COPYRIGHTS

A copyright is a legal device that provides the owner the right to control how a creative work is used. A copyright is comprised of a number of exclusive rights, including the right to make copies, authorize others to make copies, modify the work, sell and market the work and perform the work. Any one of these rights can be sold or liscensed separately through transfers of copyright ownership. A person has a “common law” copyright to a creative expression once it has been expressed in a “fixed medium.”

Registering a copyright evidences the date of creation of the work and places others on notice as to your rights to the creation. A copyright filed today will last the creator’s lifetime plus 70 years.

As a copyright attorney, I work to make sure that artistic works, computer games, computer software, and other written works are protected internationally.

California and Oregon Business and Intellectual Property Lawyer

I am committed to helping my clients succeed. My undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering and mathematics give me the necessary technical and scientific education required to understand your technical assets and business.

I am dedicated to my clients and to offering personal service. Although I often meet informally with my clients in coffee shops, I am serious about taking the time to understand my clients’ business goals and working to tackle the legal issues necessary to accomplish those goals.

Contact me for a free initial telephone consultation. My fees are reasonable and I can work with clients on payment plans.