Intellectual property development, registration, exploitation and enforcement is the backbone of Entertainment Law. IP is generally an original work that someone owns that is not always tangible, such as songs, movie scripts, book manuscripts, fashion brands, brand logos, etc. Richard David Lom works with all types of artists, from TV producers, to song writers, to writers of books, etc. In order to protect their work, these artists often choose to register their original work with a copyright, servicemark or trademark. In addition to registering trademarks and copyrights, Richard also represents clients in the commercial exploitation of intellectual property owned by others through licensing agreements and technology transfers. Having represented clients on both sides of a licensing transaction (E.g., those interested in acquiring the right to use, and those seeking to license such right) Richard offers corporate guidance on how such agreements should be negotiated and structured. These complex issues include, but are not limited to, the following:

Of course, there are times in which a creator must defend against unauthorized use of his/her intellectual property. Richard David Lom helps his clients aggressively assert their rights and counsels them in the areas of: