Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyers Near Manhattan Beach

Looking for established Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyers in Manhattan Beach? Our skilled attorneys have the knowledge and experience to help you make the most of your IP and ensure that your rights are protected.

IP Litigation in Manhattan Beach: Who We Defend

Manhattan Beach’s commercial base — Skechers’ headquarters, Kelton Global and a deep bench of advertising, market-research, and tech offices; restaurants and bars on Pier Avenue and Manhattan Beach Boulevard; boutique retail across downtown MB; surf and watersports retail; fitness studios; real-estate brokerages; and El Segundo’s adjacent aerospace supply chain — runs on brands, designs, software, and proprietary information that other businesses regularly try to copy, use, or undercut. IP disputes in Manhattan Beach cluster around consumer-product trademark and patent claims (Skechers-adjacent), advertising and creative-services copyright fights, trade-secret claims when ad-and-research employees leave, brokerage NDA and non-solicit IP exposure, and the trade-dress and Lanham Act claims typical of consumer-brand employers. Our Manhattan Beach IP litigation attorneys defend these matters in arbitration, in the LA Superior Court, and in federal court, where most patent and federal-trademark claims live.

Common IP Disputes Faced by Manhattan Beach Businesses

Manhattan Beach’s tech, creative, hospitality, retail, brokerage, and small-business employers tend to face a recognizable set of IP disputes:

• Trademark infringement, dilution, and brand-protection claims
• Trade dress and unfair-competition claims
• Patent infringement claims at manufacturing, tech, and hardware employers
• Trade-secret misappropriation when key employees leave for competitors
• Copyright disputes — marketing materials, photography, software code, and creative assets
• Counterfeit-goods enforcement and defense at importers and retailers
• False advertising and Lanham Act claims
• Right-of-publicity and likeness claims
• IP licensing disputes — franchise, trademark, and software licensing
• DMCA takedown and online-infringement disputes

For a Manhattan Beach corporate office, advertising firm, brokerage, restaurant, or boutique retailer, any one of these can become a six- or seven-figure exposure quickly — and brand-protection disputes in particular can decide whether a business can keep operating under the name customers know.

Why You Need an IP Litigation Attorney in Manhattan Beach

IP disputes move fast and follow procedural rules that differ from ordinary commercial litigation — injunctions, takedowns, TTAB adjudication, and federal-court venue all matter. Here is what a Manhattan Beach IP litigation attorney does:

• Protects your brand — trademark enforcement, opposition, and cancellation work at the TTAB and in federal court.
• Defends infringement claims — patent, trademark, copyright, and trade-dress defense.
• Pursues trade-secret claims — preliminary injunctions and expedited discovery when an ex-employee or competitor takes proprietary information.
• Handles counterfeit and DMCA enforcement — online takedown, customs seizures, and federal anti-counterfeiting actions.
• Manages IP licensing disputes — royalty audits, scope-of-license fights, and termination claims.
• Defends false-advertising and Lanham Act claims — comparative-advertising and unfair-competition exposure.
• Builds the record that supports a clean exit — settlement, summary judgment, or trial — whichever delivers the best result.

How Our IP Litigation Attorneys in Manhattan Beach Can Help

At Novian & Novian, we represent Manhattan Beach businesses in IP disputes that range from local trademark fights to multi-million-dollar federal patent and copyright claims. We know federal IP law and how these cases actually play out in the Central District of California, the TTAB, and arbitration.

We Defend Patent and Trademark Infringement Claims

Infringement cases drive most Manhattan Beach IP litigation. We read the marks, the registrations, and the claim charts, identify the strongest defenses, and push for the most favorable resolution.

We Pursue and Defend Trade-Secret Claims

When a key technical or operational employee leaves with proprietary information, we move quickly — temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, expedited discovery, and DTSA claims alongside California Uniform Trade Secrets Act claims.

We Handle Counterfeit and Copyright Enforcement

For Manhattan Beach retailers, importers, and brand owners, counterfeit-goods enforcement is recurring work. We pursue federal anti-counterfeiting actions, customs seizures, DMCA takedowns, and platform-level enforcement on Amazon, eBay, and other major marketplaces.

We Resolve IP Licensing Disputes

When a license is breached, exceeded, or terminated, we negotiate, audit royalties, and litigate. Franchise-trademark, software, and brand-licensing disputes are part of our regular practice.

We Defend False-Advertising and Lanham Act Claims

When a competitor’s advertising falsely targets your business — or when you face a claim that your advertising crosses the line — we build the record, retain the right experts, and push for the strongest possible defense or claim.

Farhad Novian

Farhad Novian has advised, counseled and represented Manhattan Beach businesses and individuals in a broad range of corporate/business transactions. Learn more about Farhad.

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