Design and 3D Printing
Designing Design Contracts
Representing All Kinds
I have represented many types of designers since I first began DPG at Law in 2011. These clients have included:
- Apparel sellers creating designs under major corporate licenses
- Merchandisers hiring designers and navigating production issues
- Graphical designers working with international clients
- 3D printing businesses selling design files and manufactured items
Working With You
At DPG at Law, I view drafting contracts and advising clients as a creative, collaborative, iterative, expertise-driven process very much like the method my professional design clients employ in their own businesses. I provide services to my design clients such as:
- Drafting and reviewing artist agreements
- Writing and negotiating purchase agreements
- Pursuing remedies on behalf of a client after third party production problems
- Working with licenses and rights agreements from major rights holders
- Advising clients on avoiding copyright and trademark infringement pitfalls
My practice is based in Los Angeles, but I often represent clients throughout the United States and the world.
Hobbyist First
I represent my clients in 3D printing, apparel, and graphic design with the appreciation of being a hobbyist maker myself. I began building arcade-style joysticks in 2005 and have made over a dozen different designs, each with many iterations. My most recent project is called the “splitbox” and has gone through prototypes based in wood, acrylic, and now FDM-printed PETG. I also enjoy using FreeCAD and Tinkercad to design household items and gifts. Lastly, I spent years engaged in amateur graphic design while creating my personal content.