Legal Services

Catherine Kirkman’s practice focuses on intellectual property licensing, strategic commercial transactions, and intellectual property aspects of corporate reorganizations, including agreements such as the following (not an exhaustive list):

  • Copyright and content licenses
  • IP asset purchase agreements
  • Trademark and merchandising licenses
  • Mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs
  • Software license agreements
  • Joint ventures and strategic alliances
  • Patent and technology licenses
  • Development agreements
  • Creative services agreements
  • Production agreements
  • Technology services agreements
  • Distribution agreements
  • Outsourcing agreements
  • Electronic contracts
  • Marketing and promotion agreements
  • Customer agreements
  • Endorsement agreements
  • Web site terms of use and privacy policies

Cathy also provides counseling on intellectual property and commercial issues covering topics such as (not an exhaustive list):

  • Copyright law, fair use and DMCA
  • Content rights issues and clearances
  • New business models and rights analysis
  • Talent guild issues
  • Internet and publisher liability issues
  • Privacy laws and FTC enforcement
  • Click-thru agreements and UCITA
  • Electronic commerce issues
  • Investor and related party liability
  • IP management and commercialization programs
  • Spam, spyware and computer crime laws
  • Open source software and software protection
  • Patents and technology issues in digital media
  • Trademarks and online advertising practices
  • Gift certificates, sweepstakes and promotions