Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs offers comprehensive legal service to individuals and companies of all sizes in the media, television, theater, music, film and publishing industries. Our legal team has extensive experience, including:

 

• Contract drafting and negotiations

• Copyright creation and enforcement

• Trademark creation and enforcement

• Formation of loan out companies

• Rights litigation

• Partnership disputes

• Transaction agreements

• Licensing negotiations and contracts

• Copyright termination agreements

• Post-production distribution contracts

 

                        Litigation

 

Entertainment and intellectual property litigation is a complex field that is constantly changing. But at Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs, we combine decades of experience with cutting-edge legal strategy to assure the best outcome in your case.

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Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs has represented clients from all facets of the entertainment industry, including film, music, literature, theater, publishing and television, in a wide range of intellectual property and entertainment litigation. Our attorneys have obtained positive results for clients in cases related to:

 

• Trademark and copyright infringement

• Breach of contract and fiduciary duty

• Publicity, privacy and format rights

• Idea submission

• Defamation

• Royalty payments

• Competitor lawsuits

• Profit participation

• Vertical integration claims

• Interpretation of recording

• Distribution

• Talent contracts

 

Having successfully litigated cases in state and federal courts, our lawyers have the experience necessary to defend your creative works.

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When you entrust your intellectual property or entertainment dispute to Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs, you can rest assured that it will be solved effectively. Our notable successes include:

 

• Representing a Tony Award-winning Broadway play

• Securing an $8 million verdict for a record company involved in a breach of contract claim against a European distributor