Whether you are a musician, band, author, graphic designer, artist, filmmaker or other type of creative entrepreneur, Andresen & Associates offers a variety of services to those engaged in the entertainment and arts fields. Some of the areas that we have assisted clients in include:

• Corporation formation and maintenance;
• Drafting of corporate operational documents;
• Drafting of non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements.

• Preparing, filing and prosecuting federal trademark and copyright applications;
• Negotiating and drafting trademark and copyright transactions including licenses, purchase agreements, assignments, releases, and performing due diligence activities for clients considering purchasing or licensing copyright rights;
• Drafting “Work for Hire” agreements;
• Drafting trademark and copyright notices;
• Drafting and responding to cease and desist letters;
• Reviewing advertising, marketing and other published materials to ensure proper trademark and copyright utilization and protection;
• Providing counsel on areas of branding, licensing, marketing and intellectual property matters related to placing various products/offerings into the stream of commerce;
• Drafting of copyright and trademark notices;
• Copyright and trademark infringement actions;
• Drafting of end user software license agreements;
• Acquisition of mechanical and other copyright licenses;

• Film talent agreements for scriptwriters, directors, actors, composers, set designers, editors, and crew members;
• Film location agreements;
• Music talent and sponsorship agreements;

• Negotiating, drafting and enforcing licensing agreements with television shows and major motion pictures;
• Acquisition of FCC licenses; and
• Drafting of sweepstakes and contest rules, Internet terms of use/privacy policies and other online content.