Clients and Experience
Working with SpyHop
From startups to market leaders, first-time founders to serial entrepreneurs, new lawyers to GCs, VPs to the C-suite – SpyHop partners closely with clients in need of sophisticated, strategic, and savvy IP counsel.
Industry Experience
- Craft distilleries and breweries
- Consumer packaged goods (CPG)
- Retail
- Video games
- Interactive entertainment
- Metaverse
- NFTs
- Radio, TV, and broadcasting
- Music
- Publishing contracts
- Social media influencers
- Production and digital media
Protecting Brands and the IP That Matters Most
Clients value that we are relatable, responsive, and efficient. Yes, we quarterback global trademark portfolios. We also know that each client has unique needs. Practical and actionable, SpyHop understands what drives our clients’ businesses, and tailors our counsel accordingly.
Our approach has allowed us to successfully resolve thousands of disputes both for and against some the most valuable brands over the past 20 years. Fueling that success is our default setting: always seek the business win.
Skilled in Nuanced Negotiation
With our breadth of experience, we’ve seen deals from all sides. SpyHop identifies and centers our clients’ goals, reserving resources to chase down issues that are truly worthy of pursuit. Whether advising Pacific Northwest favorites in product collaborations, clearing copyright, music, and likeness rights for global giants, or negotiating sponsorship, co-branding, and license deals for the most-awarded craft distillery in North America, we’re a trusted, pragmatic partner by our client’s side.
Musicians, Artists, and Authors Welcomed
For SpyHop, creative lawyering includes representing creators of music, art, literature, and more. We serve as counselors on IP and music issues to such iconic public radio stations as KEXP in Seattle and KCRW in Southern California. Numerous authors, artists, and working musicians, such as The Black Tones, TOMI, Acid Tongue, and Smokey Brights, trust us to protect and license their work.
Music users also rely on our guidance to properly clear rights. SpyHop has negotiated music licenses for commercials and promotional videos, film & TV, video games, compilation albums, and political campaigns.
Working with SpyHop
From startups to market leaders, first-time founders to serial entrepreneurs, new lawyers to GCs, VPs to the C-suite – SpyHop partners closely with clients in need of sophisticated, strategic, and savvy IP counsel.
Industry Experience
- Craft distilleries and breweries
- Consumer packaged goods (CPG)
- Retail
- Video games
- Interactive entertainment
- Metaverse
- NFTs
- Radio, TV, and broadcasting
- Music
- Publishing contracts
- Social media influencers
- Production and digital media
Protecting Brands and the IP That Matters Most
Clients value that we are relatable, responsive, and efficient. Yes, we quarterback global trademark portfolios. We also know that each client has unique needs. Practical and actionable, SpyHop understands what drives our clients’ businesses, and tailors our counsel accordingly.
Our approach has allowed us to successfully resolve thousands of disputes both for and against some the most valuable brands over the past 20 years. Fueling that success is our default setting: always seek the business win.
Skilled in Nuanced Negotiation
With our breadth of experience, we’ve seen deals from all sides. SpyHop identifies and centers our clients’ goals, reserving resources to chase down issues that are truly worthy of pursuit. Whether advising Pacific Northwest favorites in product collaborations, clearing copyright, music, and likeness rights for global giants, or negotiating sponsorship, co-branding, and license deals for the most-awarded craft distillery in North America, we’re a trusted, pragmatic partner by our client’s side.
Musicians, Artists, and Authors Welcomed
For SpyHop, creative lawyering includes representing creators of music, art, literature, and more. We serve as counselors on IP and music issues to such iconic public radio stations as KEXP in Seattle and KCRW in Southern California. Numerous authors, artists, and working musicians, such as The Black Tones, Acid Tongue, and Smokey Brights, trust us to protect and license their work.
Music users also rely on our guidance to properly clear rights. SpyHop has negotiated music licenses for commercials and promotional videos, film & TV, video games, compilation albums, and political campaigns.
Representative Matters
Brand protector. Strategic advisor. Skilled negotiator. Counselor to creators, innovators, artists, entrepreneurs, growing companies, and industry leaders.
Rover
Counsel Seattle-based pet care company in global trademark protection and enforcement. Over the years, SpyHop has helped strengthen the Rover brand and successfully resolved countless disputes.
Jones Soda Co.
Manage craft beverage maker’s global trademark portfolio, enforce trademark and IP rights, and negotiate licenses and contracts for the Seattle-based beverage company, including the Jones x SubPop Reel Labels collab. In Jones Soda v. Stone Cold Jones, we successfully enforced the Jones brand of craft sodas against new “Stone Cold Jones” craft soda created by NFL star defensive lineman, Chris Jones.
Heritage Distilling Co.
Big Fish Games
Represent leading social game company in trademark and copyright clearance, protection, and enforcement; content clearance; and, UDRP actions.
Public radio
Advise beloved public radio stations KEXP (Seattle) and KCRW (Southern California) in a wide array of music rights clearance and licensing issues with major and indie labels and publishers, including live performance agreements and compilations such as Live at KEXP Vol 10.
Microsoft
Served as lead outside trademark counsel in resolving U.S. disputes and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings. (2018-2020)
