Benjamin E Marks

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 2

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

New York

7 Years Ranked

Band 2

Media & Entertainment: Litigation

New York

6 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Benjamin E Marks

USA

Practice Areas

Benjamin Marks is Head of Weil’s Intellectual Property/Media practice. He has served as lead counsel in copyright, music licensing, misappropriation, trademark, unfair competition, First Amendment, and media law cases for clients such as Pandora Media, Sirius XM Radio, Getty Images, S&P Global, the North American Concert Promoters Association, West Publishing, and Morgan Stanley, among others. For many years, Ben also has represented the Association of American Publishers in a wide variety of intellectual property matters. He has litigated several leading cases involving “hot news” and other common law misappropriation claims. Ben also frequently represents streaming services, television broadcasters, concert promoters, and other music consumers in connection with the acquisition of, and litigation over, rights to publicly perform musical compositions and sound recordings and secondary liability claims for performances by others.

Career

Adjunct Professor at NYU Law School, and serves on the Advisory Board of NYU’s Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy.

Personal

University of Pennsylvania (BA, 1993, magna cum laude); New York University School of Law (JD, 1997).

Chambers Review

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Media & Entertainment: Litigation - New York

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Benjamin Marks has notable experience representing well-known media and entertainment companies in intellectual property disputes. He is especially active in litigation involving music licensing and copyright royalties.

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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - New York

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Benjamin Marks maintains a respected trademark and copyright practice and frequently acts on matters including infringement and royalty disputes.

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Strengths

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"He is a professional to the utmost point, and an expert in licensing. It is impossible to think there is anyone who would not be convinced by his arguments."

Media & Entertainment: Litigation respondent
USA

"He is a brilliant IP litigator and incredibly practical. In addition to bringing really strong legal solutions, he finds practical solutions to problems."

Media & Entertainment: Litigation respondent
USA

"Ben is incredibly efficient and provides the highest level of advice, counsel and risk assessment."

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets respondent
USA

"Benjamin is a brilliant IP litigator. He is very smart and is able to take complex elements of the case and make them incredibly easy for people with no IP experience to understand."

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets respondent
USA

"He is a professional to the utmost point, and an expert in licensing. It is impossible to think there is anyone who would not be convinced by his arguments."

Media & Entertainment: Litigation respondent
USA

"He is a brilliant IP litigator and incredibly practical. In addition to bringing really strong legal solutions, he finds practical solutions to problems."

Media & Entertainment: Litigation respondent
USA

"Ben is incredibly efficient and provides the highest level of advice, counsel and risk assessment."

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets respondent
USA

"Benjamin is a brilliant IP litigator. He is very smart and is able to take complex elements of the case and make them incredibly easy for people with no IP experience to understand."

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets respondent
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