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Thomas W Porter
El Segundo, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 14 years of experience
IP, Business, Communications and Trademarks
Southwestern Law School
Tommy helps entrepreneurs, startups, and businesses of all kinds build great companies. His goal is to be a team member of your company to provide business and legal strategy in an effective and efficient manner. He serves as outside general counsel and advises clients in many different sectors, including technology, media, entertainment, retail, food and beverage, and outdoor recreation industries, among others. He prides himself on personalized services and building lasting relationships with his clients. He likes to work with teams bold enough to build epic brands, solve big problems, and make a dent in the universe.
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Scott Lesowitz
Beverly Hills, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 16 years of experience
IP, Business, Communications and Trademarks
Harvard Law School
Scott is a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School and former Assistant United States Attorney.
At Lesowitz Gebelin LLP, Scott handles copyright and trademark infringement cases, trade secrets litigation, defamation, internet law, and general civil litigation matters. Scott represents both plaintiffs and defendants.
Scott is a Super Lawyers Rising Star. Avvo.com ranks Scott as a 10 out of 10. The LA Business Journal recognized Scott as one of Los Angeles County’s top 25 white collar and cyber crimes attorneys.
Scott is licensed to practice law in both California and New York.
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Braden Robert Leck
Santa Barbara, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 24 years of experience
IP, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
Braden R. Leck focuses on advising individuals and businesses on real estate and business transactions, intellectual property matters, estate planning and trust administration.
Prior to joining Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell, LLP, Mr. Leck was a partner at the Santa Barbara law firm of Seed Mackall LLP. Mr. Leck began his legal career in Los Angeles at the international law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP. Mr. Leck received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.
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Dana Melissa Newman
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(310) 730-4384
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
IP and Business
University of San Francisco School of Law
I am a business attorney with substantial in-house legal experience at companies involved in entertainment and communications technologies. I focus on technology transactions, contracts, trademark and copyright law, and publishing law. I have negotiated and drafted complex, sophisticated contracts involving technology, licensing, joint ventures, and asset purchases. I've also managed an extensive intellectual property portfolio (trademarks and copyrights), and have handled the prosecution of domestic and international trademarks, software licensing, domain name enforcement, and copyright registrations.
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Erica Bristol
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 24 years of experience
IP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Trademarks
UCLA School of Law
Erica Bristol is an attorney and owner of Evening Legal(TM), a boutique law firm in Encino, California serving "micro" and small business owners with daytime and "after hours" legal services. She received her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 1999 where she served as the Editor in Chief of the Bulletin of Law and Technology. For 11 years she served as in-house counsel for a California corporation, with various roles during her career as Senior Counsel, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for its for-profit and non-profit affiliates.
Erica is a commercial mediator, practicing since 2006...
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Frederick Lewis Stoker III
Van Nuys, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Employment and Estate Planning
Suffolk University Law School
Attorney Stoker is the principal attorney of Stoker Law Firm. He is the second youngest out of five children with three brothers and a sister which led him to thrive on competition. His mother often reminds him of when he was in elementary school telling her he wanted to be a lawyer.
While attending Suffolk, Attorney Stoker served as a fellow in the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, studied international law at Lund University in Sweden, and earned a concentration in Business Law and Financial Services.
Attorney Stoker's legal career began with an internship his senior year at Merrimack with Gomez & Palumbo,...
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Tamara Lynn Harper
Westlake Village, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(805) 409-0530
141 Duesenberg Drive
Suite 7B
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Ventura COL
Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Harper served as Director of Corporate Compliance and Commercial Leasing for Kinko’s Service Corporation, Inc., now FedEx. Early in her career she worked as in house corporate counsel to one of California’s largest labor staffing corporations and civilly prosecuted perpetrators of domestic violence through a DOJ grant protecting victims of domestic violence. She has argued cases before the United States Hague Court for matters of international child abduction; California Court of Appeals and Superior Court; District Court; Delaware Court of Chancery; and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeals...
