William F. Fritz
Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #131147 · Admitted 1987
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Searching for a intellectual property attorney in Santa Rosa? Counsel for what you invent, write, and brand. This page indexes Santa Rosa'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 Rosa chapter of the registry's statewide record · Intellectual Property Lawyers 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.
35 active attorneys with an address of record in Santa Rosa list intellectual property among their practice areas on the registry, out of 905 active attorneys whose address of record is in Santa Rosa.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Santa Rosa attorneys are business law (188), criminal defense (160), estate planning (154), litigation (140) and real estate (139). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
1 of the 905 has claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 89 of the 905 active attorneys in Santa Rosa, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (87), Persian (76), Punjabi (75) and Armenian (72). 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 Santa Rosa. 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.
Address of record in Santa Rosa
Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #131147 · Admitted 1987
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Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #255054 · Admitted 2008
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Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #83639 · Admitted 1978
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Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #249275 · Admitted 2007
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Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #194384 · Admitted 1997
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Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #207587 · Admitted 2000
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Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #120593 · Admitted 1985
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Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #186305 · Admitted 1996
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Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #239306 · Admitted 2005
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Intellectual Property · Santa Rosa · Sonoma County
Bar #147720 · Admitted 1990
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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 Sonoma 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.
35 active attorneys list intellectual property among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Santa Rosa, out of 905 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 89 of the 905 active attorneys in Santa Rosa, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (87), Persian (76), Punjabi (75) and Armenian (72). 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 Sonoma 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.
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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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