Arts Cases Available for Placement

November 19, 2024

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501(c)(3)

N5968-4-5: Non-Profit Needs Assistance with 501(c)(3) Status

Client incorporated a theatrical non-profit earlier this year and now wishes to seek 501(c)(3) status to be able to fund raise and be eligible for arts grants. Client seeks assistance with revising its articles and bylaws and applying for 501(3)(3) status.

CONTRACT

N6298-2-K: Non-Profit Needs Contract Review and Negotiation

Client is a non-profit that was formed in 2019. Its mission is to share the best poetry today with the public with the aim in the future of providing scholarships to poetry students. Poetry is shared through a radio program broadcast from Adverse Party's radio station. The Program was created by Client's founder's son, and the founder took over after the son passed one month after creating the Program. Founder has continued to be involved and is key to the Program. There is no agreement between the founder or non-profit and the AP. The founder and board members who assist in production consider their work to be on behalf of the non-profit. Resources to produce the Program are approximately 90% by the Non-Profit and 10% by the AP (in-kind only). AP has recently sent the founder a volunteer agreement and an MOU outlining the relationship going forward. AP does not recognize the Client. AP is pressuring the founder to sign, and Client wants advice on the agreements and what rights it holds in the Program, as well as negotiation of a mutually satisfactory agreement with AP.

TRADEMARKS

A5671-1-R: Trademark Infringement Assistance

Client is a writer and actor who created a card game. AP has a card game of a similar name and packaging and has flooded the market with advertising and social media resulting in searches not pulling up his game. Client registered a trademark for the game. AP has attempted to register a similar mark a number of times, which has been denied for, among other reasons, being confusingly similar to Client's mark. Client is concerned about continuing to lose sales especially as the holiday season starts. He seeks help with a cease & desist letter with demand for compensation for lost sales.