Mr Jonathan Reichman > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Mr Jonathan Reichman

212.908.6256 jreichman@huntonak.com View profile

Work Department

Intellectual Property, Copyright Counseling and Litigation, Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions, Trademark – Non-Contentious, Trademark Proceedings

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Reichman has almost 40 years’ experience in litigation, licensing and counseling matters in 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 and animated characters. He has handled complex issues concerning such characters and properties as Spider-Man, X-Men, Superman, Batman, Barbie, Peanuts, Strawberry Shortcake, Babar the Elephant, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teletubbies, The Berenstain Bears, Inspector Gadget, Franklin The Turtle, Raggedy Ann and Andy, and Mr. Bill.

Mr. Reichman also represents the estates of well-known entertainers, authors and artists. He has handled copyright, right of publicity and trademark matters for such estates as Bob Hope, Joseph Campbell, Mary McCarthy, Diane Arbus, Rube Goldberg, W.C. Fields and Abbott & Costello.

In 2014, he served as an advisor to the New Jersey State Senate in connection with Senate Bill No. S2212 (“The Commercial Identity Protect Act”).

Memberships

Admitted to the New York State Bar

Education

• JD, Stanford Law School, 1980
• BA, Haverford College, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1977