Jeffrey R. Cadwell

Notable Recent Matters

• Advised EdTech company on fair use issues relating to artificial intelligence and analysis of third-party materials.
• Represented seller in the sale of one of the most popular user-created islands in Fortnite, one of the largest online multiplayer battle royale games in the video gaming sector, to a large video game developer headquartered in Europe.
• Drafted content license agreement relating to court decisions and legal research materials.
• Negotiated and drafted several production and licensing agreements for a film series focused on Indigenous rights.
• Successfully petitioned the USPTO to allow use of a “care of” address in trademark filings by two well-known musicians.
• Drafted agreement for commissioning of a sculpture of a famous individual.
• Drafted agreement for hosting of a television series by celebrity.
• Drafted agreement for use by game developer in creation of online games to be used in connection with publicizing musicians and bands.
• Advised on sale of a non-profit organization's intellectual property assets to a for-profit organization.
• Drafted contribution agreements for use by music criticism website when engaging with authors.
• Negotiated license agreement between local organization and national chapter to ensure adequate protection of pre-existing trademarks.
• Drafted sponsorship agreement between professional athlete and sporting goods manufacturer.
• Advised online publishing company on complex copyright issues.
• Negotiated publishing agreement and ancillary agreements for Vice President Mondale’s autobiography.

Notable Recent Enforcement Matters

• Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research v. Reiner Ryan / All Coin Central (achieved transfer of a domain name that was being used in connection with a fraudulent employment scam).
• Convinced a brewery to cease use of a famous song title as the name of a craft beer.
• Christopher Breaux aka Frank Ocean v. TDA Ltd. (achieved transfer of a domain name for musician Frank Ocean that was being used to sell counterfeit merchandise).
• Secured payment and license relating to unauthorized use of a musical track in a major motion picture.
• Achieved removal of counterfeit merchandise listings from Etsy, Amazon, eBay, and other sites for numerous clients in the entertainment industry.
• Long Meadow Ranch Partners, LP v. Katleski et al. (N.D.N.Y.) (negotiated a settlement with the defendant to phase-out use of a confusingly-similar trademark).
• International Barrier Technology, Inc. v Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc. (obtained transfer of a domain name corresponding to a client’s trademark that was registered to a competitor).
• Impact Applications, Inc. v. CNS Vital Signs and NCS Pearson, Inc. (W.D. Pa) (won motion to dismiss copyright and trademark claims on grounds of fair use).
• Radisson Hotels International, Inc. v. 1 1 / 1 (client awarded transfer of domain name from cybersquatter who tried to mask bad faith by having domain resolve to client’s own website).
• Radisson Hotels International, Inc. v. Radisson Travels (obtained transfer of domain name that was being used to offer travel reservation services).
• Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. WhoisGuard and 3D (client awarded transfer of domain name from cybersquatter in UDRP proceeding).
• Regents of the Univ. of Minnesota and NCS Pearson v. Andrew Dobson, Kazan Corp. and KazServ, Inc. (SDNY) (secured consent judgment against individual who posted copyrighted materials on websites).
• Radisson Hotels International, Inc. v. Ron Schumaker (obtained domain name from cybersquatter in UDRP proceeding).