Michael Cohen
Strategic and Effective Intellectual Property Counsel
Mr. Cohen is the founder and principal of the Cohen IP Law Group, P.C. His practice involves intellectual property, business and entertainment law.
Mr. Cohen is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a patent attorney and is experienced in all phases of IP litigation relating to patent infringement validity and enforceability, trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and interference with contractual relations. He specializes in matters involving UDRP proceedings, cybersquatting, and other domain name issues, and has successfully obtained preliminary injunctions against cybersquatters.
Mr. Cohen is also active in rendering patent and trademark validity and infringement opinions in a wide range of technical disciplines. He has argued and prepared motions and briefs in proceedings before the United States District Courts, the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB), as well as appellate practice before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).
Mr. Cohen regularly counsels clients in entertainment transactions and IP transactional matters including licensing options and strategies, joint development, service provider and confidentiality agreements in addition to Internet-based terms of use and privacy policy statements. He is frequently retained by entertainment and business law firms to handle specialized matters involving their client's patent and trademark portfolios and to resolve infringement disputes.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
- Domain Name Disputes
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- California
- State Bar of California
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- Federal Patent Bar, United States Patent & Trademark Office
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal District
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- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
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- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
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- U.S. District Court for the Northern & Southern Districts of Texas
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- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
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- United States District Court for the Central, Southern & Northern Districts of California
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Japanese: Spoken, Written
- Owner/Attorney
- Cohen IP Law Group, P.C.
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- Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
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- Trojan Law Office
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- Tharpe and Howell
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- Southwestern University School of Law
- J.D. (2002) | Law
- Honors: Paul W. Wildman Scholar
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- Arizona State University
- B.A. (1996) | Biological and Chemical Sciences
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- Super Lawyer in Intellectual Property & Intellectual Property Litigation
- Super Lawyers
- 2019-2022
- AV Preeminent Peer Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 2022
- Excellent Rating
- Avvo
- Certified Member, Million Dollar Advocate
- Million Dollar Advocate Forum
- Trademark Infringement Law Firm of the Year
- Global Law Experts
- 2016
- American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Division
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- Beverly Hills Bar Association - Intellectual Property Section
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- American Intellectual Property Law Association
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- American Chemical Society
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- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
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- Jewish Federation, EMET Legal Division
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- Order of Distinguished Attorneys, Beverly Hills Bar Association
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- Trademarks and Clothing Line
- HG.org
- IP and Patents for Medical and Recreational Marijuana in Southern California, Santa Monica, California
- The Seminar Group
- IP Rights and Cannabis
- Southwestern University School of Law
- Supreme Court Ruling on "The Slants" trademark and Impact on the Redskins
- CBS AM 1070
- El Chapo and Trademarks
- EstrellaTV Noticias 62
- IP Implications of Kanye West's Famous Music Video, Entertainment Tonight
- Entertainment Tonight
- Federal Patent Bar
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Intellectual property lawyers in Los Angeles, California. Focusing on patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets and business transactions and litigation.
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Filing a patent
- Q. how would I find out if someone is using my patents.
- A: Normally through due diligence, meaning knowing the competitors of your products/services and monitoring them. Once you believe they are offering the same or similar product/service, you would then consult with a patent attorney to analyze your registered patent, particularly the claims of your patent. The patent attorney would provide an opinion either oral or written as to whether or not each and every element of at least one independent claim "reads upon" the allegedly infringement product/service. For larger companies, their in-house counsel may or may not do this or they retain outside counsel, for smaller companies you would likely have to retain a patent attorney well-versed ... Read More
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