Jonathan D. Reichman has over twenty years of experience in litigation, licensing and counseling matters in the fields of copyright, trademark, unfair competition and right of publicity law, particularly for clients in the entertainment industry.

A major aspect of Mr. Reichman’s practice involves the protection, defense, enforcement, licensing and exploitation of rights vested in fictional characters and entertainment properties.  He has handled complex issues concerning such characters and  properties as Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Superman, Batman, Babar the Elephant, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Abbott & Costello, Mr. Bill, The Woodstock Festivals and Rube Goldberg.

Mr. Reichman also represents the estates of well-known authors and artists, and handles the intellectual property aspects of large merger,  acquisition and financing transactions, including the analysis and evaluation of intellectual property portfolios.

In another highly publicized case, Mr. Reichman successfully defended the Panamerican School of Travel in a trademark infringement action brought by Pan American World Airways.  In a widely noted case, Mr. Reichman successfully represented the Joseph Campbell Foundation in a right of publicity suit over the unauthorized use of the late scholar’s name in connection with a mythology book.

Mr. Reichman has written on copyright, trademark and publicity law topics, and has lectured extensively for such organizations as The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Columbia University School of Law, the Columbia University School of Fine Arts, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and the Institute for International Research. He has been interviewed by The New York Times, Dateline NBC, New York Newsday, and other publications and programs.