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Department Overview:

At Crown®, LLP, we are brand builders and portfolio protectors. We offer tailored services, including trademark, copyright, licensing, business formation and maintenance, intellectual property enforcement, right of publicity, contract negotiation, and much more. We help everyone from large corporations to individual artists. 

Crown’s clients work in all kinds of industries, from tea to t-shirts, beer to Broadway, and all the creative in between. We focus on our clients’ intellectual property so they can focus on their work. We believe you are a creative entrepreneur if you are an author, architect, software developer, clothing company, or even a multi-brand international corporation. Creativity is found in all industries and is the backbone of all brands, so if your work involves creating, securing, or distributing intellectual property, or if you are any type of business seeking to secure and use content created by others, Crown can assist. From a yoga studio creating audio-visual classes and moving online, an apparel brand expanding into new markets, a sports gear company seeking to tout the endorsement of a high-profile athlete, or a food or beverage company seeking to expand your brand – Crown can assist.

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What the Team is Known For

Crown, LLP is a go-to resource for entertainment, food and beverage, as well as lifestyle companies. The firm represents clients in all manner of trademark and copyright prosecution and transactional matters. The San Francisco group also assists with IP portfolio management matters.

Crown, LLP managed a complex international intellectual property case for Thrasher Magazine dealing with the “legal fake” phenomenon in San Marino and Italy. The firm directed cases in Italian courts, appellate courts, and now in the Italian Supreme Court.

Elizabeth Rest is a key contact.

Members

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Elizabeth J. Rest

Owen Seitel

Clients

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Adams & Brooks

Almaden Valley Athletic Club

Cast & Crew, LLC

Financial Avengers

High Speed Productions, Inc., dba Thrasher Magazine

Kala Brand Music Co.

Kiva Confections

Rancho Gordo

Skinn Cosmetics

Sunsweet

The Goldman Environmental Prize

The Republic of Tea

Industries

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Art

Business Formation and Operations

Cannabis IP

Copyright

Creative Agencies

Entertainment

Fashion

Film and Television

IP Licensing

Music

Outside General Counsel

Publishing

Right of Publicity / Name Image Likeness (NIL)

Sports and Fitness

Trademark