Paul Supnik

About Paul Supnik

I represent clients in intellectual property law, media and advertising law, international law, and entertainment. I advise business protecting trademarks, the use and selection of brand identities, enhancing value through licensing and litigating copyright and trademark disputes.Admitted to practice in California many years ago I have decades of experience. I received Beverly Hills Bar Association President’s Award and became an honorary vice president for the International Association of Young Lawyers. The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce gave me the Professional of the Year Award in 2001.My bachelor’s degree is from the UCLA and my law degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law. I work with business in many industries, including restaurant, sporting goods, software, media, internet, financial, entertainment, cosmetic, arts, apparel, and advertising.Serving as an adjunct associate professor at Southwestern Law School I taught a seminar class on advanced copyright law. I chaired the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s international law section and the intellectual property and entertainment law section. Also with the Los Angeles County Bar Association, I served as the Los Angeles Lawyer magazine’s editorial board chair. My volunteer work includes acting as former vice president of the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles and on the Beverly Hills Bar Foundation Board of Governors.Specialties: Domestic and International Copyright and Trademark Law; Motion Picture, Television, Publishing, Media and General Entertainment Law; Licensing; Related Litigation

Experience

1. of Counsel

   Rufus-Isaacs, Acland & Grantham, Llp

   Aug 2013 — Present · Beverly Hills, CA, US

Education

• University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)

  J.D.

  1968 — 1971

• UCLA

  BS

  1966 — 1968

Skills

• Dispute
• Dispute Resolution
• Unfair Competition
• Breach of Contract
• Copyright Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Litigation, Trademark Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Cyberlaw
• Trials
• Copyright Infringement
• Prosecution
• International Arbitration
• Copyright
• Intellectual Property
• Business Transactions
• International Trademark Prosecution
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Licensing
• Ifta Arbitration
• Anti-Counterfeiting
• International Law
• Entertainment Law
• Domain Names
• Competition Law
• Trade Secrets
• Copyright Law
• Trademark Infringement
• Mediation
• Privacy Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Legal Advice
• Appeals
• Arbitration
• Litigation