Gaming, Media and Entertainment

Every engagement in this service

Market-benchmarked flat-fee legal pricing. Attorney fees are scoped in advance against a written deliverable and set with reference to public competitor ranges and official USPTO, Copyright Office, and WIPO fees. Government and third-party fees are billed separately, at cost.

• Copyright Registration

  Flat Fee · Attorney fee: From $450 + USCO fee

  Engagement type: Flat Fee

  Attorney fee: From $450 + USCO fee
  Starting at $450 attorney fee per work · $45–$85 U.S. Copyright Office filing fee (subject to USCO schedule and registration type)
  USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.

  Best for
  Registering a single work (or single-author group registration) with the U.S. Copyright Office.

  What’s included

  • Eligibility and authorship review.
  • Drafting and filing of the application.
  • Deposit handling per Copyright Office requirements.

  What’s NOT included

  • Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
  • Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
  • Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
  • Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
  • Group, serial, database, or photograph-collection registrations beyond standard scope (custom quote).
  • Responses to Copyright Office correspondence beyond routine follow-up.
  • Litigation, takedown, or enforcement work.

  Client responsibilities

  • Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
  • Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
  • Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.
  • Identify the work, author(s), and ownership chain, and provide a deposit copy.

  Assumptions

  • Standard complexity for the service category.
  • One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
  • One round of substantive client revisions included.
  • No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.
  • Single work; clear authorship and ownership.

  Scope-change triggers

  • Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
  • Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
  • Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
  • After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.

  Deliverables
  Filed copyright application.

  Typical timing
  Typically 1–2 weeks from complete intake.

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• Copyright Assignment

  Flat Fee · Attorney fee: From $350

  Engagement type: Flat Fee

  Attorney fee: From $350
  Starting at $350 (attorney fee per assignment)
  USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.

  Best for
  A simple, single-work copyright assignment between two parties.

  What’s included
  Drafting and execution coordination for a basic assignment instrument.

  What’s NOT included

  • Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
  • Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
  • Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
  • Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
  • Recordation with the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO fees separate).

  Client responsibilities

  • Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
  • Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
  • Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.

  Assumptions

  • Standard complexity for the service category.
  • One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
  • One round of substantive client revisions included.
  • No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.
  • Single work; clear chain of title.

  Scope-change triggers

  • Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
  • Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
  • Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
  • After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.

  Deliverables
  Drafted assignment.

  Typical timing
  Typically 3–5 business days.

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• Creator / UGC Toolkit

  Flat Fee · Attorney fee: $4,500

  Engagement type: Flat Fee

  Attorney fee: $4,500
  $4,500 (flat)
  USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.

  Best for
  Creators, agencies, and platforms that need a clean, reusable set of contributor agreements, releases, and IP terms.

  What’s included

  • Contributor and talent agreement templates.
  • Releases (model/property) and license forms.
  • Short user guide for in-house use.

  What’s NOT included

  • Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
  • Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
  • Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
  • Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
  • Bespoke contract negotiation with named third parties (separate engagement).

  Client responsibilities

  • Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
  • Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
  • Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.

  Assumptions

  • Standard complexity for the service category.
  • One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
  • One round of substantive client revisions included.
  • No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.
  • U.S. counterparties; standard creator/UGC workflows.

  Scope-change triggers

  • Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
  • Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
  • Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
  • After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.

  Deliverables
  Toolkit package and short user guide.

  Typical timing
  Typically 3–4 weeks.

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• Creator / Platform Dispute

  Flat Fee · Attorney fee: $1,500

  Engagement type: Flat Fee

  Attorney fee: $1,500
  $1,500 (flat)
  USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.

  Best for
  A discrete, narrow-scope dispute with a creator or platform (e.g., takedown / counter-notice strategy, IP claim response).

  What’s included

  • Review of the dispute background.
  • Drafted response or position letter and one round of revisions.

  What’s NOT included

  • Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
  • Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
  • Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
  • Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
  • Litigation, formal arbitration, or extended negotiation.

  Client responsibilities

  • Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
  • Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
  • Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.

  Assumptions

  • Standard complexity for the service category.
  • One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
  • One round of substantive client revisions included.
  • No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.
  • Single counterparty; one round of attorney correspondence.

  Scope-change triggers

  • Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
  • Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
  • Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
  • After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.
  • Escalation to formal proceedings.

  Deliverables
  Drafted response or position letter.

  Typical timing
  Typically 2–3 weeks.

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• Gaming Law Report

  Tiered Fee · Attorney fee: $400–$600 / $1,500–$2,500 / $3,500–$5,000

  Engagement type: Tiered Fee

  Attorney fee: $400–$600 / $1,500–$2,500 / $3,500–$5,000
  Tier 1: $400 – $600 single-state screening memo · Tier 2: $1,500 – $2,500 multi-state opinion · Tier 3: $3,500 – $5,000 comprehensive 50-state or sweepstakes report
  USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.

  Best for
  Studios, publishers, and platforms that need a focused written study on a gaming-law topic (e.g., loot-box rules, in-game economies, age-rating implications, modding policies, esports terms).

  What’s included

  • Scoping call and written research plan.
  • Attorney-drafted written report with cited authorities.

  What’s NOT included

  • Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
  • Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
  • Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
  • Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
  • Lobbying, regulatory submissions, or litigation work.

  Client responsibilities

  • Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
  • Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
  • Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.

