James MacClatchie Duncan
Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #161474 · Admitted 1992
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Looking for a intellectual property attorney near you in Bakersfield? Explore the Kern County record for intellectual property attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.
Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · three years for copyright claims; trade secret claims run three years (Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.6) (17 U.S.C. § 507(b)). Patent damages reach back six years (35 U.S.C. § 286). Trademark claims under the Lanham Act borrow analogous state periods and are shaped by laches.
This page is the Bakersfield chapter of the registry's statewide record · Intellectual Property Attorneys in California collects every county and city.
Three years for copyright claims; trade secret claims run three years (Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.6).
17 U.S.C. § 507(b)
Patent damages reach back six years (35 U.S.C. § 286). Trademark claims under the Lanham Act borrow analogous state periods and are shaped by laches.
13 active attorneys with an address of record in Bakersfield list intellectual property among their practice areas on the registry, out of 743 active attorneys whose address of record is in Bakersfield.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Bakersfield attorneys are criminal defense (167), business law (104), litigation (99), estate planning (91) and employment (82). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
2 of the 743 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 45 of the 743 active attorneys in Bakersfield, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (45), Hindi (8), Persian (5) and Arabic (1). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Reading the roster in Bakersfield. Match the attorney to the asset: trademark clearance and prosecution, copyright licensing, trade-secret protection programs, and patent work are distinct practices, and patent prosecution requires USPTO registration. California's technology corridors mean deep benches in Santa Clara, San Francisco, and Los Angeles counties, but registration and enforcement practice is federal and can be handled statewide. Ask about flat-fee filings, search strategy before adoption of a mark, and enforcement philosophy.
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Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #161474 · Admitted 1992
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Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #343696 · Admitted 2022
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Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #344730 · Admitted 2022
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Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #246651 · Admitted 2006
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Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #226687 · Admitted 2003
1 published opinion on record
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Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #224116 · Admitted 2003
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Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #329698 · Admitted 2019
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Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #310245 · Admitted 2016
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Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #257285 · Admitted 2008
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Intellectual Property · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #280796 · Admitted 2011
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In the last 30 days attorneys have read 11 filed matters on the registry.
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The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.
1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Kern County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
13 active attorneys list intellectual property among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Bakersfield, out of 743 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 45 of the 743 active attorneys in Bakersfield, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (45), Hindi (8), Persian (5) and Arabic (1). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Yes. 1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Kern County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Fresno, Stockton, Modesto and Visalia; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.
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Source: 17 U.S.C. § 507(b) · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.
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