Lawyer Overview

Anthony N. Elia, is an attorney practicing in intellectual property and publishing law.

Services

Copyright

• Infringement litigation
• Copyright registration
• Clearance
• Works made for hire, derivative works, joint works and collective works
• Fair use
• Renewal, reversion and termination
• Transfers of copyright
• Protection and registration of characters
• Advertising copy clearance and related issues

Trademark

• Infringement, dilution and unfair competition litigation
• Trademark prosecution
• Trademark clearance
• License agreements

Publishing

• Book publishing agreements
• Literary agency agreements
• Collaboration agreements
• Movie options / agreements
• Permissions and releases
• Prepublication reviews
• Invasion of privacy
• Right of publicity
• Press shield / privilege
• Libel litigation
• Royalty disputes
• Breach of contract / covenant of good faith and fair dealin
• Insurance coverage
• Independent contractors agreements
• Confidentiality agreements
• First Amendment

Business

• Commercial and business litigation

Representative Litigations

• Represented author in suit against publisher who failed to adequately market and distribute novel (Hogan v. Random House, N.Y. Co. Supreme Court, 2007).
• Represented author in copyright infringement suit against co-author and publisher (Briggs v. NTC/Contemporary Publishing, S.D.N.Y. 2001).
• Represented business in trademark infringement, unfair competition, trade secret, false advertising, tortious interference with exclusive distribution agreement (A-1 Hydro v. AAA Hyrdo, Westchester Co. Supreme Court, Comm. Div., 2007).
• Represented copyright holder in obtaining a preliminary injunction against seller of infringing apparel patterns (AGX v. L.A. Warehouse, S.D.N.Y. 2006).
• Defended client against trademark infringement, false designation of origin and dilution claims relating to replacement piano decals (Steinway v. Pierce Piano Atlas, S.D.N.Y. 2003).
• Represented factor in suit to recover approximately $2.5 Million on defaulted factoring agreement (Wells Fargo Century v. D.A.M. Clothing, N.Y. Co. Supreme Court, Comm. Div., 2006).
• Defended apparel marketer in $50 Million lawsuit for its alleged failure to adequately and successfully exploit licensed intellectual property (Sunday Players v. Kellwood, S.D.N.Y. 2005).

Publications and Lectures

• Copyright Registration Basics, Travel Writer, September 2007.
• Should I form a business entity? The Small Business Professor by Bruce Freeman, June 2007, syndicated by Scripps-Howard.
• Author Law A-Z, (co-author) Capital Books, Inc., 2005.
• Fine Print = More Money, The Newswomen’s Club, June 15, 2005.
• Publishing Contract Panel Discussion, American Society of Journalists and Authors Annual Writers Conference, 2005.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Print Media
• Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Copyrights
• Patents
• Trademarks

Representative Cases

• Hogan v. Random House , (N.Y. Co. Supreme Court 2007)
• Briggs v. NTC/Contemporary Publishing , (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
• A-1 Hydro v. AAA Hyrdo , (Westchester Co. Supreme Court, Comm. Div. 2007)
• AGX v. L.A. Warehouse , (S.D.N.Y. 2006)
• Steinway v. Pierce Piano Atlas , (S.D.N.Y. 2003)
• Wells Fargo Century v. D.A.M. Clothing , (N.Y. Co. Supreme Court, Comm. Div. 2006)
• Sunday Players v. Kellwood , (S.D.N.Y. 2005)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Print Media, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Authors Guild (Member-at-Large)

Classes and Seminars

• Lectures, Fine Print = More Money, The Newswomen's Club, June 15, 2005
• Publishing Contract Panel Discussion, American Society of Journalists and Authors Annual Writers Conference, 2005

Education

• State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 2000
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Copyright and Publishing Clinic, 1999-2000
• Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Ithaca, New York, 1996
  Bachelor of Science

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Published Works

• Copyright Registration Basics, Travel Writer, September, 2007
• Should I form a business entity? The Small Business Professor by Bruce Freeman, Syndicated by Scripps-Howard, June, 2007
• Author Law A-Z, (Co-Author), Capital Books, Inc., 2005

Address

185 Prospect Park S.W.
# 607
Brooklyn, NY 11218

Phones

(718) 854-2361

Faxes

(718) 854-1025

Websites

http://www.anelaw.com