Co-Chair
Jeffrey Costellia
Co-Chair
Yoshifumi Onodera
Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
The main areas are patents, trade marks, copyright, trade secrets and unfair competition. Allied to these are a number of related areas including data protection, database protection, privacy, design rights, domain names and the like.
In the entertainment law area the key focus is on the creation, provision and delivery of content in relation to print, films, broadcasts, cable programmes, musical works and sound recordings. There is also involvement with media law including defamation and privacy and authors' rights in a more general sense.
Forthcoming conferences and webinars View All Conferences
12th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference
03 Jun - 05 Jun 2026
Lisbon , Portugal
Innovations shaping tomorrow: IP, technology and communication in a new era
11 Nov - 13 Nov 2026
Seoul , South Korea
Publications
IP and sports in a year of global competitions: legal, strategic and commercial considerations for rightsholders and market participants
This article examines the strategic role of intellectual property in the global sports industry during a year marked by the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. It analyses key legal and commercial challenges for rightsholders and third-party market participants, covering athlete image rights, artificial intelligence-generated representations, licensing, broadcasting, anti-counterfeiting and ambush marketing. Practical perspectives from industry practitioners featured in a webinar hosted by the IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee on World Intellectual Property Day 2026 are integrated throughout the article.
Released on May 27, 2026
Filing an opposition to register a trademark in Cyprus and the new procedure under the amended Trademarks Act
Filing an opposition to register a Trademark in Cyprus and the new procedure under the amended Trademarks Act.
Released on Jul 27, 2022
Outlining trademark strategies to endure economic adversities
This article the benefits of implementing trademark strategies that allow to create new lines of business, alliances or revenue opportunities using the existing brand and intellectual property.
Released on Jul 27, 2022
‘How to invest?’ That is the question
The investment obligations for VOD Providers applicable in Portugal following the transposition of Directive (EU) 2018/1808 which amends the Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Released on Jul 27, 2022
Projects and reports
Digital Regulations in the Metaverse Era: Metaverse Guide
As the metaverse continues to expand, it brings with it a myriad of opportunities and challenges that span across various legal and regulatory domains. This guide aims to provide a thorough understanding of these complexities, offering insights into the digital regulatory environment for a number of jurisdictions worldwide.
Read the guideSubcommittees and other groups
The Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Copyright and Entertainment Law Subcommittee
- Emerging Intellectual Property Rights Subcommittee
- Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee Advisory Board
- IP and Entertainment Law Publications Subcommittee
- IP Transactions and Technology Transfer Subcommittee
- Patent Law Subcommittee
- Trademark Law Subcommittee
Film
VIDEO - Blocking of social media accounts and websites
This session recording from the IBA Annual Conference 2023 in Paris discusses how to intervene for clients, the complexities of policing the online world and counterbalancing free speech and public interest.
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