Move from Recognition to Ownership.
The Lab teaches creatives, artists, and thought leaders how to protect, negotiate, and own what they build, before the stakes get high.
For too long, creatives have been underpaid, uncredited, and excluded from the rooms where intellectual property turns into real money.
The Lab was built to change that.
It’s where creatives, artists, and thought leaders who are already building something meaningful learn to protect what they’re building, negotiate their next deal, and earn more from the work they’ve already created.
Because your creativity shouldn’t just go viral.
It should build value for you.
The truth is, you’re probably sitting on $1M+ in intellectual property right now, and leaving money on the table every single day.
If The Lab feels like your kind of room, submit your application now.
*Applications will remain open throughout enrollment (September 15-October 15). The Lab officially reopens its doors on October 16.
“I contacted this firm as a first-time, independent film-maker. The service was great! Patrice was very professional while also personable. I did a consultation and found that they were just what I needed- very knowledgeable and capable of pointing out potential issues that I would never have found. I’m grateful. I look forward to contacting them again as the need arises and wholly recommend their services. Thanks so much!”
Your ideas are valuable.
Now it’s time to get paid like it.
Your ideas generate value every day:
✔️ For your clients who build businesses around your concepts
✔️ For audiences who connect with your content
✔️ For culture itself as your creativity shapes trends and movements
But are your ideas building wealth for you?
Most creatives are trapped in the “trading time for money” cycle because no one taught you the business side of intellectual property. You create, deliver, get paid once, then start over.
Meanwhile, your intellectual property could be generating income for decades.
Inside the Lab
Up until now, the playbook has been held by insiders.
The people creating the value are often the last ones taught how to protect it.
The Lab changes that.
Build Your Foundation
Learn the core legal strategy through three tracks designed to help you protect what you’re building, negotiate your next opportunity, and earn more from what you already own. Then apply those lessons directly to your own business through practical frameworks, exercises and tools.
Keep Sharpening Your Strategy
Your business won’t stop evolving, and neither should your legal strategy.
If The Lab feels like your kind of room, submit your application now.
*Applications will remain open throughout enrollment (September 15-October 15). The Lab officially reopens its doors on October 16.
Every month, you’ll continue moving from recognition to ownership as you:
Learn from the moments shaping Black culture, pop culture, and the creative industries. Strategy Drops pull out the legal strategies hiding in plain sight.
Expand your perspective from the questions other creatives are asking. Community Q&A turns one member’s question into learning for the whole room.
Think through real opportunities before they become real decisions. Stress Tests help you work through creative ideas, opportunities, and business decisions with an attorney in the room before the stakes get high.
Three Ways You’ll Build Ownership:
Protect the Brand
Get clear on what inside your brand is actually protectable, and leave with an IP Protection Plan that helps you prioritize what to protect now and what can wait.
Negotiate the Next Deal
Walk into your next opportunity with a written negotiation plan, so you’re making intentional decisions instead of guessing what to ask for, what to concede, and when to walk away.
Earn More From What You Have
Find one specific way to earn more from work you’ve already created, and leave with the strategy to pursue it.
The Lab is Pharrell meets Toni Morrison meets your sharpest group chat.
This isn’t about starving artist survival.
It’s about creative liberation.
You don’t need more noise.
You need tools, strategy, and a place to think before you commit.
The Lab is that room.
What You Get Inside The Lab
Curriculum Library
Work through three foundational tracks at your own pace, designed to help you protect what you’re building, negotiate your next opportunity, and earn more from what you already own. Return to them whenever your business reaches a new stage.
Monthly Strategy Drops
Every month, you’ll receive a new Strategy Drop or Genius Tool inspired by Black culture, pop culture, and what’s happening across the creative industries, designed to help you protect what you’re building, negotiate your next opportunity, or earn more from what you already own.
Community Q&A
Get clear, thoughtful answers from an attorney who understands the creative economy. Every question becomes a learning opportunity for the entire community.
Monthly Co-Lab
Bring your questions and the tools you’ve built inside The Lab. Together, we’ll refine your strategy, think through real opportunities before they become real decisions, and work through creative ideas and business decisions with an attorney in the room. Can’t make it live? Every session is recorded.
Curated Community
Build alongside creatives who are just as committed to protecting, negotiating, and owning what they build. Because building something meaningful shouldn’t mean building it alone.
An Attorney in the Room
I’m Patrice Perkins, an intellectual property and deal attorney with more than 15 years of experience helping creatives across the art, media, and entertainment industries protect, negotiate, and own what they build, from first contracts to seven-figure deals.
I’ve advised everyone from emerging creatives to nationally recognized artists, entrepreneurs, and cultural leaders. Along the way, I’ve learned that legal counsel has its place. The most important decisions, however, happen before the contract is drafted, the trademark is filed, or the negotiation begins.
That’s why I created The Lab.
Whether you’re preparing to work with an attorney, actively working with one, or making day-to-day business decisions on your own, The Lab helps you build the strategy, judgment, and confidence to protect, negotiate, and own what you build before the stakes get high.
Member-Only Perks
10% off all legal services and projects, plus priority access to private legal services before they’re opened to the public.
Membership Investment
$225/month. Founding member rate. Cancel anytime.
“The Creative Genius Law team is amazing. They are true experts and are passionate about helping creatives own their art. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Patrice, Lorryn, and Ivy. They’ve been truly instrumental in helping me trademark my business name and brand as well as other legal needs. As a creative entrepreneur, the legal process to owning your art is a huge task. However, Patrice and the Creative Genius Law team has been with me every step of the way. They’ve been there to answer questions, provide legal guidance and strategies to help me protect my business, and most importantly, served as a positive light during the journey. I’m truly grateful to have them on my team.”
Join us.
If The Lab feels like your kind of room, submit your application now.
*Applications will remain open throughout enrollment (September 15-October 15). The Lab officially reopens its doors on October 16.
“If you are a creative or in the creative sector and in need of an informed, professional legal team— I highly encourage you to engage with Patrice and her team at Creative Genius Law! Since 2015, Patrice has served as a needed thought partner for me in my creative entrepreneurial endeavors. Her meticulous approach to drafting and reviewing contracts has saved me time and money. As a creative, I can depend on her listen to my goals and offer strategies that protect my creative capital.”