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Dawn Marie Coulson
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 34 years of experience
(213) 929-2390
515 South Figueroa Street
Suite 1020
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Free ConsultationIP, Bankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
Univ of Denver COL
Dawn M. Coulson is the managing partner of Epps & Coulson, LLP. Prior to being admitted to practice in California, Colorado, New York, Texas and Oregon, Ms. Coulson owned an import/export business for both Japanese and American trading companies. Ms. Coulson also holds a California Real Estate/Broker license. Ms. Coulson practices in State and Federal Court and in 2010 she was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Mr. Robin Mashal
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 24 years of experience
(310) 286-2000
1801 Century Park East, 9th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2302
IP, Business, Real Estate and Stockbroker Fraud
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
I have been licensed to practice law in the State of California since 1999. I am the managing shareholder of Century City Law Group, a Professional Corporation (Century City Law Group, APC). I studied accounting at the University of Southern California, and obtained my law degree from Loyola Law School. While attending Loyola Law School, I became a Production Editor of the Loyola Entertainment Law Review, and was also placed on the Dean's Honor List. I have received Martindale-Hubbel's distinguished "AV Preeminent" peer-review rating. I was named to Super Lawyer Magazine's Southern California Rising Stars...
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Amy K. Saechao
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Estate Planning and Trademarks
Golden Gate University School of Law and Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Next Level Legal aims to reimagine the legal experience by disrupting the way that law firms have traditionally delivered services. We believe that everyone should be able to access an attorney when they need it and continue to establish solutions to make that access possible, including the utilization of technology, transparent pricing, flexible payment options, legal subscription memberships, and options for virtual representation.
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Joshua Kroot
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(213) 677-0856
355 South Grand Avenue
Suite 2450
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Free ConsultationIP, Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy and Business
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Business attorney with demonstrated record of success in high-stakes litigation. Adviser to multi-national corporations, growth-focused startups, closely held companies and non-governmental organizations. Skilled in dispute resolution, class actions, insurance, financial and regulatory actions. Experience growing businesses from idea to exit. Founder of and adviser to multiple companies in U.S. and abroad.
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Joshua Biletsky
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Entertainment & Sports
Southwestern Law School
I am an attorney who provides legal services to emerging and established artists. I also cater to the legal needs of entrepreneurs and to businesses which are just starting up or have already been established. In representing these clients, I strive to protect the intellectual property of businesses and creative and technical artists across a wide spectrum of media.
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Joseph A. Mandour
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 27 years of experience
(310) 656-3900
12121 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 810
Los Angeles, CA 90025
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Joseph Mandour is the managing partner of Mandour & Associates, APC. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1995. Since then, he has been providing legal representation to businesses facing intellectual property issues.
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Jonathan Louis Handel
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 33 years of experience
IP, Communications and Entertainment & Sports
Harvard Law School
I practice transactional entertainment and technology law and was a also a journalist at The Hollywood Reporter from 2010-20, where I covered entertainment labor, law and business. A former computer scientist, I was also active in local politics for over a decade.
A preeminent expert on Hollywood unions and guilds, I'm the author of several books on the subject. I'm also an adjunct professor at USC and Southwestern law schools, and previously at UCLA Law School, and a non-resident research fellow at Rutgers University. I've worked as a talent lawyer; guild attorney; and as a litigator.
I've been a member of the...
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Christopher Michael Barkley
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 17 years of experience
IP
Southwestern Law School
Attorney Christopher M. Barkley joined the McCathern Los Angeles office as a partner in 2018, and is head of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. He focuses his practice on patent matters, particularly assisting clients in obtaining and exploiting patent rights. In addition to his patent practice, Mr. Barkley advises clients on other technology-related matters such as the protection and enforcement of trade secrets, as well as trademarks and copyrights.
For over a decade, Mr. Barkley has been a practicing attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in a wide...
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Tony T. Liu
Anaheim, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Personal Injury and Stockbroker Fraud
Chapman University Fowler School of Law, Chapman University Fowler School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
Law Offices of Tony T. Liu is a criminal and civil trial firm located in Orange County, California. Mr. Liu is aggressive but cautious, focused but flexible, thorough but always efficient. He listens to and works with his clients to identify litigation goals, then to develop and implement cost-effective strategy and tactics. He constantly attempts to re-evaluate and reassess these objectives and methods as the litigation landscape shifts, to ensure that the litigation continues to serve the client’s objectives, and not vice versa.
