Arnon, Tadmor-Levy’s Copyrights, Entertainment and Media Department handles a wide variety of legal issues relevant to the media and entertainment industries. We work with website developers, music and literature publishers, record labels and production companies, media content creators, advertising agencies, public relations agencies, booking service companies, as well as artists, photographers and producers.
We regularly assist in negotiating production agreements, distribution agreements, licensing agreements with copyright collectives, publishing agreements, writers’ agreements, licensing of works to be used in advertising, broadcast and public performance agreements, and other contracts in this field.
We also advise on matters of copyright law, providing ongoing legal services to broadcasters (including television stations), and representing them before regulators. Our lawyers also have proven expertise in managing complex litigation in copyright and performance claims, from music, publishing, television and radio to new media, including internet and e-publishing. Representing some of Israel’s largest entertainment companies and many well-known artists, we have been involved in some of the largest such cases in the country.
Trademarks
Arnon, Tadmor-Levy’s Trademarks Department provides a wide range of services related to the registration and protection of trade names through their correct use and registration, both in Israel and internationally.
We assist clients from their earliest stages on everything from the choice of names being trademarked, through strategic planning and registration – both domestically and internationally – to the proper use of trademarks. We also advise large Israeli and multinational companies.
Our team:
- Performs domestic and international trademark searches for our Israeli and foreign clients, for the purpose of registering new trademarks or locating breaches.
- Prepares legal opinions with respect to the suitability of a trademark for use and registration.
- Advises on the definitions contained in the trademark application and handles the Trademark Registry process.
- Drafts commercial agreements involving trademarks and goodwill.
We also work with foreign colleagues to ensure that our clients’ trademarks in Israel and in other jurisdictions receive optimal protection, representing our clients in trademark litigation in all Israeli courts.
Intellectual Property Litigation
Arnon, Tadmor-Levy’s Intellectual Property Litigation Department is unique in Israel in terms of the comprehensive range of fields in which we represent our clients, who include technology companies, government entities, and media and entertainment companies. In fact, ours is one of the very few top-tier commercial law firms in Israel that practices IP litigation.
Our IP Litigation team enforces copyright, patents, trademarks and related proprietary rights, and also defends against such claims. We bring to the table extensive expertise in dealing with commercial disputes related to patent licensing agreements and blanket copyright licensing agreements.
