San Diego Comic-Con 2024 - Comic Book Law School is Back!

For this year’s 55th anniversary of Comic-Con International: San Diego, Michael Lovitz will be returning for his 29th edition of COMIC BOOK LAW SCHOOL presentations on intellectual property law, with panels being offered in Room 11 from 10:30am - noon on Thursday (CBLS 101) joined by Alana Friedman, Esq., Friday (CBLS 202) joined by Prof. Monica Sullivan, Chad D. Tillman, Esq., and David Lizerbram, Esq.; and Saturday (CBLS 303) joined by Prof. Betsy Rosenblatt, Prof. Lisa Ramsey, and attorneys Marc Greenberg, Esq. and David Branfman.

2024 Comic-Con handout and Appendix

Michael Lovitz
WonderCon 2024 Announcement and Program Materials

Lovitz IP Law is proud to announce that the fan-favorite COMIC BOOK LAW SCHOOL program, led by founder Michael Lovitz, will once again be returning to the WonderCon convention in Anaheim March 29-31, 2024. The program, titled “Comic Book Law School 101 - An Overview of Intellectual Property Law for Creators and Companies” will take place on Friday, March 29th from 6:30-7:30 in Room 210.

Attendees can find the class handouts at the link below.

2024 WonderCon handouts

Michael Lovitz
San Diego Comic-Con 2023 - Comic Book Law School returns!

When the COMIC BOOK LAW SCHOOL panels return to the 2023 edition of Comic-Con International: San Diego, it will mark the 30th year since these informative and engaging classes on intellectual property law were first presented by Michael Lovitz. And this year will he once again brings three panels to the Con and is joined by guests each day, starting with a panel on Thursday covering IP basics (CBLS 101 joined by David Lizerbram) , Friday covering contracts, licenses and dealing with Hollywood (CBLS 202 joined by Monica Sullivan and Chad Tillman) and Saturday’s “hot IP topics” (CBLS 303 joined by Prof. Marc Greenberg, Prof. Betsy Rosenblatt, attorney David Branfman and Canadian attorney David S. Lipkus).

SD Comic-Con 2023 Handout

Saturday Slides and Materials

Michael Lovitz
WonderCon 2023 Announcement and Program Materials

Lovitz IP Law is proud to announce the return of the COMIC BOOK LAW SCHOOL program, led by founder Michael Lovitz, to WonderCon convention in Anaheim March 24-26. The program, titled “Basics of Intellectual Property Law for Creators and Companies” will take place on March 24 from 6:30-7:30 in Room 210.

Attendees can find the class handouts at the link below.

2023 WonderCon handouts

Michael Lovitz
San Diego Comic-Con Returns to In-Person Programs

After a 2 year hiatus, Comic-Con International: San Diego, is back to in-person events, and so Michael Lovitz returns for his COMIC BOOK LAW SCHOOL presentations on intellectual property law, with three panels being offered: Thursday (CBLS 101 - the ABCs of IP law), Friday (CBLS 202 joined by Terri Lubaroff) and Saturday (CBLS 303 joined by attorneys David Lizerbram, Larry Zerner and David Branfman and Prof. Betsy Rosenblatt, attorney).

Attendees can find the class handouts at the link below.

SD Comic-Con Handout

Michael Lovitz
WonderCon 2022 Program Materials

Lovitz IP Law is proud to announce the return of the COMIC BOOK LAW SCHOOL program, led by founder Michael Lovitz, to WonderCon convention in Anaheim April 1-3. The program, titled “Intellectual Property Basics for Creators and Companies” will take place on April 1 from 5:30-6:30 in Room 210.

Attendees can find the class handouts at the link below.

Michael Lovitz
Lovitz IP Law Again Recognized As "Tier 1" Trademark Firm

Lovitz IP Law is proud to announce that it has once again received a “Tier 1” ranking in the Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms (2021 Edition)” rankings for trademark firms in Los Angeles. Lovitz IP Law was also the recipient of a Tier 2 ranking nationally for trademark law.

Michael Lovitz
San Diego Comic-Con 2019 - Comic Book Law School returns!
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For this year’s 50th anniversary of Comic-Con International: San Diego, Michael Lovitz will be returning for his 26th consecutive year of presentations on intellectual property law, with COMIC BOOK LAW SCHOOL panels being offered on Thursday (CBLS 101), Friday (CBLS 202 joined by Terri Lubaroff and David Lizerbram) and Saturday (CBLS 303 joined by Prof. Marc Greenberg, Prof. Betsy Rosenblatt, attorney David Branfman and Canadian attorney David S. Lipkus).

Michael Lovitz
WonderCon 2019 Program Materials - The ABCs of Intellectual Property

For those attending my Comic Book Law School (R) program at WonderCon 2019 - this Friday, March 29, 2019, you can download a copy of the program materials using the following link:

https://bit.ly/2FEUGgr

Swing by Room 210 if you the time and inclination - you just might end up having fun learning cool stuff about copyrights, trademarks, contracts and other legal goodness!!

"Loan-Out Companies: Unintended Consequences for Creators?"

Michael Lovitz authored an article titled Loan-Out Companies: Unintended Consequences for Creators?, which was published in the Fall 2017 issue of Delaware Lawyer. The article focuses on the advantages, and potential pitfalls, for creators who use loan-out companies to furnish their personal services; specifically, that while loan-outs can provide individuals with many advantages, including asset protection and substantial financial and tax benefits, they also carry certain consequences as to ownership of intellectual property rights, and in particular copyright rights. READ THE ARTICLE

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