Patricia Millett

Partner

Practice Areas

Honors & Awards

“The Best Lawyers in America” (2023-Present)

Education

Virginia Tech, B.S. (Management and Marketing, magna cum laude), 1987
University of Virginia, J.D., 1990

Ms. Millett specializes in commercial and entertainment litigation. She has successfully represented studios, record companies, real estate developers, producers, artists and major corporations in disputes involving contracts, copyrights, trademarks, unfair competition, idea theft, partnership dissolution and other business torts. In the areas of motion pictures and television, she has advised and litigated cases on behalf of writers, directors, personal managers and motion picture studios, and her experience in the music business includes copyright infringement, right of publicity actions, contract disputes and audit claims.

California and District of Columbia Bars (Member)

Representative Matters

Represented Mattel, Inc. in a 2.5-month jury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court, successfully defending Mattel against a claim of idea theft, in a long-running dispute with a billionaire East Coast real estate developer, Norton Herrick. The plaintiff claimed that the toy company stole a format that he had optioned and later presented to Mattel in 2014 for a reality show about toy inventors featuring child judges.
Represented an Academy Award winning composer, a nationally known real estate developer and a well known athlete in complex disputes arising out of the dissolution of long-term business relationships.
Represented a well-known motion picture producer in enforcing her rights against a partner who sought to keep the benefits of the partnership for himself.
Successfully defended prominent individual investors and their related entities against multi-million-dollar claims for aiding and abetting alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. After a three-month trial, the court ruled in favor of Ms. Millett’s clients on all claims. Ms. Millett also obtained a verdict in favor of her client on claims arising out of a failed real estate development project.
Represented a regional television sports network in a dispute arising out of the violation of a non-compete agreement signed in connection with the sale of a business.
Represented a motion picture producer against a studio who failed to properly exploit and distribute the producer’s film.
Obtained an injunction on behalf of prominent Latin Music artists and their recording company stopping the distribution of a deceptively packaged album featuring old works by the artists.

Practice Areas

Honors & Awards

“The Best Lawyers in America” (2023-Present)

Education

Virginia Tech, B.S. (Management and Marketing, magna cum laude), 1987
University of Virginia, J.D., 1990

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Producer Claims Fraud In Connection With Children’s Entertainment Partnership – Forbes

Patti Millet’s article “Producer Claims Fraud In Connection With Children’s Entertainment Partnership” appeared in Forbes on November 9, 2016....

March 11, 2014

KHIKS obtains summary judgment for Mattel in copyright dispute over ‘Masters of the Universe’

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August 25, 2010

The Huffington Post: Pirates Not Liable for Violating Publicity Rights

Patricia Millet explains how the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal recently removed a weapon from the arsenal available to artists fighting video pirates. Read the Full Article...

May 30, 2010

The Huffington Post: Constitutionally Protected Ink?

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July 23, 2009

Jackson Browne Settles Dispute with McCain, Republicans

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