Entertainment & Intellectual Property Litigation

Murphy Rosen's litigation practice involves the firm in virtually all areas of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music and sports.

Our lawyers have represented numerous figures in the entertainment industry. We understand that the unique aspects of that industry often require a specialized and nuanced approach to dispute resolution and our attorneys are well versed in this regard. Our lawyers have experience litigating in a wide variety of areas including breach of contract, invasion of privacy, right of publicity, employment, syndication, profit participation, insurance, future technologies and governmental investigations. In addition to litigating in federal and state trial and appellate courts, we also have experience conducting various forms of industry arbitrations.

We also engage in various forms of intellectual property litigation, both inside and outside the entertainment field. Our intellectual property experience includes copyright, trademark and patent litigation. Our lawyers have litigated various forms of copyright and trademark enforcement actions and have secured numerous temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions. In our patent litigation work, our clients include individual inventors as well as Fortune 500 companies.

Murphy Rosen has the depth and the experience to handle the most challenging entertainment and intellectual property related disputes. Our lawyers have been extremely successful in representing entertainment clients, and have assisted in the representation of such well-known entertainment figures and companies as Mark Burnett, Bill Fitch, Steven Bochco, E! Entertainment and Grateful Dead Productions.