Music and Copyright Matters: Mr. Steinsapir has counseled clients and litigated matters concerning copyright issues in the motion picture and music industries, the clothing and apparel industry, the commercial printing industry, the jewelry industry, and various other industries.
Trademark and Unfair Competition Matters: Mr. Steinsapir has extensive experience litigating trademark, trade dress, false advertising and unfair competition matters in state and federal courts.
Patent Matters: Mr. Steinsapir represents patentees and accused infringers in patent cases. He has argued dispositive motions and Markman issues in federal courts in California, Texas, Nevada, and Connecticut.
Appellate: In the last few years, Mr. Steinsapir has handled numerous appellate matters, arguing almost a dozen appeals in the U.S. Courts of Appeals (in the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits) and in the California Court of Appeal. He has also worked on matters in the U.S. Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court and other federal Courts of Appeals. Among others, all of the following appeals were argued by Mr. Steinsapir: Kroma Makeup EU v. Boldface Licensing & Branding, 920 F.3d 704 (11th Cir. 2019) (affirming summary judgment in clients’ favor); 2Die4Kourt v. Hillair Capital Management, 692 Fed.Appx. 366 (9th Cir. 2017) (affirming preliminary injunction in clients’ favor); Kroma Makeup EU v. Boldface Licensing & Branding, 845 F.3d 1351 (11th Cir. 2017) (addressing issue of first impression regarding equitable estoppel on motion to compel arbitration); Jaycee Dugard v. United States, 835 F.3d 915 (9th Cir. 2016) (argued kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard’s claims against the Federal Government); Ross v. O’Neal, 525 Fed. Appx. 600 (9th Cir. 2013) (holding that California statute was unconstitutional as applied to firm client, Shaquille O’Neal); MVP Entertainment, Inc. v. Frost, 210 Cal. App. 4th 1333 (2012) (obtaining affirmance of trial court’s ruling in client’s favor); Frost v. Frederick, 466 Fed. Appx. 604 (9th Cir. 2012) (obtaining reversal of trial court’s ruling against client).
Probate and Related Issues
Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted in a recent Los Angeles Times article on singer Morris Day’s frustration with Prince’s estate after the estate blocked him from using the band name “Morris...
The firm is pleased to announce that Larry Iser and Jon Steinsapir have both been selected for inclusion in Billboard’s prestigious “Top Music Lawyers” list for 2022. Each year, the...
KWIKH is pleased to announce that 13 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2022 Southern California “Super Lawyers” list by Thomson Reuters. One of the most respected...
In a recent interview with the London Times, Jon Steinsapir addressed former BBC journalist Martin Bashir’s unscrupulous treatment of the late Michael Jackson in relation to the highly-publicized ITV documentary...
The Estate of Michael Jackson, represented by Jonathan Steinsapir and the late Howard Weitzman, scored a major victory on Monday when a Los Angeles judge ruled that the late artist’s...
KWIKH is pleased to announce that 14 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2021 Southern California “Super Lawyers” by Thomson Reuters. One of the most respected rating services in...