As a trial attorney, he knows how and what is needed win the case if it goes...
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Rod S. Berman
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 42 years of experience
(310) 201-3517
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
My practice is focused on Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and Intellectual Property Law. Based in California, I represent national and international clients from a wide range of industries.
With nearly 40 years of legal experience, you can expect skilled, knowledgeable and zealous representation. My accomplishments have resulted in numerous honors, including recognition as being among the Best Lawyers in America, Top Intellectual Property Attorneys in California, and Top 100 Attorneys in Los Angeles.
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Chaz Rainey JD/MBA
Burbank, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 16 years of experience
IP, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and International
London School of Economics and Political Science and UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
Chaz Rainey advises clients in the film and television industry on matters related to: copyright litigation, financing, production, new media technologies, rights of publicity, defamation, trade secrets, trademarks, unfair competition and other transactional issues. An internationally recognized lawyer, licensed in the practice of law in California, Nevada, New York, Texas and the District of Columbia, Chaz Rainey is an accomplished litigator, negotiator, and advocate. Chaz has served as lead counsel on over 200 cases in both state and federal court. He has first-chaired more than a dozen jury and bench trials, argued before federal and state appellate courts,...
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David Mirkin Zeligs
Long Beach, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Estate Planning and Trademarks
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Established in 1990, the Law Offices of David M. Zeligs has delivered quality legal services to its clients with professionalism and integrity for a quarter century. Based on our firm’s philosophy of putting the client’s needs first, we provide individualized services based on your realistic legal needs and expectations for a reasonable price.
David M. Zeligs graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) in 1978 with a B.A. degree in Politics. In 1982, prior to receiving his undergraduate degree, he took time off from college and traveled for six months throughout Latin America. Along the way, he lived...
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Nicholas M. Krebs
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 8 years of experience
IP, Appeals, Business and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Practicing attorney providing litigation services for clients across a variety of industries and jurisdictions. Admitted to practice in all California courts, the District of Columbia, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Michael Doland
Santa Monica, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Business, International and Trademarks
Georgetown University Law Center
I am a business attorney doing both transactions as well as litigation.
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Timothy Lappen
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 49 years of experience
(310) 201-3536
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
IP, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of California - Los Angeles
With four decades of legal experience, I provide counsel for Business, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Tax, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, and Hospitality Law matters. Based in Southern California, I represent clients as outside general counsel throughout the world. I am dedicated to delivering legal expertise and experience focused on the best possible outcomes.
Highly accomplished and respected by peers, I have been honored as the 2018 Southern California Lawyer of the Year for Closely-Held Companies & Family Businesses Law, and the 2019 Southern California Lawyer of the Year for Trusts and Estates.
Outside of work, I am committed to giving...
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Fritz-Howard Raymond Clapp
Beverly Hills, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 42 years of experience
IP, Business and Trademarks
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Previous career in computer industry, head of advanced software development and systems architecture for joint venture of two major computer manufacturers. Active in community affairs and politics in Sacramento, California. Former lobbyist for motorcyclists' rights in California legislature. Represented scores of trademark owners (including a world-famous brand) and content creators, consistently achieving clients' goals against some formidable adversaries including Marvel, Viacom, Electronic Arts, and Alexander McQueen.
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Judd M. Patton
Torrance, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Southwestern University School of Law
Hi, I'm Judd! I am an experienced patent and trademark attorney based in California, serving clients both domestically and internationally. With offices located in both Northern and Southern California, I am able to provide clients throughout the world with personalized and effective legal solutions.
My areas of expertise include patent prosecution, litigation, trademark registration, and disputes. I am committed to staying up-to-date with the latest developments in patent and trademark law and am an active member of the National Association of Patent Practitioners and the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association.
I take pride in helping clients protect their intellectual property assets...
