Loeb & Loeb

California

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Overview

Loeb & Loeb is highly recommended in California in the areas of copyright, and trademark litigation and prosecution. The firm is known as one of the preeminent practices servicing the entertainment industry.

Key practitioners in the trademark and copyright group include David Grace, David Grossman, Melanie Howard and Barry Mallen. Grossman specializes in contentious copyright and trademark matters, as well as cases involving false advertising and unfair competition. Grace handles litigation, brand management and protection, licensing matters and strategic counseling.

Los Angeles-based Laura Wytsma is one of the firm’s notable patent practitioners. Her practice focuses on patent litigation and appeals.

In 2021, the firm was shortlisted by Managing IP for multiple awards, including Copyright Firm of the Year in the West, and US Transactions Firm of the Year. Loeb & Loeb also won the US Copyright Firm of the Year Award.

Copyright & related rights

The firm recently secured a dismissal of a widely reported copyright infringement case involving the film “The Shape of Water” on behalf of Fox Searchlight and Guillermo del Toro.

A team also represented Byron Allen and Entertainment Studios in IP issues related to its purchase of The Weather Channel.

Additional copyright and transactions clients include Master Licensing, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Gap, St John Knits, Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Green Hornet, FAT, IPS and the Grand Ole Opry.