Attorney Profile
Paul D. Supnik
Paul Supnik
Beverly Hills
California (CA)
Practice Areas:
Intellectual Property (50%), Intellectual Property Litigation (30%), Entertainment & Sports (20%)
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Litigation
Entertainment & Sports
Industry Groups:
Advertising, Apparel, Arts, Cosmetic, Entertainment, Financial, Internet, Media, Restaurant, Software, Sporting Goods
Profile
Paul Supnik practices trademark, copyright, and entertainment law. He advises businesses in the selection and use of brand identities, protects trademarks through registration strategies, enhances value through licensing, and litigates trademark and copyright disputes. Paul has spoken on these subjects in the U.S. and internationally. Industries represented include: Internet, apparel, cosmetic, restaurant, advertising, sporting goods, software, financial, arts, and media. As a bar association leader, Paul has served as president of the Los Angeles Copyright Society, chair of both the Entertainment/IP Law and International Law Sections of the Los Angeles County Bar, and chair of the Los Angeles Lawyer magazine editorial board.
Selected To
Southern California Super Lawyers 2012
Southern California Super Lawyers 2011
Southern California Super Lawyers 2010
About Paul Supnik
Admitted: 1972, California
Professional Webpage: www.supnik.com/
Honors and Awards:
- Honorary Vice-President award granted at the annual congress of the Association Internationale des Juenes Avocats, held that year in Rio de Janeiro, Vice-President D'Honeur, International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), 1993
- Awarded Professional of the Year, Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, 2001
- Awarded at the 2006 installation of bar officers of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, President's Award, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2006
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Chair, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1979
- Chair, Editorial Board, Los Angeles Lawyer magazine, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1997
- President, Los Angeles Copyright Society, 2001
- Chair, International Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2002
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Beverly Hills Bar Foundation Board of Governors
- Vice-President, International Visitors Council of Los Angeles (2001-2006), 2001
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Article in The Visual Artist's Business and Legal Guide, Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers Committee for the Arts, reprinted by Jerome Headlands Press, Prentice-Hall, Author, Works Made for Hire, Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers Committee for the Arts, 1981
- Article in The Trademark Reporter, Author, The Bell and Howell: Mamiya Case -- Where Now Parallel Imports, International Trademark Association, 1984
- Law Journal article on interplay between trademarks and the entertainment industry, Author, Designations of Source: Are they Necessary to Support Entertainment Industry Merchandising Rights?, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal , 1986
- Co-Edited worldwide survey of reports presented at the meeting of the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers at MIDEM 1993 in Cannes, Co-Editor, Enforcement of Copyright and Related Rights Affecting the Music Industry, IAEL, 1993
- Authored chapter in Proof in Competitive Business Litigation, Author, "Copyright Infringement", CEB, 1993
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