Business Litigation > Trademark & Copyright

ERTW’s trademark and copyright practice dovetails naturally with its entertainment litigation practice. But the firm’s experience in this area extends well beyond the entertainment arena. ERTW’s attorneys are experienced in litigating a wide variety of trademark and copyright disputes involving a range of products and services. ERTW’s trademark and trade dress experience includes virtually all varieties of source identifying material, including logos, word marks, packaging trade dress, and product design trade dress. ERTW’s copyright experience includes literary works, software code, and licensing disputes. Trademark and copyright disputes often begin with fast-paced temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction proceedings, and ERTW offers the resources and responsiveness clients need to produce high quality work product in short periods of time.

ERTW’s representative trademark and copyright matters include:

  • Representing a shoe manufacturer in multiple proceedings involving athletic shoe stripe design trademarks and product design trade dress.
  • Representing a large privately held software publisher in a copyright licensing dispute involving exclusive rights to software code.
  • Obtaining product design trade dress protection for a manufacturer of consumer vacuum and dryer products