IP Rights and Infringement With Podcasts and Livestreaming

Ms. Bedat’s clients range from podcast and audiobook production companies to documentary filmmakers, TV producers and studios. She supports content creators from early deal-making stages through to development and distribution and as clearance counsel. Passionate about the audio industry, Ms. Bedat leads the Podcasts & Audio team at Klaris. She works closely with founders, heads of audio and producers across their slates, both in a business and legal affairs capacity. Her practice includes negotiating and drafting host deals, slate/first-look agreements, distribution and sales arrangements, IP development and adaptions and all forms of licensing and releases. She seeks to help content creators develop their IP responsibly and adapt to evolving technologies and emerging distribution models, always in the context of the unique collegial nature of the audio industry. Ms. Bedat is a regular speaker on trends and developments in the media & entertainment industries, with appearances in the US and abroad, including South by Southwest (SXSW), ARinAction, Rights Tech Summit,  Digital Entertainment World, The Podcast Academy, The Podcast Show (London) and Paris Podcast Festival and guest spots on podcasts such as Podcasting Seriously, Velocity of Content, the Binge Factor and Shameless Acquisition Target. She is a member of several Media Law Resource Center Committees. Ms. Bedat is Co-Chair and founder of the newly launched Media Deals Committee, a resource for transactional colleagues from the media bar and entertainment executives.

Mr. Kwock litigates and counsels in commercial and IP litigation, with a focus on copyright, trademark, and complex commercial disputes, both in federal district court and appellate proceedings. He works closely with clients from various industries, including technology, consumer products, digital media, entertainment, games, software, cryptocurrency, and e-commerce. Mr. Kwock has significant experience defending and prosecuting trademark and copyright litigations in federal court as well as trademark disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. In his work, Mr. Kwock frequently represents online service providers as well as content creators, often advising clients in building, policing, and enforcing their IP portfolios and litigating issues regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and safe harbors, the Lanham Act, the Communications Decency Act, intermediary liability, and privacy and consumer protection laws. 

Mr. Osterberg represents copyright, trademark, and patent owners and users in traditional and emerging industries. His clients include software and video game companies; music, motion picture, and television companies; book publishers; composers and authors; advertising agencies; and clothing designers. Mr. Osterberg’s transactional experience includes negotiating and drafting trademark and copyright licenses; software licenses, including for SaaS; and vendor agreements, particularly with respect to software development. His practice includes preparation of trademark and copyright applications, trademark prosecution, opposition and cancellation in the USPTO, IP clearance and due diligence, evaluating IP, product liability, and advertising risks with respect to the launch of new products, and website terms of use and privacy policies. An experienced trial lawyer, Mr. Osterberg litigates cases in courts across the country on issues of concern to IP owners and users, including cases concerning trademark and trade dress infringement; international and domestic copyright infringement; patent and design patent infringement; trade secret disputes; breaches of licensing and entertainment industry contracts; counterfeiting; and false advertising. His commercial litigation experience includes representing businesses in contract disputes and representing vendors and purchasers in cases involving failed computer systems.