  Assumptions

  • Standard complexity for the service category.
  • One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
  • One round of substantive client revisions included.
  • No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.

  Scope-change triggers

  • Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
  • Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
  • Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
  • After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.

  Deliverables
  Written report.

  Typical timing
  Set in writing in the engagement letter.

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• AI-Generated Content / Copyright Counseling

  Tiered Fee · Attorney fee: $575–$1,000 / $1,500–$2,500 / $3,500–$5,000

  Engagement type: Tiered Fee

  Attorney fee: $575–$1,000 / $1,500–$2,500 / $3,500–$5,000
  Tier 1: $575 – $1,000 compliance-gap audit · Tier 2: $1,500 – $2,500 ownership and training-data memo · Tier 3: $3,500 – $5,000 enterprise AI-governance policy build
  USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.

  Best for
  Companies and creators with questions about ownership, registrability, training-data risk, or licensing for AI-generated or AI-assisted output.

  What’s included

  • Scoping call and written work plan.
  • Attorney memo addressing the specific questions raised.

  What’s NOT included

  • Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
  • Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
  • Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
  • Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
  • Bench-test of AI models or technical audits.
  • Litigation.

  Client responsibilities

  • Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
  • Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
  • Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.

  Assumptions

  • Standard complexity for the service category.
  • One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
  • One round of substantive client revisions included.
  • No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.

  Scope-change triggers

  • Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
  • Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
  • Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
  • After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.

  Deliverables
  Written memo.

  Typical timing
  Set in writing in the engagement letter.

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• NFT / Digital Collectibles Compliance

  Tiered Fee · Attorney fee: $500–$750 / $1,200–$2,500

  Engagement type: Tiered Fee

  Attorney fee: $500–$750 / $1,200–$2,500
  Tier 1: $500 – $750 entry screening · Tier 2: $1,200 – $2,500 full Howey and money-transmission memo with licensing terms
  USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.

  Best for
  Projects issuing or licensing NFTs and digital collectibles, where IP ownership, royalty terms, and platform rules all interact.

  What’s included

  • Project scoping and IP review.
  • Attorney advisory memo or contract package.

  What’s NOT included

  • Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
  • Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
  • Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
  • Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
  • Securities / token-classification opinions (separate engagement).
  • Tax structuring.

  Client responsibilities

  • Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
  • Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
  • Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.

  Assumptions

  • Standard complexity for the service category.
  • One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
  • One round of substantive client revisions included.
  • No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.

  Scope-change triggers

  • Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
  • Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
  • Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
  • After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.

  Deliverables
  Memo or contract package per scope.

  Typical timing
  Set in writing.

  Pay for this service or book a call first.

• Visual Assets / Image Rights Review

  Tiered Fee · Attorney fee: From $700 per agreement

  Engagement type: Tiered Fee

  Attorney fee: From $700 per agreement
  Approximately $700 per licence agreement, tiered by volume — up to 10 assets, or up to 50 assets. Priced per asset count rather than per project.
  USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.

  Best for
  Businesses using third-party images, stock assets, or contributor content, who want a focused rights review before commercial use.

  What’s included

  • Inventory and license review.
  • Risk memo with practical recommendations.

  What’s NOT included

  • Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
  • Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
  • Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
  • Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
  • Negotiation with rights-holders (separate engagement).

  Client responsibilities

  • Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
  • Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
  • Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.

  Assumptions

  • Standard complexity for the service category.
  • One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
  • One round of substantive client revisions included.
  • No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.

  Scope-change triggers

  • Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
  • Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
  • Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
  • After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.

  Deliverables
  Rights review memo.

  Typical timing

  • Set in writing.
  • Contract, licensing, and risk-review services for software companies, AI products, developer platforms, and marketplaces. Engagements assume one primary technology and one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.

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Final fee confirmed in the engagement letter. Figures on this page are illustrative. Flat fees may be split into milestones where the engagement letter allows.

When to bring us in

Copyright questions we get asked

• Do I own what an AI tool generates for me?

  In the United States, copyright requires human authorship, and the Copyright Office has been consistent that purely machine generated output is not protectable. What can be protected is the human contribution: your selection, arrangement, editing and creative direction. That means the practical question is not whether you used a tool, it is how much of the final work is traceable to a person and whether you documented it. We help structure the workflow so there is something ownable at the end.

• My work is already copyrighted automatically. Why register it?

  Copyright does attach the moment a work is fixed, but registration is what makes it enforceable in practice. You cannot file an infringement suit in the United States without a registration, and if you register before the infringement begins, or within three months of publication, you become eligible for statutory damages and attorney fees. Without that, you are limited to proving actual damages, which is often less than the cost of the case.

• Someone copied my content. Is a DMCA takedown enough?

  Often yes, and it is the fastest and cheapest route. A takedown removes the copy from the platform hosting it, usually within days. What it does not do is stop a determined infringer who reposts elsewhere, recover money, or resolve a genuine dispute over ownership. When the same party keeps returning, or there is real revenue at stake, the matter moves to enforcement.

• Can I use an image I found online if I credit the source?

  Credit is not a licence. Attribution satisfies an academic convention, not copyright law, and it does not create permission that the owner never gave. What matters is whether the work is licensed for your use, whether that licence covers commercial use, and whether the person who posted it had the right to post it at all. Reverse image verification before publication is far cheaper than a demand letter afterwards.