Copyright and Design Contracts and Disputes

Copyright disputes are common within the technology and creative fields, particularly with regards to art and fashion. Copyright and database laws have always lagged behind technology and the new ways of distributing content have made these sorts of disputes more frequent and complex. We are experienced in interpreting in interplay between law and technology having advised in relation to streaming of entertainment in since early days and more recently activity in the metaverse and NFTs.

Our lawyers have market leading expertise in relation to copyright and design right contracts and disputes with unrivalled experience in relation to employee disputes where disgruntled employees take valuable information from their employer to set up in competition. Our lawyers were also involved in the first claim dealing with the parody defence in copyright law and ground breaking work for artists, designers and fashion houses. We also have acted for many of the high street retailers and designer brands in relation to counterfeit goods and look alike products.

We regularly draft and negotiate IP rich agreements such as assignments, licences, co-existence agreements as well as more industry specific agreements such as talent/influencer agreements, music agreements and art agreements acting for well-known artists and galleries.