We’ve represented clients in more than 300 patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret cases. Our cases have been in federal and state trial and appellate courts in more than 20 states, as well as IPRs before the PTAB, oppositions and cancellations before the TTAB, and mediations and arbitrations.
We’ve represented 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. Our cases have involved nearly every industry, from medical devices to software, semiconductors, electric vehicles, consumer products, apparel, accessories, sporting goods, tactical products, beauty products, furniture, beverages, and fast food.
We’ve handled every type of IP case: utility patent, design patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret. We’ve represented clients in courts across the country and managed our clients’ litigation overseas. We've handled our clients' brand protection and patent enforcement campaigns, and we've defended our clients from non-practicing entities. Name the type of case, the industry, the venue; we’ve most likely already done it.
We’re recognized for our work. 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; 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, The Orange County Business Journal, IP Watchdog, 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.
We do things differently. We love being lawyers, which means we love being personally and directly involved in our cases. Which means that our clients get the benefit of our experience in every aspect of their cases. We personally prepare our cases, from developing strategy, to drafting pleadings and motions, to taking and defending depositions, to arguing motions, to working cases up for trial. Our clients get the benefit of our experience, and the efficiency that comes from that experience, in every project.
Our experience also means we don’t spend our time—that is, our clients’ time—figuring out how to do something for the first time. We’ve seen it and done it before. We’ve already written that motion, or we’ve already opposed it. We know the courts, the controlling cases, and the winning arguments.
And we come to work. Not just when we have meetings. Not two or three days a week. We're in, enthusiastically, every single day. We do it because we love what we do, and because the best way to ensure that our clients receive the highest level of service is in-person collaboration. We enjoy bouncing ideas off each other, strategizing together, inspiring each other. We know that some of the best ideas and best outcomes can come from the accident of proximity. Another lawyer will overhear a conversation in the hallway and suggest a better way to frame an argument. It’s happened hundreds of times in our careers, and it can only happen when lawyers work together in person.
Call us at 949 734 4900. We'll be in the office.
May 14. Michael Friedland and Judge John Holcomb of the Central District of California will speak to the Federalist Society's Orange County Lawyers Chapter on the topic, "When Rights Collide: Law at the Intersection of the First Amendment, IP, and AI."
May 16. Michael Friedland will moderate a panel discussion on the topic, "Is Patent Eligibility Doctrine in Need of Reform?" The panel will feature the Hon. Randall Rader, Chief Judge (ret.), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Kristen Osenga, Austin E. Owen Research Scholar & Professor of Law, The University of Richmond School of Law; and Joseph Matal, Clear IP, LLC.
June 29. Michael Friedland will speak at a panel at the Orange County Bar Association's Artificial Intelligence Symposium on the topic "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property." The panel will be moderated by Lauren Katzenellenbogen of Knobbe Martens and will also feature Vikas Bhargava of Knobbe Martens. The symposium will take place from 9a to 3p at UCI Law School in Irvine.
For additional information on these events, including registration links and other firm news, click here.
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