXS, Judy Garland, Korn, Lollapolloza, Mattel, Metallica, Morrissey, Nirvana, Paul Simon, The Eagles, Thomas the Tank, Warner Bros., Dwight Yocum and many others.
To protect the intellectual properties of our clients, the lawyers at Hicks, Mims & Kaplan have filed lawsuits, and obtained injunctions in Courts throughout the United States, which has resulted in the seizure of millions of dollars of unauthorized and counterfeit merchandise and substantial monetary recoveries.
For our clients that are artists, inventors and entrepreneurs, Hicks, Mims & Kaplan can also structure estate plans that preserve your legacy by providing for you and your loved ones while you are alive, and then pass your intellectual properties and other assets to your heirs in accordance with your wishes and their needs in a tax-efficient manner.
If you questions concerning your intellectual properties,
please contact us.