Crown, LLP

Crown, LLP’s tagline is “Advising Creativity” for a reason. Rooted in a deep understanding of intellectual property law, Crown assists clients in establishing and protecting intellectual property rights as well as providing effective and creative means to exploit and generate revenue from their trademarks, copyrights, and rights of publicity.Crown attorneys’ experience and practical business savvy provides clients with both traditional and cutting edge means of leveraging their IP assets while building value and preparing for future success.

A true business partner, Crown is ideally positioned to handle clients’ intellectual property, IP licensing, entertainment, and business law needs under one roof. The firm provides tailored legal services and proactive counsel in the areas of intellectual property, domestic and international trademark and copyright prosecution and enforcement, right of publicity/NIL, entertainment, sports and fitness, design and branding agency representation, business formation and operations, and fractional general counsel services.

Crown’s clients operate in all markets, including fashion, retail, cosmetics, media, arts, entertainment, sports, fitness, technology, food and beverage, confectionery, cannabis, design, and, the broader creative industries.

Intellectual Property Law – Crown counsels businesses and individuals involved in both the creation and acquisition of intellectual property assets. We develop growth strategies for clients, and provide prosecution and enforcement counsel in connection with a wide range of issues involving trademark, copyright, and the right of publicity.

Trademark – Crown attorneys assist clients in domestic and international trademark selection, clearance, prosecution, licensing, and enforcement.

Copyright – Crown attorneys provide counsel regarding the protection, licensing, and enforcement of original creations capable of copyright protection.

Right of Publicity/NIL – Crown attorneys help clients to exploit their name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights as well as those seeking to license the NIL rights of third parties, typically for marketing and advertising purposes. Crown also represents individuals whose right of publicity has been used without consent.

Entertainment Law – Crown’s entertainment law practice focuses on the music, film, television, multimedia, live performance, and sports industries. Crown has served as production counsel on a number of feature-length films, and assisted clients in negotiation of above and below the line agreements, as well as option agreements and rights acquisition agreements.

Sports and Fitness – Crown provides counsel and representation across a broad range of legal issues in the sports and fitness industries. We help athletes, coaches, agents, event producers, sponsors, venues, sports teams and organizations, health clubs and specialized training and fitness providers, sports and fitness equipment manufacturers and distributors, and all parties involved in the use of sports and athletes in the marketing of products and services.

Design and Branding Agency Representation – The principals of Crown have extensive experience representing providers of creative services including graphic designers, branding, naming and package design agencies, public relations agencies, web developers, interior designers, and architects.

Business Formation and Operations – Crown provides counsel and representation throughout the life cycle of our clients’ businesses, from entity selection and formation, to maintenance, governance and ongoing operations, to acquisitions, sales and mergers, through wind-up and dissolution.

Fractional General Counsel – Crown serves as outside general counsel to assist clients with a broad range of services commonly needed by both start-ups and established businesses, including contract negotiations with vendors and other third parties, business formation and maintenance, intellectual property registration, exploitation, and enforcement, employment, lease and other real estate issues, and employee matters. Crown provides the flexibility to meet a company’s general counsel needs on an as-needed basis.

A significant aspect of Crown’s practice involves foreign trademark clearance, registration, policing, and enforcement and copyright protection and enforcement worldwide. Crown manages its' clients worldwide trademark and copyright portfolios, and delivers comprehensive, strategic, forward-looking, and value-enhancing global strategies. Through worldwide intellectual property strategies, co-branding, licensing, and similar arrangements, Crown assists its clients in increasing the value and reach of their intellectual property assets.

Main Office - San Francisco

155 Montgomery Street, Suite 1401

San Francisco, California 94104

Phone: (415) 932-6557

www.crownllp.com

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