San Diego Intellectual Property Attorneys & Lawyers
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David Yamaguchi
Dean Sage
Troy Krich
Daniel E. Goodrich
Dolan Williams
David Lizerbram
Edward Robinson
Michael Wales
Alicia Dearn
Aaron Bernstein
San Diego Intellectual Property Lawyers
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Our San Diego 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 San Diego 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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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,
30 days ago
Affiliate Agreement
"My second time working with Jake and it won’t be my last. His work is exceptional!"
Noel L
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Mira Loma,
CA,
about 2 months ago
Collaborative Contract for Supervising Multiple NPs
"Mr. Williams is highly efficient, knowledgeable and extremely professional. He took the time to answer all my questions and completed addressed my needs. I will be using him for any legal issues going forward and I highly recommend him!!!"
Nas R
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Encinitas,
CA,
about 2 months ago
Review Licensing Agreement
"Great response time and super job, exceeded my expectations!"
Andrew S
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Ventura,
CA,
3 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,
3 months ago
Service Agreement
"Annabel is great!"
Jonathan H
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Los Angeles,
CA,
3 months ago
Review SaaS Agreement
"Thanks David!"
Stedman H
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San Francisco,
CA,
3 months ago
Review Non-Disclosure Agreement (Commercial)
"Lauri was a great help. Responses were quick."
Nancy K
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San Leandro,
CA,
3 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,
4 months ago
Assist with Other Commercial Contract Matter
"Rosetta was very nice to work with. She was responsive and efficient and was able to work well within my budget."
Fatima A
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San Francisco,
CA,
4 months ago
Assist with Other Commercial Contract Matter
"Eric met all my expectation and then some. Very thorough in his written review of a contact. Extremely responsive. I would absolutely recommend."
Tiffany D
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Rancho Cordova,
CA,
4 months ago
Legal Document Review Assistance Needed
"Stacy is knowledgeable, professional, and answered in details all the questions I had for her with great suggestions and advice."
Chris C
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San Francisco,
CA,
5 months ago
Review Marketing Agreement
"I can't wait to work with Alisha again. She provided quick support for an advertising agreement I needed reviewed. She explained things in detail and even helped me go back and forth with the company on the various revisions. I am now confident in the final version and I believe my interests are being protected. Best legal service I've received in my business, hands down. Don't waste your time looking for anyone else, reach out to Alisha. You won't regret it!- Sam D."
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Los Angeles,
CA,
6 months ago
Review SaaS Agreement
"I chose Brandon after meeting with six different UpCounsel attorneys. His experience stood out over many others, and I'm very happy with the choice. He was incredibly helpful in developing our customer-facing legal documents (T&C, DPA, SLA, SA, etc). His turnaround time for the documents was fast, and each document was thoroughly built to protect our business."
Ron B
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San Diego,
CA,
6 months ago
Consult on Licensing Agreement
"Ali is very professional and easy to work with."
John Y
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Lakehead,
CA,
7 months ago
Assist with Other Commercial Contract Matter
"Very easy to work with, get everything done for me transparently and affordably"
Michael H
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Elk Grove,
CA,
7 months ago
Non-Disclosure Agreement (Commercial)
"Sean consistently excels in reviewing my contracts with punctuality, precision, and a genuine care that sets him apart. His services have not only saved me considerable time and effort, but have also provided me with peace of mind. His thorough approach and timely delivery are invaluable."
Kevin P
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San Jose,
CA,
8 months ago
Review Distribution Agreement
"Outstanding job on the contract review and redlining."
Nabil S
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Mountain View,
CA,
8 months ago
Review Service Agreement
"A++"
Ali A
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Venice,
CA,
9 months ago
Review Service Agreement
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