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Intellectual Property Attorneys in Santa Clara County, California

Searching for a intellectual property attorney in Santa Clara 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.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under 17 U.S.C. § 507(b), the governing period is three years for copyright claims; trade secret claims run three years (Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.6). 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 Santa Clara County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Intellectual Property Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock

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 Clara County roster

1,643 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list intellectual property among their practice areas with an address of record in Santa Clara County.

1,594 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Palo Alto (540), San Jose (392), Mountain View (181) and Santa Clara (139).

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 220, 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 1960 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Cooley LLP (40), Apple Inc. (38) and Fenwick & West LLP (36).

Hieu H. Phan

Intellectual Property · San Jose · Santa Clara County

Bar #218216 · Admitted 2001

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The full Santa Clara County roster · 1,593 attorneys with an active license and a intellectual property practice area: is listed by surname in the 8 sections below.

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Intellectual Property matters in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County, by surname

Abhyanker – Chen223 attorneysCheng – Fligor180 attorneysFlores – Hwang198 attorneysHyde – Li208 attorneysLiang – Nguyen192 attorneysNicholson – Ryou199 attorneysSadhwani – Ulrich198 attorneysUriarte – Zweig195 attorneys

Intellectual Property by city in Santa Clara County

Intellectual Property in San JoseSanta Clara County

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Intellectual Property in nearby counties

Intellectual Property in San Mateo County777 attorneysIntellectual Property in Alameda County429 attorneysIntellectual Property in Stanislaus County8 attorneysIntellectual Property in Merced County3 attorneysIntellectual Property in San Benito County2 attorneysIntellectual Property in Santa Cruz County50 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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