Poland
Providing comprehensive legal assistance for the business teams with various types of contracts in the gaming and new technology industry, including: 1) All matters connected with the content acquisition; 2) Supporting the marketing and publishing teams with various projects, including revision and negotiation of the contracts; 3) Rights clearance for games and marketing activities.
During my time at the law firm, I was involved in many projects concerning IP, media, and entertainment law. Below, I present selected projects: 1) Works on and consultations of numerous contracts for TV/VOD series and films (Polish and foreign), including distribution agreements, option agreements, agreements with the scriptwriter, director, actor, (whole crew), as well as a broad scope of other license agreements. 2) Advising on a media crisis, conducting the negotiation process as well as reaching a settlement regarding the conflict between Wydawnictwo Poznańskie (the Publisher) and the author Alda Sigmundsdóttir on the book "Rekin i Baran"; 3) Analyzing advertising spots in terms of legal risks - both at the conceptual stage (storyboard assessment) and at the stage of the finished advertisement; 4) Conducting a comprehensive negotiation process (on behalf of the producer) for an agreement concerning one of the most popular Polish TV shows; 5) Full legal assistance with trademarks and brand protection issues, including claim defense and trademark clearances, representing clients before the European Union Intellectual Property Office as well as before the Polish Patent Office; 6) Analyzing various films and series scripts to eliminate possible legal risks (including rights clearance); 7) Full legal support with GDPR issues.
Assistance in current legal matters of entertainment and advertising companies. Preparation of memoranda and pleadings. Preparation and negotiation of various types of contracts.