Irvine Intellectual Property Attorneys & Lawyers
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Seth Wiener
Lauri Donahue
Ross Brandborg
Jake Siciliano
David Yamaguchi
Michael Wieser
Eric Alspaugh
Ali Shalchi
Anthony Whittington, Jd/Mba
Timothy Marks, Esq.
Irvine Intellectual Property Lawyers
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Legal Services Offered by Our On-Demand Irvine Intellectual Property Attorneys
Our Irvine intellectual property attorneys & lawyers can help you secure and protect your company-s intellectual property. Whether you are an entrepreneur, artist, author, engineer, manager, or individual - the IP attorneys on UpCounsel have you covered.
There are four common areas of intellectual property, which all protect different things such as: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Additionally, licensing is a popular enough specialization of IP that warrants mentioning.
Our Irvine IP attorneys that specialize in licensing can help you draft contracts that grant permission to another party to do something with an otherwise protected work or product. A license can grant the right to reproduce the work by: distributed copy of the work to others by rental, sale, or lease, or preparing derivative works using protected expression from the original work, and/or displaying the work.
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Content Creator Agreement Amendment for Distribution vs Syndication
"Professional, knowledgeable and informative, along with quick but very thorough work and listened to all my needs. I will enlist his service again in the future."
Destin J
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Los Angeles,
CA,
5 days ago
Assist with Other Commercial Contract Matter
"Very Knowledgable and quick to respond"
Anthony L
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Elk Grove,
CA,
9 days ago
Contract Review for Small Business
"She did a great job in pointing out loopholes in our contract, definitely recommend!"
Rucha R
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Pleasanton,
CA,
about 1 month ago
Drafting Customer Contract Template for Online Health Education Programs
"Top notch expertise related to drafting contracts for our health tech start-up company. Smart, efficient, and down-to-earth"
Leslie R
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Los Angeles,
CA,
about 1 month ago
Influencer Contract Review
"David is highly knowledgeable about working with marketing contractors in California. I hired him to review a contract template, and he answered all my questions clearly and comprehensively. Thanks to his insight, I feel confident moving forward with my contractors using the revised template."
Lucie L
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San Mateo,
CA,
about 1 month ago
Review Lien
"Sagar was very prompt and knowledgeable in his responses. I would 100% recommend!"
Kiran M
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Los Angeles,
CA,
about 2 months ago
Merchant Contract Review
"Very professional and timely in her responses! She helped me optimize my ATM SLA contract. Thanks"
Parsa P
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Los Angeles,
CA,
about 2 months ago
Review Business Consulting Agreement
"Excellent attorney. Timely, professional, knowledgeable."
Natalie G
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Oak Park,
CA,
2 months ago
Comprehensive Legal Review of All Clauses in Services Agreement with M&A Consulting Company
"Super fast and responsive. Great quality of work. Will be a return client."
Antony M
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San Diego,
CA,
3 months ago
Legal Advice for Converting SAFEs to Equity Without a Priced Round
"Sara is awesome. Very professional"
Omar E
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San Francisco,
CA,
3 months ago
Assist with Other Commercial Contract Matter
"Eric helped me with edits to a University Endowment Agreement, as part of establishing a memorial scholarship. Eric was very professional, flexible, and responsive in our work together."
Joe L
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Marina del Rey,
CA,
4 months ago
Review Subscription Agreement and Supporting Documents for Private Credit Investment
"Derek reviewed a subscription agreement at short notice. I provided comprehensive feedback. I would work with Derek again, anytime."
Uwe B
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Los Angeles,
CA,
4 months ago
Assist with Other Commercial Contract Matter
"Excellent Service."
Ruby S
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San Diego,
CA,
5 months ago
Simplified Consulting Agreement
"Jon is a fantastic listener and helped me review IP and other potentially-troublesome terms in a consulting agreement."
Amin A
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Cupertino,
CA,
7 months ago
Service Agreement Services
"I highly recommend Jack Liechtung. His expertise was invaluable in navigating a business transaction. He was easy to work with, readily available, and provided clear, straightforward advice. Jack helped us achieve a positive outcome in a situation that could have ended badly."
Kolja R
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San Carlos,
CA,
8 months ago
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Consult on SaaS Agreement
"I enjoyed working with Damian Guzman. We had a time sensitive matter he was helping us with and he got it across the finish line for us."
Sujay K
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Cupertino,
CA,
9 months ago
Review Licensing Agreement
"Great response time and super job, exceeded my expectations!"
Andrew S
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Ventura,
CA,
11 months ago
Other Commercial Contract Matter
"Paul's thorough analysis, quick turnaround time, and eager attitude has made him an absolute joy to work with, and we've worked on almost half a dozen startup business related contracts already. Don't hesitate to hire Paul if you have any ambiguity you need resolved!"
Ali A
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Canoga Park,
CA,
11 months ago
Service Agreement
"Annabel is great!"
Jonathan H
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Los Angeles,
CA,
12 months ago
Draft Service Agreement
"Working with Troy was easy and pleasurable. What I found extremely useful is his business acumen on top of his legal knowledge. Troy was able to provide practical advice."
Zhenya R
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Chatsworth,
CA,
12 months ago
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