Intellectual Property law in California covers patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and IP licensing. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. California has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to intellectual property cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for intellectual property matters in California is generally 4 years written, 2 years oral, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and California's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of California sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on intellectual property in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting an intellectual property attorney in California, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Superior Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout California and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to intellectual property law in California for an in-depth look at California's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Mark Anthony Davis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Mark A. Davis
 750 E Green St Pasadena CA 91101
(626) 440-0477
South Texas College of Law (1999)
Bar #195014
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
John Karl Buche - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Buche & Associates, P.C.
 875 Prospect St Suite 305 San Diego CA 92037
(858) 459-9111
South Texas College of Law (1996)
English
Bar #239477
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Intellectual Property Patents
Scott Anthony McMillan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The McMillan Law Firm, A Professional Corporation
 4670 Nebo Dr La Mesa CA 91941
(619) 464-1500
Western Sierra School of Law
Bar #212506
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate
Jason Kelly Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MK Smith, APC
 9891 Irvine Center Drive Suite 200 Irvine CA 92618
(949) 299-2500
Pepperdine University School of Law (2008)
English
Bar #277923
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
John Robert Armstrong - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Armstrong Law Group
 23232 Peralta Drive Suite 120 Laguna Hills CA 92653
(949) 942-6069
Creighton University (1993)
Bar #183912
U.S. Central District of California Bar
Suspended License
Verified
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Sarah Ashley Pavlik - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hylton & Associates, APC
 21052 Oxnard St Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 999-2269
English, French
Bar #291109
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Insurance Claims
Hannah Stitt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tectonic Law PC
 3929 24th Street San Francisco CA 94114
(628) 203-8479
Bar #309349
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
David Martinez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robins Kaplan LLP
 2049 Century Park E 3400 Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 552-0130
Southwestern University School of Law (1997)
English, Spanish
Bar #193183
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Christina Gagnier - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
 3 Park Plaza #1100 Irvine CA 92614
(949) 623-7241
University of San Francisco School of Law (2008)
English
Bar #264578
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Intellectual Property
Danelle Harvey-Jacob - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harvey-Jacob Law
 201 Spear St Ste 1100 San Francisco CA 94105
(408) 883-9982
Bar #339239
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Estate Planning
Harrison Pierce Kordestani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kordestani Legal Partners, Inc.
 8033 W Sunset Blvd Ste 798 Los Angeles CA 90046
(323) 628-7150
Boston University School of Law (1995)
Farsi
Bar #175220
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Dan Robinson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dan Robinson P.C.
 701 E. Santa Clara St., Suite 45 Ventura CA 93001
University of Minnesota Law School (2004)
English
Bar #254458
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Communications & Internet Law
Cole Elliott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silicon Valley Law Group
 One North Market St. Suite 200 San Jose CA 95113
(408) 573-5700
Santa Clara University School of Law (2019)
English
Bar #348022
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Environmental Law
Mr. Robin Mashal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Century City Law Group, APC
 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800 Los Angeles CA 90067-5080
(310) 286-2000
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1996)
English, Farsi
Bar #205003
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Intellectual Property
Amelia Sargent - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Willenken LLP
 707 Wilshire Blvd Suite 3850 Los Angeles CA 90017
Stanford Law School (2008)
English
Bar #280243
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Intellectual Property Trademarks
David Allen Sergenian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sergenian Law, a Professional Corporation
 2355 Westwood Boulevard #529 Los Angeles CA 90064
Eugene Lang Coll
Bar #230174
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Jessica Bromall Sparkman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
 1900 Avenue of the Stars 7th Floor Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 712-6838
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
English
Bar #235017
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Intellectual Property
Eric J Ball - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fenwick & West LLP
 801 California St Mountain View CA 94041
(650) 988-8500
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (2005)
Bar #241327
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Intellectual Property Trademarks
Gerald Ray Prettyman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Gerald R. Prettyman
 5890 Stoneridge Dr Ste 102 Pleasanton CA 94588
