Services
We Advise On —
Music
- All types of music agreements, including recording, licensing, publishing, synch, distribution, 360°, management, band and collaborations, booking & touring, venue hire agreements, branding, merchandise, and producer agreements.
- Copyright advice for songwriters, performers, producers, for film, online and television licensing.
- Business structures for sole traders, partnerships, companies, trusts, joint ventures and advice on employee/contractor arrangements.
- Trade mark advice for businesses, artists & brands, including Trade Mark searches and registration.
- Dispute resolution including negotiation, mediation, take-downs and cease and desist notices.
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Entertainment
- Book publishing agreements for authors & publishers.
- Option agreements for film and TV production companies.
- Talent agreements and releases for actors, TV presenters, models, and radio presenters).
- Services agreements (Terms of Trade) for photographers, videographers, graphic designers, digital designers and developers.
- Copyright advice for authors, visual artists, graphic designers, and photographers.
- Business structures for sole traders, partnerships, companies, trusts, joint ventures and advice on employee/contractor arrangements.
- Dispute resolution including negotiation, mediation, take-downs & cease & desist notices.
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Trade Marks
- Trade mark searches in Australia and the world.
- Trade mark registration, monitoring and portfolio management in Australia and and the world.
- Trade mark oppositions, cancellations and non-use applications.
- Licensing and assignment arrangements for trade marks.
- Intellectual property and trade mark audits.
- Searches for business, company and domain names.
- Dispute resolution relating to trade mark infringement, including ‘passing off’, co-existence agreements and cease and desist notices.
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Online & Digital
- Preparing website and app end user terms and conditions including terms of trade, copyright notices, shipping and returns, and social media policies.
- Preparing website and app privacy policies, collection notices as well as advising on privacy related issues.
- Preparing, reviewing and negotiating software licences.
- Copyright advice for online platforms in relation to software, artwork, music and video content.
- Licensing and assignment advice relating to games, apps, websites and other digital media.
- Branding protection advice including trade mark, company/business name registration and domain name registration.
- Business structures for sole traders, partnerships, companies, trusts, joint ventures and advice on employee/contractor arrangements.
- Dispute resolution including negotiation, mediation, take-downs and cease and desist notices.
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Commercial
- Business structures for sole traders, partnerships, companies, trusts and joint ventures.
- Shareholders agreements, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements and unit holder agreements.
- Preparing, reviewing & negotiating commercial contracts, including supply agreements, manufacturing agreements & licensing agreements;
- Employment and contractor arrangements.
- Protection of trade secrets, non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality agreements.
- Protection and exploitation of commercial intellectual property, including trade mark registration and licensing arrangements.
- Commercial dispute resolution.
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Fashion & Design
- Business structures for sole traders, partnerships, companies, trusts, and joint ventures.
- Shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements and unit holder agreements.
- Preparing, reviewing, and negotiating Terms of Trade.
- Preparing, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, including supply agreements, manufacturing agreements and licensing agreements.
- Employment and contractor arrangements.
- Protection of trade secrets, non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality.
- Protection and exploitation of intellectual property, including trade mark registration, design registration and licensing arrangements.
- Dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, take-downs and cease and desist notices.
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