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Justin John Glyer
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(310) 963-9386
1800 Century Park East, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90067
IP, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
Pepperdine University School of Law
Justin Glyer's practice focuses on media, entertainment, marketing, technology and commercial contracts, start-ups, copyright, trademark, content, internet, communications, privacy and general business law.
Mr. Glyer has conducted successful negotiations with digital media start-ups, artists, producers, movie studios, television networks, promoters, talent agencies, multi-channel internet distributors, record labels, publishers, software developers, internet service providers, social media companies, business development professionals, accounting firms, public speakers, job recruiters, universities and academics, advertisers, marketing, telecommunications and technology companies, insurance carriers and a wide range of other individuals and businesses from the very small to the Fortune 500.
As a long-time former business and legal...
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Paul David Murphy
Santa Monica, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 32 years of experience
IP, Business, Products Liability and Trademarks
USC Law School
Paul’s practice focuses primarily on complex business litigation. He was recently named one of the “Top 100 Attorneys in Southern California” by Los Angeles Magazine, has the highest AV rating in Martindale Hubbell, and is regularly listed in various publications as one of the top attorneys in his field.
His practice areas include business and commercial litigation, False Claims Act cases, corporation and partnership disputes, professional liability litigation, entertainment and intellectual property litigation, defense of non-profit and other charity-based organizations, products liability litigation and all related appellate work.
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Kirstin Jensvold-Rumage
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 1 year of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
University of San Diego School of Law
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Rebecca Charlene McCracken
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 21 years of experience
IP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Trademarks
Vermont Law School
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Curtis Lamar Harrington
Long Beach, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 37 years of experience
IP, Patents and Tax
University of Houston - Main Campus and University of San Diego School of Law
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I prepare presentations for the public on tax topics, and provide CLE of value to Attorneys and CPA's due to being a Multiple Activity Provider of Tax Specialization Continuing Education licensed by the Board of Legal Specialization of The State Bar of California.
I help startups emphasizing with an approach of keeping a low profile while gathering data, comparing which jurisdiction will...
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Steve Payam Hassid
Santa Monica, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 21 years of experience
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Hastings College of the Law
For over 13 years, I have helped clients in diverse technology areas achieve success in IP and business litigation, patents, trademarks and licensing. Having been at two leading large law firms (Greenberg Trauig LLP, AMLAW 10 and Sheppard Mullin LLP, AMLAW 100) for 10+ years, I have the experience and skills to provide our client's with the very best in quality and service. I have successfully settled numerous IP and business litigation cases, prosecuted hundreds of patent and trademark applications to issuance/registration and successfully negotiated complicated licensing and pre-litigation matters for small startups to Fortune 500 companies....
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Brandon J. Anand
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 15 years of experience
(323) 325-3389
5455 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1609
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Southwestern Law School and Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Brandon Anand is a seasoned business and real estate attorney and Court-appointed Referee. Brandon has advised as to countless matters at each stage of the business life cycle—from formation—to operations (partnerships/joint ventures, IP protection, licensing/sales, and litigation/conflict resolution)—to reorganization, sales, and mergers, with a focus on two primary areas: real estate and entertainment/sports.
Brandon's real estate practice centers around the sale, financing, and lease of real property. In addition to private representation, he serves as a Court-appointed Partition Referee throughout California, where he is called upon to streamline sales, accounting, and distribution of proceeds from real property (e.g....
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Brennan C. Swain
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 27 years of experience
(310) 785-5308
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Regent University School of Law
Brennan Swain's legal practice emphasizes patent and trademark law, including prosecution, litigation and client counseling.
Growing up in a family of engineers, Brennan was immersed from a young age in the engineering world, particularly the mechanical arts. While working regularly in his father's high-tech industrial coatings company in high school and college, he received hands-on experience with the inner workings of industrial machines and engines. After law school, Brennan's first job as a patent attorney also included working as an engineer for a small high-tech company. As a result of this experience, unlike many patent attorneys, Brennan has hands-on experience...
