Creative Vision Legal

Summary of Accomplishments

* Received LLM (Master of Laws) in Intellectual Property Law, with Honors, from Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, CA in 2005.
* Received J.D. (juris doctor) from Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, CA in 2000.
* Licensed to practice law in California since 2004 and admitted in courts of the Northern District of California.
* Author of "The OSYU v. Bikram Choudhury Copyright Case: Analytical Approaches to Fleshing Out a Paper Tiger," published in the Fall 2005 USF Intellectual Property Bulletin.
*Guest lecturer for the Metal Arts Guild on Copyright Protection for Works of Industrial Design & Jewelry, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA March 2006.

While representing my clients, I have:

Counseled co-authors of famous book series on partnership, joint authorship, and trademark rights, assisted in formation of LLC for new publication efforts, advised on continued LLC operations, and negotiated on their behalf in the formation of a mobile app LLC;

Assisted non-profit in acquiring rare statue molds, advised on copyright and contract issues, drafted sales contract, and secured copyright and trademark registrations;

Negotiated highly advantageous settlement against foreign cybersquatter that avoided UDRP proceeding;

Represented clients in cease and desist letter situations (both enforcement and defense), including a letter from a prominent video game maker regarding the novel issue of client studio's use of real-time video game graphics engines to create films ("machinima");

Assisted businesses in a variety of industries with LLC and corporate formations, drafted operating agreements and bylaws, and counseled on best practices to maintain limited liability status;

Registered copyrights for screenplays, software, musical compositions and sound recordings, a board game, business promotional materials, web sites, photographs, and jewelry designs;

Cleared and registered trademarks in a variety of industries (including the marijuana industry), counseled businesses on brand maintenance and trademark rights, and authored legal opinions on the same;

For film industry clients, reviewed production agreements, drafted director services and collaboration agreements, advised film LLC managing member on options for dissociation and assisted in withdrawal, registered screenplay copyrights, and performed clearance of rights screening of an independent film including preparing all licenses needed;

For music clients, successfully enforced band's common law trademark rights against foreign infringer, secured copyrights, drafted collaboration, assignment, and session musician agreements, advised bands on partnerships, drafted partnership agreements addressing multiple IP issues, and assisted band member in dissociation from a RUPA "default" partnership situation.