Our lawyers have represented numerous figures in the entertainment industry. We understand that the unique aspects of that industry often require a specialized and nuanced approach to dispute resolution and our attorneys are well versed in this regard. Our lawyers have experience litigating in a wide variety of areas including breach of contract, invasion of privacy, right of publicity, employment, syndication, profit participation, insurance, future technologies and governmental investigations. In addition to litigating in federal and state trial and appellate courts, we also have experience conducting various forms of industry arbitrations.

We also engage in various forms of intellectual property litigation, both inside and outside the entertainment filed. Our intellectual property experience includes copyright, trademark and patent litigation. MR&C lawyers have litigated various forms of copyright and trademark enforcement actions and have secured numerous temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions. In our patent litigation work, our clients include individual inventors as well as Fortune 500 companies.

A sampling of the entertainment and intellectual property cases handled by our lawyers include:

		We are pursuing claims on behalf of the Motion Picture Association of America for copyright infringement against a former LAPD police captain who was pirating DVDs.
		We currently represent Space Systems/Loral in a patent dispute brought against Lockheed Martin Corporation. The patent concerns attitude control technology used in communications satellites. After the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Lockheed, we appealed the decision and successfully obtained a reversal from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
		We represent the owners of a patent for a litigation management and billing software system in a patent infringement action against a publicly traded international business and management software company.
		We represent several internet marketing companies in disputes with vendors involving a wide variety of issues such as the effect of pop-up blockers on an agreement to provide "pop" ads, and what constitutes a valid lead in the context of a lead generation agreement.
		We obtained a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on behalf of a cutlery manufacturer in a copyright infringement action, leading to a favorable settlement for the client.
		We represented a television company lawsuit against a cable distributor alleging claims and including breach of contract and copyright infringement, culminating in a favorable settlement.
		We represented a major entertainment network in a dispute with an overseas company over distribution rights of one of its series.
		Our lawyers obtained a confidential settlement on behalf of former NBA basketball coach Bill C. Fitch who had filed suit against the Los Angeles Clippers for failing to pay him $4 million in guaranteed deferred compensation.
		Our lawyers have prosecuted nationwide trademark and copyright enforcement actions on behalf of "Grateful Dead Merchandising" and "Grateful Dead Productions," including the procurement and effectuation of temporary and permanent injunctions halting the illegal sale and distribution of bootlegged paraphernalia and audio/video recordings.
		Our lawyers assisted in obtaining a jury trial defense verdict on behalf of Virgin Records in response to federal claims of copyright infringement and illegal use of name and likeness regarding Virgin's distribution of Paula Abdul's debut album, "Forever Your Girl."
		Our lawyers assisted in the representation of a major producer of reality series programming in a dispute over renewal rights.
		Our lawyers successfully litigated a dispute between a well known artist and his business manager. After our lawyers successfully moved to disqualify the artist's counsel, the suit quickly settled on terms very favorable to our client.

Murphy Rosen & Meylan has the depth and the experience to handle the most challenging entertainment and intellectual property related disputes. Our lawyers have been extremely successful in representing entertainment clients, and have assisted in the representation of such well-known entertainment figures and companies as Mark Burnett, Bill Fitch, Steven Bochco, E! Entertainment and Grateful Dead Productions.