Cary Novotny attended the University of Portland, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Music Merchandising and Management. At the University of Portland, Novotny began to learn the tools of musical arrangement and record production as well as the legal and business aspects of the entertainment business. He later earned a law degree at the Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law and originally practiced environmental law, personal injury law and estate planning while also working as a performing and recording musician and songwriter. Later, Novotny combined his wealth of music business experience with his law practice and began a specialization in intellectual property and entertainment law, including copyright law and all aspects of the music and film industries. The intersection of Novotny’s musical career and extensive legal experience allows him to bring a wealth of real world experience to clients ranging from local songwriters and bands to record companies and world famous musicians.
Over the last two decades of his career, Novotny expanded his intellectual property expertise from copyright to trademark law and now performs the trademark filing, prosecution, defense, and licensing work required by business clients at the Loney Law Group. Novotny services a broad range of legal needs for many businesses, small to large, including entity formation, entity changes, secured transactions, contracts, lease agreements, real estate purchases, business purchases and sales, OLCC licensing for recreational marijuana, Airbnb consults and licensing, and civil litigation.
