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Intellectual Property Lawyers in Los Angeles County, California
Searching for a intellectual property attorney in Los Angeles County? Counsel for what you invent, write, and brand. This page indexes the county's intellectual property coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.
Home to roughly a quarter of all Californians, Los Angeles County operates the largest unified trial court in the nation, with dozens of courthouses from Lancaster to Long Beach. The court of record is the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles — counsel who appear there regularly read the local calendar better than any brochure.
The law also keeps time: three years for copyright claims; trade secret claims run three years (Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.6) under 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. The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.
This page is the Los Angeles County chapter of the registry's statewide record — Intellectual Property Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.
The clock & the court
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.
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
County seat: Los Angeles
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Intellectual Property · Los Angeles County roster
3,496 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list intellectual property among their practice areas with an address of record in Los Angeles County.
3,408 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.
The roster concentrates in Los Angeles (1,754), Santa Monica (194), Beverly Hills (185) and Pasadena (109).
10 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation — a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.
205 are recorded as taking client work in a language other than English.
Admission years on this roster run from 1954 to 2026.
The employers most represented here are The Walt Disney Company (26), Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP (26) and Irell & Manella LLP (23).
The full Los Angeles County roster — 3,408 attorneys with an active license and a intellectual property practice area — is listed by surname in the 17 sections below.
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Intellectual Property questions, cited
Do I need to register a copyright to be protected?
Protection attaches automatically when an original work is fixed in tangible form (17 U.S.C. § 102), but registration is required before a U.S. author can file an infringement suit (17 U.S.C. § 411, confirmed in Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com (2019) 586 U.S. 296), and timely registration unlocks statutory damages up to $150,000 for willful infringement and attorney fees (17 U.S.C. §§ 412, 504–505).
What is the difference between a trademark, copyright, and patent?
A trademark protects brand identifiers — names, logos, slogans — in commerce (15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq.); rights arise from use and strengthen with federal registration. A copyright protects original creative works (17 U.S.C. § 102). A patent protects inventions for roughly 20 years from filing (35 U.S.C. § 154) and only a registered patent attorney or agent may prosecute applications before the USPTO.
How are trade secrets protected in California?
Under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 3426 et seq.) and the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. § 1836): information with independent economic value from secrecy, subject to reasonable protection efforts, is enforceable against misappropriation. Claims run three years from discovery (Civ. Code § 3426.6). California pairs this with a strong ban on employee non-competes (Bus. & Prof. Code § 16600).
Does my employer own what I invent or create in California?
Work created within the scope of employment is generally the employer's (17 U.S.C. § 201(b) for copyrights; invention-assignment agreements for patents). But Cal. Lab. Code § 2870 voids assignment provisions reaching inventions developed entirely on your own time without employer equipment or trade secrets, unless they relate to the employer's business or your work — a protection unique to a handful of states.
What should I do if someone is infringing my trademark or copying my work?
Document the infringement, confirm your registrations are in order, and act promptly — remedies favor diligent owners, and laches can bar delayed claims. Options range from DMCA takedown notices for online copies (17 U.S.C. § 512) and cease-and-desist letters to federal suits seeking injunctions and damages (15 U.S.C. § 1116–1117 for trademarks; 17 U.S.C. §§ 502–505 for copyrights).
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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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