(925) 600-7342
Golden Gate University (2005)
English
Bar #247887
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Intellectual Property Patents
David Taylor Rudolph - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
 275 Battery Street Suite 2900 San Francisco CA 94111
(415) 956-1000
Rutgers University (1999)
English
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Intellectual Property
Mr Edward McLean Lyman III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Cochran Firm Los Angeles
 4929 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1010 Los Angeles CA 90010
(323) 931-6200
Univ of Miami
Bar #248264
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Employment Law Entertainment & Sports Law
George Joseph Frost - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of George Frost
 2930 Magnolia St Berkeley CA 94705
(510) 647-8863
San Francisco State Unv
Bar #178528
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Antitrust Law Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Dmitriy Aristov - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Forward Estate Planning, A Law Corporation
 222 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 2000 El Segundo CA 90245
(424) 259-3550
Golden Gate University School of Law (2009)
Russian
Bar #298467
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Entertainment & Sports Law
Jason Brooks - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Buchalter, A Professional Corporation
 12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800 los angeles CA 90025
(310) 230-5580
U of Wisconsin (2006)
Bar #307294
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Entertainment & Sports Law
Edward Ray Flores - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flores Law Group, A Professional Corporation
 1421 E Chapman Ave Tustin CA 92866
(714) 769-1200
Bar #165511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Michael S. LeBoff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Klein & Wilson LLP
 4770 Von Karman Ave Newport Beach CA 92660
(949) 631-3300
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1999)
Bar #204612
U.S. District Court Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Andrew Kevin Jacobson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bay Oak Law
 180 Grand Ave. Suite 700 Oakland CA 94612
(510) 208-5500
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
Bar #148583
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Kevin R. Martin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin APC
 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 290 Oakland CA 94612
(510) 444-7600
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
English
California Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Timothy James Walton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Walton Twu LLP
 3233 Valencia Ave STE A5 Aptos CA 95003
(831) 685-9800
Pomona Coll
English
Bar #184292
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Intellectual Property
Ryan Taiji Okabe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Okabe & Haushalter
 1230 Rosecrans Ave 300 Manhattan Beach CA 90266
(310) 543-7708
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #215964
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Tahj Emmanuel Gomes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington & Heithecker
 330 W 5th St Chico CA 95928
(530) 345-1647
California St Univ Chico
English
Bar #205254
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Insurance Defense
Joshua Kroot - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Primary Law Group
 355 South Grand Avenue Suite 2450 Los Angeles CA 90071
(213) 677-0856
London School of Economics and Political Science (2008)
Bulgarian, English, French
California Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
Andrew John Chan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ericksen Arbuthnot
 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 350 Concord CA 94520
(510) 832-7770
University of Miami School of Law (2004)
California Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law Insurance Defense Intellectual Property
Peter Tormey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 101 Gregory Lane Suite 46 Pleasant Hill CA 94523
(925) 352-9842
John F. Kennedy University (2006)
Bar #269869
Federal Circuit Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Business Law Intellectual Property Patents
Vincent Tong - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
TONG LAW
 1999 Harrison Street 18th Floor Oakland CA 94612
(510) 371-7835
Santa Clara University School of Law
English, Mandarin
California Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Employment Law
David Jeanchung Tsai - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
 Four Embarcadero Center 22nd Floor San Francisco CA 94111-5998
(415) 983-1176
Harvard University
Chinese
California Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Business Law Intellectual Property
Jonathan Michael Jenkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
JENKINS KAYAYAN LLP
 444 S Flower St., Suite 1750 Los Angeles CA 90071
(310) 984-6800
Yale Univ
Bar #193011
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Insurance Claims
Karin S Schwartz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
California Department of Public Health
 1415 L St 500 Sacramento CA 95814
(916) 558-1700
Bryn Mawr College
Bar #209455
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Intellectual Property Products Liability
Michael Edward Dergosits - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dergosits & Noah LLP
 One Embarcadero Center Suite 720 San Francisco CA 94111
(415) 705-6381
University of San Francisco School of Law (1981)
English
Bar #118206
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Intellectual Property Patents Trademarks
Shaun Kendig Boss - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shaun Kendig Boss Law Firm
 306 Upas Street San Diego CA 92103
(619) 293-7937
University of San Diego
English
Bar #70227
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy
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