Entertainment and Media
We represent entertainment and media companies in protecting and monetizing creative content, negotiating talent and production agreements, and navigating the digital transformation of content distribution.
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Protecting Creative Content in the Digital Age
The entertainment and media industry is undergoing rapid transformation as digital platforms reshape content creation, distribution, and monetization. MC Law provides comprehensive legal counsel to studios, networks, streaming platforms, production companies, and content creators.
Content Protection
Creative content is the industry's core asset. We register and protect copyrights, enforce rights against infringement, develop anti-piracy strategies, protect titles and characters, and manage DMCA compliance.
Talent and Production
Entertainment projects require complex agreements. We negotiate talent agreements, structure production deals, draft development and option agreements, handle co-production arrangements, and advise on guild and union matters.
Key IP Challenges
Patent Eligibility
Navigating Section 101 requirements for AI and algorithm-based inventions in the post-Alice landscape.
Trade Secret Balance
Determining when to patent versus maintain as trade secrets, especially for training data and model weights.
Inventorship Questions
Addressing inventorship for AI-assisted inventions and outputs generated by machine learning systems.
Defensive Positioning
Building patent portfolios that provide freedom to operate and defense against competitors.
Open Source Issues
Managing IP implications of using open-source frameworks and contributing to open-source projects.
Global Strategy
Coordinating international patent filings across jurisdictions with varying approaches to AI patentability.
Our Services
Patent Prosecution
Strategic patent drafting and prosecution for AI innovations
Brand Protection
Trademark registration for AI products and services
Trade Secrets
Protection strategies for algorithms and training data
Copyright
Software code and AI-generated content protection
IP Licensing
Technology licensing and joint development agreements
Litigation
IP dispute resolution and enforcement
Industry Team
Representative Matters
Machine Learning Platform Portfolio
Built a comprehensive patent portfolio of 40+ patents protecting a Fortune 500 company's machine learning infrastructure.
AI Training Data Protection
Developed comprehensive trade secret protection program for proprietary datasets and model training methodologies.
Patent Infringement Defense
Successfully defended AI startup against patent infringement claims from industry competitor.
Cross-License Agreement
Negotiated strategic cross-licensing agreement between AI companies enabling market expansion.
Discuss Your IP Strategy
Our industry-specialized attorneys are ready to help you develop a comprehensive intellectual property strategy tailored to your business.