Maya Menendez brings an educational background in both law and the arts to her practice at Davis Wright Tremaine, where she focuses on legal issues related to the media and entertainment industries, and intellectual property law. She has represented a variety of clients in film, television, theater and publishing, from independent production companies and authors to major studios and publishers. Maya's intellectual property work has ranged from trademark portfolio maintenance to multibillion-dollar merger deals.
Selected Experience
Trademark representation
Multiple clients in the publishing, media and entertainment industries including:
Sesame Workshop
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Wenner Media
Providing management and maintenance of domestic and foreign trademark portfolios including clearance, prosecution, licensing and claims/disputes. Brand management and strategy.
Publishing transactions
Newsweek Budget Travel
Numerous publishing deals, including the production of the magazine's book, "Secret Hotels."
Television programming
Smithsonian Networks
Clearance of music rights for the television broadcast by Smithsonian Networks of a concert tribute to Ella Jenkins entitled "Cellabration!"
Television programming development
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Assisted BBC in developing releases for various original television programs.