You built the original.
We keep it yours.
Gottfried & Adams represents influencers and creators in intellectual property disputes. When a company comes after your content, or a copycat clones your name to siphon your audience, we make them stop.
Your work is an asset. People attack assets.
Creators face two kinds of intellectual property threat. We are built for both, and we do nothing else.
A company comes after you
A brand sends a cease-and-desist. A label files a takedown on your own video. A corporation claims your name, your logo, or your content infringes theirs. The threat letter is designed to make you fold quietly. We answer it.
A copycat comes for your identity
A smaller account copies your handle, your look, and your format, then trades on the confusion to harvest your followers, your sponsors, and your reach. Imitation is not flattery when it is theft. We shut it down.
Defense on one side. Enforcement on the other.
A focused practice means we have seen the playbook on both ends of a creator IP dispute, and we know which moves actually change the outcome.
When a company comes after you
We take the pressure off and put the burden back where it belongs. Most matters never need to reach a courtroom, but we prepare every one as if they will.
- Cease-and-desist response and de-escalation
- Trademark and copyright infringement claims, defended
- DMCA takedown disputes and counter-notices
- False advertising and Lanham Act §43(a) claims from brands
- Disputes over sponsored content, licensing, and usage rights
- Ownership fights over your own footage and posts
When a copycat comes for your identity
We move quickly to cut off the confusion before it costs you a partnership, then we go after what the imitation already took.
- Impersonation and lookalike account takedowns
- Confusingly similar handles, names, and branding
- Right of publicity: your name, likeness, and voice
- Copycats reposting and repackaging your content
- Platform escalation when a report is not enough
- Trademark registration for your creator name and marks
A clear path from threat to resolution.
You should never wonder what is happening with your own matter. Here is the sequence, every time.
Assess
We review the claim against you, or the infringement you are facing, and tell you straight where you stand.
Strategize
We map the leverage, the exposure, and the shortest credible route to the outcome you actually want.
Act
Demand letters, takedowns, counter-notices, negotiation, or filing. We pick the move that ends it fastest.
Resolve
Settlement, judgment, or a cleared name. We aim for decisive, then we make sure it holds.
Two partners. One mandate.
Gottfried & Adams PLLC is a boutique intellectual property litigation firm. We took the focus narrow on purpose.
Adam Gottfried
Adam Gottfried leads the firm's contested matters. He represents creators when a company comes after their work, handling cease-and-desist responses, trademark and copyright disputes, and DMCA takedown fights, with a focus on resolving claims quietly before they ever become public. He earned his B.A. at the University of California, Berkeley and his J.D. at Columbia Law School, and is admitted to practice in Delaware and California.
Jacob Adams
Jacob Adams leads brand protection and enforcement. He works with creators to shut down impersonation and lookalike accounts, pursue right-of-publicity and unfair-competition claims, and register and defend the names and marks that carry a creator's reputation. He earned his B.A. at Harvard University and his J.D. at New York University School of Law, and is admitted to practice in Delaware and California.
Common questions from creators.
A brand just sent me a cease-and-desist. What do I do?+
Someone made an account copying my whole brand. Can I stop them?+
Do I actually own my content if I posted it on a platform?+
Can I trademark my creator name or handle?+
What does this cost?+
I am not based in Delaware. Can you still help?+
Tell us what you are up against.
A short, confidential first conversation. We will tell you whether you have a problem, whether you have a case, and what we would do about it.
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