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Miles J. Feldman
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 30 years of experience
(310) 440-4100
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
IP, Arbitration & Mediation, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
University of California - Berkeley
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Navid Soleymani
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(310) 919-0091
1875 Century Park East
Suite 1240
Los Angeles, CA 90067
IP, Business, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Navid handles business litigation and employment litigation for individual and corporate clients in a wide range of industries, from small businesses to large publicly-traded corporations. As a seasoned Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, Navid has extensive experience in the media and entertainment industries, representing clients such as recording artists, managers and agents, production companies and content providers. Navid has litigated numerous intellectual property claims involving, among other things, copyright and trademark infringement, cyber-squatting, defamation, right of publicity, and trade secret misappropriation. Navid handles sexual harassment, wrongful termination, disability discrimination and pregnancy discrimination.
Since 2002, Navid Soleymani has been litigating complex business, entertainment,...
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Stephen McArthur
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP and Trademarks
Columbia Law School
The McArthur Law Firm works directly with software and videogame companies to create strategies to protect their brands against poachers and to protect their companies against frivolous intellectual property claims. Our passion and in-depth experience in intellectual property matters allows us to provide our clients with focused problem solving and specialized attention. By working with us, clients benefit from the expertise of an attorney long trained at the best law firms in the country without paying the megafirm expenses. We have represented clients across the technology spectrum, but particularly those associated with the interactive entertainment and...
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Niria Mildred Arvizu
Pasadena, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 19 years of experience
IP and Trademarks
Syracuse Univ COL
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Craig McLaughlin
Seal Beach, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 28 years of experience
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Whittier Law School
The firm represents individuals and businesses and handles cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants involving patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, copyright, unfair competition, false advertising, defamation, violations of U.S. Customs and other civil litigation in both state and federal courts. As principal of the firm, Craig McLaughlin is an efficient litigator and trial lawyer experienced in intellectual property matters and other civil litigation. The firm is focused on protecting its clients' intellectual property and reputation. A list of accomplishments for clients is available on the firm's website.
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Milord A. Keshishian
Los Angeles, CA Intellectual Property Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents, Personal Injury and Trademarks
Pepperdine University School of Law
Milord A. Keshishian practices law with a focus on intellectual property rights. His training and experience includes the areas of patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, trade secret, and franchise law. He has extensive experience in litigating these matters, as well as counseling clients on transactions surrounding technology acquisitions and other business ventures.
Milord is experienced in pursuing intellectual property protection in the United States and internationally. He also serves as an expert witness in patent litigation matters handled by prominent law firms.
His interest in protecting intellectual property rights developed out of the respect he gained for the innovative thinking found in...
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Stephen Kane
Playa Vista, CA Intellectual Property Attorney
Free ConsultationIP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Stanford Law School
I have legal and business experience ranging from corporate to small business to startup. As a business owner and entrepreneur, I’ve confronted many of the same challenges my clients encounter. I can give you practical legal advice from the perspective of a lawyer who “gets” business.
Relevant Experience and Background
- Associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP (AmLaw 100 law firm)
- In House Corporate Experience, Legal Tech Experience
- Fellow, Stanford CodeX Center for Legal Informatics
- Education: Stanford University, Stanford Law School
I started GRID110, a 501c3 partnered with the LA Mayor’s office to provide mentorship & resources to underserved entrepreneurs. Through GRID110 I’ve...
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Steven William Smyrski
Santa Monica, CA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 31 years of experience
IP and Antitrust
Southwestern University School of Law
Steven W. Smyrski has over twenty-five years of experience in all phases of intellectual property, including patent prosecution and litigation, technology license drafting and negotiation, enforcement and infringement avoidance strategies, patent portfolio evaluations, infringement/validity analyses, and design around of U.S. patents. Mr. Smyrski has personally drafted over 400 original U.S. patent applications in such diverse fields as telecommunications hardware and software, semiconductor design, fabrication, and inspection, medical devices, signal processing components, computer hardware and software, neural networks, exercise equipment, and business methods.
Mr. Smyrski has litigated a variety of intellectual property disputes, including asserting and defending over ten patents for...