Client stole our comps
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I don't know nmata, I don't quite follow, and I would like to know the exact situation you had consulted your lawyer with. After speaking with my laywer about a similar situation a couple months ago, I recieved an entirely different answer.
Design work CAN and SHOULD be considered similar to illustration (and hence like photography). Just because it's a part of a brand, doesn't mean you can't claim royalties on it.
That's like saying that since my photo or illustration is going to be used on busses all over the world, I no loger have rights to it. It does not matter what the use is, brand, or letterhead, you must explicitly sign over the rights to the creative work.
If it's in your contract that you still own the rights as the artist, then it will stand in court. It's just a matter of beating out lawyers over the english in the contract at that point.