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Intellectual Property Attorneys in Santa Barbara County, California

Searching for a intellectual property attorney in Santa Barbara 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.

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 Santa Barbara 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 · Santa Barbara County roster

66 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list intellectual property among their practice areas with an address of record in Santa Barbara County.

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

The roster concentrates in Santa Barbara (50), Goleta (7), Carpinteria (3) and Santa Ynez (2).

For 3, 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 1968 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis, LLP (4), KK Legal & Advisory Services, Inc. (2) and Schley Look Guthrie & Locker LLP (2).

Craig D. Allen

Intellectual Property · Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara County

Bar #348760 · Admitted 2023

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Intellectual Property matters in Santa Barbara 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

Intellectual Property by city in Santa Barbara County

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Related counsel in Santa Barbara County

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Intellectual Property in nearby counties

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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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