With decades of IP experience, we represent and advise clients of every type and size, from some of the largest and best-known companies in the world to small start-ups, including U.S. and international clients. We're at home in nearly every industry, and we're known for our work in every facet of IP, from patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright litigation, to trademark prosecution, search, and clearance, to IP counseling, transactions, and agreements.
Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret, and Copyright Litigation
We’ve delivered wins for our clients in every type of IP case: utility patent, design patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright. We've designed and executed our clients' brand protection and patent enforcement campaigns, and we've defeated cases brought by competitors and non-practicing entities.
Our lawyers have represented both plaintiffs and defendants in more than 300 IP cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts across the country, as well as IPRs before the PTAB, oppositions and cancellations before the TTAB, and mediations and arbitrations. We have also managed our clients’ litigation overseas.
Name the type of client, the industry, the case, the venue; we’ve most likely already done it.
Trademark Prosecution, Search, and Clearance
We prosecute and manage trademarks for businesses of all sizes. We've represented some of the largest and most aggressive trademark owners in the world, as well as small businesses and start-ups. Our expertise includes all aspects of brand protection, from counseling to trademark filing and prosecution (U.S. and international), oppositions and cancellations before the TTAB, searching and clearance, enforcement, defense against trademark assertions, and domain name disputes before the World Intellectual Property Organization.
IP Counseling, Transactions, and Agreements
We advise our clients on all IP issues, from developing strategies for protecting our clients' intellectual property to strategies for avoiding the IP of competitors. We advise our clients on intellectual property transactions and due diligence, and we negotiate and prepare our clients' agreements relating to intellectual property, including licenses, assignments, and non-disclosure agreements.
Recognized Excellence
Chambers and Partners has recognized our firm in its Spotlight Guide for Intellectual Property. Our partners have been named to the “World’s Leading Patent Professionals” list for litigation in the Patent 1000 guide by Intellectual Asset Management Magazine; Legal 500 for Patent Litigation; Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Law; Best Lawyers/Ones to Watch for Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Litigation, Lawyer of the Year for Intellectual Property Litigation; Best Lawyers of Orange County Litigation/Patent Lawyer of the Year; Leading Trademark Lawyer by World Trademark Review; and Super Lawyer by Thompson/Reuters.
We’ve been invited to speak by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the International Trademark Association (INTA), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, the Orange County Intellectual Property Law Association, the Orange County Bar Association’s IP section, the Association of Corporate Counsel, Orange County Innovation Week, the Harvard Business School Association, the Harvard Law School Association, and the Intellectual Property Rights Practice Group Teleforum, among others.
We have written articles published in Law360, ABA Landslide, The Trademark Lawyer, The Los Angeles Daily Journal, The Recorder, Law.com, The Orange County Business Journal, IP Watchdog, The Licensing Journal, and Engage, among others. We’ve authored and edited dozens of amicus briefs submitted to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the California Supreme Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the AIPLA and other organizations.
Latest News and Upcoming Events
On April 10, 2025, Chambers and Partners named Friedland Cianfrani to its Spotlight Guide. Chambers stated, "Friedland Cianfrani LLP is highlighted for its expert IP litigation practice. ... The team expertly handles cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts."
Michael Friedland will speak at the LA Intellectual Property Law Association's Spring Seminar on May 2 in Laguna Beach, California. His panel is "Nice to Meet You, Your Honor: Approaching IP Cases When Appearing Before a New (or New to You) Judge." The panel features the Hon. David O. Carter, the Hon. Fred W. Slaughter, and the Hon. Patricia A. Donahue, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and Nancy Olson of Olson Stein LLP. For more information and to register, visit here.
Michael Friedland will speak at the DRA annual convention on May 3 in Ventura on "AI and the Legal Industry: What's Changed, What's Changing, and What's Next."
The firm is proud to sponsor the Harvard Law School Alumni Breakfast at the International Trademark Association's Annual Meeting on May 18 in San Diego.
IP360 quoted Nicole Townes in its March 31 article, "Duke's 'White Lotus' Cameo Not Likely an IP Problem for HBO."
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