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Intellectual Property Attorneys in San Diego County, California

Searching for a intellectual property attorney in San Diego 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.

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 San Diego County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Intellectual Property Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.

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Statute of limitations

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.

Intellectual Property · San Diego County roster

1,297 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list intellectual property among their practice areas with an address of record in San Diego County.

1,257 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in San Diego (961), Carlsbad (92), La Jolla (51) and Encinitas (27).

4 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.

For 103, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1967 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (22), Perkins Coie LLP (18) and Jones Day (15).

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The full San Diego County roster · 1,256 attorneys with an active license and a intellectual property practice area: is listed by surname in the 6 sections below.

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Intellectual Property matters in San Diego County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • trademark registration and disputes
  • copyright infringement
  • patent prosecution and litigation
  • trade secrets
  • licensing agreements
  • domain name and online infringement
  • DMCA takedowns
  • entertainment and brand rights
  • software and technology licensing
  • IP due diligence in business sales

From the answer files

Do I need to register my copyright to sue for infringement?17 U.S.C. § 411; Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com (2019) 586 U.S. 296How much does it cost to trademark a name in California?15 U.S.C. § 1051How long does trademark registration take?15 U.S.C. §§ 1051, 1062

Every intellectual property attorney in San Diego County, by surname

Abasto – Chopin213 attorneysChryssostomides – Hamilton208 attorneysHammond – Leach208 attorneysLeachman – Olin209 attorneysOliver – Sperling210 attorneysSperow – Zunic208 attorneys

Intellectual Property by city in San Diego County

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Related counsel in San Diego County

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Intellectual Property in nearby counties

Intellectual Property in Orange County1,199 attorneysIntellectual Property in Riverside County75 attorneysIntellectual Property Lawyers in CaliforniaStatewide record

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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