Michael Friedland is founding partner of Friedland Cianfrani LLP in Irvine, California. Mr. Friedland has three decades of IP enforcement experience. He has represented clients in more than 200 intellectual property cases in state and federal courts in throughout the country and before the Trademark Trials and Appeals Board.
His practice includes patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright cases. His cases have spanned a wide range of industries and technologies, including consumer products, semiconductors, tactical products, medical devices, computer software, apparel, restaurants, and financial services. He has represented brand-name companies including Oakley, Luxottica, Tesla, 5.11 Tactical, ITT, Makita, Pacific Life Insurance Company, Carl’s Jr., Microsemi, NASCAR, Daytona International Speedway, Game Show Network, Razor, Volcom, Specialized Bicycle, Mexicana Airlines, and SRS Labs, among others.
Prior to founding Friedland Cianfrani, Mr. Friedland was a partner at Knobbe Martens, where he was the co-chair of its litigation department. Mr. Friedland is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of California at Berkeley.
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Courthouse Steps Decision: Vidal v. Elster
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Patent Venue: Fallout from TC Heartland v. Kraft Food
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What Are Its Implications for Trademark Law and First Amendment Free Speech Protections?
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Courthouse Steps Decision: Vidal v. Elster
What Are Its Implications for Trademark Law and First Amendment Free Speech Protections?
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Is Patent Eligibility Doctrine in Need of Reform?
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Patent Venue: Fallout from TC Heartland v. Kraft Food
Intellectual Property Teleforum
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