Richard Pawelczyk
Business transactions, litigation, intellectual property
Richard Pawelczyk handles transactions and litigation for individuals, as well as companies of all sizes. He has represented household names, both individuals and companies, in music, sports, fashion, food & beverage.
He was counsel to several prominent entertainment companies and helped guide their business development. Rich is also a seasoned intellectual property attorney, with vast experience in trademarks and copyrights for celebrities and media companies. He co-authored a legal brief that advocated for extension of copyright protection in a case that was before the United States Supreme Court.
Rich’s experience includes corporate transactions, commercial real estate, food & beverage, fashion, entertainment law, rights of publicity, and employment matters.
Rich helped form UmixIt Technologies with his colleagues at Columbia Records and Webster Hall, along with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, which won Intel’s Best New Technology Award at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Rich Pawelczyk earned his Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law and undergraduate degree from Stony Brook University.
- Intellectual Property
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Employment Law
- Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising
- Connecticut
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
- ID Number: 412876
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 2792497
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- English: Spoken, Written
- C.O.O.
- Webster Hall Entertainment Corp
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- In-house counsel to Webster Hall Entertainment Corp before its sale to the Brooklyn Nets ownership group.
- St. John's University School of Law
- J.D. (1996)
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- Consumer Electronics Show - Best New Technology
- Intel
- Rich helped form UmixIt Technologies with his colleagues at Columbia Records and Webster Hall, along with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, which won Intel’s Best New Technology Award at the Consumer Electronics Show.
- New York State Bar # 2792497
- Member
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- Tulane University School of Law, Visiting Lecturer Series, New Orleans, LA
- Entertainment Law Society
- Website
- Horn Wright LLP
- Q. Trademark My trademark is being opposed by a large company, because our names are similar. Thoughts ?
- A: Some of the other considerations include: a) how similar the marks are, b) how similar the goods & services are, c) how distinctive their mark is; d) how long they have been using their mark; e) how long you have been using your mark; f) how long if at all their mark has been registered; g) the degree of fame that their mark may have obtained; h) whether there has been any actual confusion by the public, believing that your two companies are affiliated.
You should speak with an intellectual property attorney.
