Copyright Counselors

Copyright Counselors Copyright Counselors is the boutique art and entertainment law firm and literary agency of John D Ma

This is a great event for a great cause: pro bono legal services for artists. Come see some great live paintings and pos...
10/29/2025

This is a great event for a great cause: pro bono legal services for artists. Come see some great live paintings and possibly win one of them.

As many of you know, I am the Board President of the non-profit Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) for the Arts...
04/04/2025

As many of you know, I am the Board President of the non-profit Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) for the Arts (WALA). WALA provides pro bono legal services for artists, legal clinics and numerous educational workshops on legal issues for artists in the greater Washington D.C. area. Like many non-profits, we are seeing serious decreases in government and other funding, and we are facing a financial emergency. I am asking you to support WALA and the DC arts community by giving what you can.

Always a great time with Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) at Artomatic!
03/10/2024

Always a great time with Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) at Artomatic!

Happy New Year!! As your holiday gift, formerly copyrighted works from 1924 are now in the public domain. Enjoy!
01/03/2020

Happy New Year!! As your holiday gift, formerly copyrighted works from 1924 are now in the public domain. Enjoy!

After 95 years of exclusivity, this is an expiration date worth celebrating

These types of print-on-demand t-shirt/merch companies have been plaguing artists for years. Let's hope this very creati...
12/06/2019

These types of print-on-demand t-shirt/merch companies have been plaguing artists for years. Let's hope this very creative strategy works!

When automated programs steal artists' work, the artists strike back.

It doesn't matter how big, established, or famous your brand is, it's really important to make sure your intellectual pr...
12/03/2019

It doesn't matter how big, established, or famous your brand is, it's really important to make sure your intellectual property is properly protected. Give us a call, we can help.

Billionaire philanthropist and Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer announced on Monday he purchased a site with President Trump’s campaign slogan, “Keep America Great,” which now red

It's one thing for a company to enforce its color TM within its industry, where there is a real danger of brand confusio...
12/02/2019

It's one thing for a company to enforce its color TM within its industry, where there is a real danger of brand confusion. It's a stretch to claim that a consumer would confuse an insurance company with T-Mobile because they use the same shade of pink.

The mobile phone carrier is serious about the color associated with its brand. Now, a legal dispute involving T-Mobile's parent is raising the question: Is it possible to own a color?

In declining to register "widely used phrases" as trademarks, the US PTO has ensured that our precious memes remain in t...
11/22/2019

In declining to register "widely used phrases" as trademarks, the US PTO has ensured that our precious memes remain in the hands of the public where they belong.

At least five trademark applications are pending for the retort, according to a database for the federal patent office, including one by Fox Media, which hopes to use it for a possible television series.

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7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste 400 West
Bethesda, MD
20814

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+18883133637

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