Attorneys:
 
Of Counsel:
 
Patent Agents:


Attorneys

F. David LaRiviere
  • Education:  Stanford University, B.S.E.E., 1963; Santa Clara University, J.D., 1972. Adjunct professor in Intellectual Property Law, Monterey College of Law, 1987-present.
  • Concentration:  Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Contracts and Licensing; Business Intellectual Property Interface; Litigation Support; Registered Patent Attorney.
  • Memberships and Affiliations:  State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Section (Chair of Section, 1997-98); Co-Chair, Council of State Bar Section Chairs, 1999-2000; Licensing Executives Society; Monterey County and Santa Clara County Bar Associations.

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Robert W. Payne
  • Education:  Stanford University, B.A., 1972; University of California, Davis, J.D., 1975; University of London, LL.M., International Law, 1978. Clerk to Hon. Allan G. Shepard, Supreme Court of Idaho, 1975-1977.
  • Concentration:  Intellectual Property and Business Litigation; Alternate Dispute Resolution and Licensing.
  • Memberships and Affiliations:  State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Section (Chair, 2002-2003);  (Editor, New Matter quarterly journal, 1998-99); Washington State Bar Association; State Bar of Idaho;  American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chair, Trade Secrets Committee; Editorial Board, AIPLA Quarterly Journal); Monterey  County, Santa Clara County and San Mateo County Bar Associations. Author of over 20 professional articles on enforcement of patent, trade secret,  copyright and trademark rights.

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Matthew A. Powelson
  • Education:  University of Georgia, B.A., 1991; Santa Clara University, J.D., 2000.
  • Concentration:  Litigation, Trademark Law, Licensing.
  • Memberships and Affiliations:  State Bar of California.

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Theresa J. Wasilausky
  • Education:  California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, B.S. Biochemistry, 1999; University of San Diego, J.D., 2004
  • Concentration:  Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Contracts and Licensing; Registered Patent Attorney.
  • Memberships and Affiliations:  State Bar of California.

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Christopher J. Passarelli
  • Education:  Santa Clara University School of Law, 2005; University of California, Berkeley, 2000
  • Concentration:  Domestic and International Trademark Prosecution and Enforcement; Copyright Prosecution and Enforcement; Technology and Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property, High Tech, and Business Litigation.
  • Memberships and Affiliations:  State Bar of California; Admitted to Practice Before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; Admitted to Practice Before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

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Nicole A. Smith
  • Education:  J.D., University of California, Hastings, 2005; B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 2000.
  • Concentration:  Patent and Trademark Litigation, Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Litigation, Intellectual Property Licensing, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Matters.

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Gregory Z. Kelly
  • Education:  J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 2006; B.S., San Jose State University, 2001.
  • Concentration:  Trademark Law.
  • Memberships and Affiliations:  State Bar of California.

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Alan E. Engle
  • Education:  J.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2002; B.S., B.A., University of California, San Diego, 1996.
  • Concentration:  Patent and Trademark Litigation, Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Litigation, Intellectual Property Licensing.
  • Memberships and Affiliations:  State Bar of California, American Intellectual Property Law Association.

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William R. Samuels
  • Education:  J.D., Emory University School of Law, 2006; M.A., English Literature, University of Pennsylvania, 2000; B.A., Georgetown University, 1997.
  • Concentration:  Trademark Prosecution and Enforcement; Copyright Law; Intellectual Property Licensing.
  • Memberships and Affiliations:  State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Section; Admitted to New York State Bar (2008); The Bar Association of San Francisco; American Bar Association.

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Of Counsel

Ronald E. Grubman
  • Education:  Drexel University, B.S. Physics, 1966; University of California, San Diego, M.S. and Ph.D. Physics, 1971; Stanford University, J.D., 1974.
  • Concentration:  Business/Intellectual Property Interface; Licensing and Due Diligence Studies; Registered Patent Attorney.
  • Memberships and Affiliations:  State Bar of California.

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Patent Agents

Kelley Crossman
  • Education:  Harvey Mudd College, B.S., Chemistry; Troy State University Foundations of Education, M.S.
  • Concentration:  Registered Patent Agent.
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