Copyrights
McKenna Long & Aldridge's (MLA) attorneys routinely represent domestic and international clients across the full spectrum of copyright matters, ranging from litigation, prosecution, and client counseling in the areas of traditional literary works and music to cutting-edge issues involving computer database, computer program, and digital/online content.
MLA's IP trial attorneys are skilled in all aspects of copyright litigation from traditional infringement cases to the latest online forms of copyright piracy.
Our IP practice also handles all copyright prosecution and counseling matters. Prosecution and related matters include copyright due diligence services, such as chain-of-title searches, title opinions, and evaluation of derivative works, to the prosecution of copyright applications. Our copyright counseling on behalf of software companies, entertainment companies, electronics manufacturers, retailers, and others concern the scope, protection, and enforcement of their rights in literary, digital, and other works. Such counseling ranges from rights in literary works and databases and the interplay between copyright and design patents to negotiating and drafting a wide-array of agreements that implicate the copyright laws. We also regularly advise regarding securing financial interests in intellectual property, such as licensing and the sale of copyrights.