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Intellectual Property

attorney Michael DiNardo

Biography

Practice Areas

Education

Bar Admissions


Biography

Michael's practice focuses on Intellectual Property matters, as well as related litigation, entertainment, and media matters. He studied Chemical Engineering in his undergraduate program at Virginia Tech and obtained his law degree from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. Michael's patent practice covers diverse technology fields, including chemical processing, petroleum processing, biodiesel processing, medical devices, electrical devices, combustion engines and compressors, and related mechanical devices.

Michael is registered to practice law in California and Virginia. He is also a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In his litigation practice, Michael has represented clients in state and federal trial courts across the country, the Ninth Circuit and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, as well as before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Michael also represents clients in arbitration, mediation, and private negotiation matters to resolve disputes or consummate business relationships.


Practice Areas

  • Entertainment & Media
  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Education

  • The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
    • J.D. - 1997
  • Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
    • BS ChE - 1994

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia, 1997
  • California, 2001
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association

Published Works

  • “IP Law Insights – Enforcing Your Company’s IP – Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions” ExecSense, Inc. ·2013
  • “Design Patents – Apple v. Samsung” – Co-Presented with Mark D. Nielsen – San Fernando Valley Bar Association – Feb 2013
  • “Intellectual Property and Your Business – Entrepreneurial Training” – Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) – Periodic presentations 2009 through 2013
  • Range Road Music, Inc. v. East Coast Foods, Inc., 668 F.3d 1148 (9th Cir 2012)
  • CB Worldwide, Inc. v. Xena Express, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94225 (CA CD, 2009)
  • Oatey Co. v. IPS Corp., 665 F.Supp.2d 830 (OH ND, 2009)
  • Royal Pet Inc. v. Edwards, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20863 (MND, 2005)
  • Cerveceria Modelo S.A. de C.V. v. R.B. Marco & Sons Inc. (TTAB) 55 USPQ2d 1298, June 13, 2000
  • Winner International Royalty Corp. v. Wang, (CAFC) 202 F. 3d 1340, January 27, 2000

Honors

  • Super Lawyers Rising Star