The Title Report: A Vital Step in Film and TV Production
A title is vital to your project - it's the first thing that people see and key to drawing viewers in. Title Reports are an integral part of the clearance process and essential for your E&O insurance policy. They help you avoid future costly legal battles by checking that your title doesn't infringe any third party trade mark rights. We search for prior uses of the same or similar title in films, television shows, books, podcasts and other multimedia purposes, and any existing registered trade marks for your title or similar, and provide a legal opinion on any risk areas found.
At Reviewed & Cleared, unlike most providers, we provide one combined report which both covers the searches and provides an English law legal opinion on the risks that any prior uses or registered trade marks pose to your production. This simplifies the process and makes things as quick and efficient for you as possible. Where risks are found, our commercially minded lawyers will help you understand how you can minimise the risk, whilst still using the title you want.
We can provide a global, European or UK report, depending on your requirements, with an English legal opinion and, if you're in a rush, can usually expedite our report. Our reports are user-friendly and easy-to-read, to ensure you can quickly move onto the next steps for your project.
Whether it’s for your next film, book, podcast or television series, a title report is key to clearing the way for your project. Please reach out to us at lawyers@reviewedandcleared.com to discuss your unique project requirements.
Our Team
Susanna Speirs
Susanna joined Reviewed & Cleared in November 2019 and is a highly experienced intellectual property and contracts lawyer, providing practical and commercial IP, title clearance and contracts advice to media clients.
Michelle Riondel
Michelle, who joined Reviewed and Cleared in 2021, has more than 15 years of experience working in media and sports law.
Her career began in London, as a trainee at Schillings, before joining Carter-Ruck’s media law team. During her time in private practice, Michelle worked on high-profile libel cases as well as advising on privacy, pre-publication and intellectual property matters. Many of her clients have included celebrities and, later on, a growing number of international sports professionals and clubs.
What our clients say about the Title report team:
“Very happy with the service we received from R&C team who handled our title reports. We had a particularly tricky subject and title search, and they performed at speed, and understood our urgency and were very flexible in helping us get through our different options. Communication was friendly and helpful, and they always replied quickly. Would highly recommend using them for this service, and I will definitely be doing so for future projects.”
“R&C maintained excellent communication throughout the review process, accommodated our requests for expedited review at very short notice and most of all were absolutely lovely to deal with. We trust their advice and they are our first port of call on any new project. We wholeheartedly recommend their services, be it for both compliance review or title search and opinions.”
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