Brian P. Kinder
Trademark Attorney. Protect Your Name and Logo. Infringement Defense/Enforcement
Brian P. Kinder is managing partner of The Kinder Law Group, APC. He practices exclusively in the field of Intellectual Property ("IP") and is one of only a handful of Southern California attorneys who have been honored as Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars in this area of the law. For more than a decade, he has helped his clients to develop and protect their valuable IP rights throughout the world and is well-versed in both domestic and international patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, false advertising and franchise laws.
On the development side of his practice (i.e., transactional work), Mr. Kinder focuses on assisting clients in safely promoting and selling their products and services across the globe. He oversees and counsels clients on trademark clearance searches as well as the preparation and filing of patent, trademark and copyright applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (U.S.P.T.O.) and Copyright Office. Over the course of his career, Mr. Kinder has not only handled broad domestic trademark registration portfolios, but has also been involved with some of the largest brand campaigns in the world - spanning more than 120 countries across the globe. Mr. Kinder regularly drafts and negotiates license agreements, work for hire agreements, athlete endorsements, model releases, web site use policies, and trade secret protection policies and procedures.
On the protection side of his practice (i.e., litigation), Mr. Kinder has extensive experience in successfully defending and prosecuting disputes before various federal and state courts, the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (T.T.A.B.) in Washington, D.C., and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Throughout numerous patent, trademark and copyright infringement cases, false advertising and unfair competition claims, misappropriation of trade secrets, and franchise disputes, Mr. Kinder has employed the effective use of discovery and motion practice.
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Intellectual Property
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
$350/hour
- California
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- English: Spoken, Written
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- Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
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- Foley & Lardner
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- Trademark, Copyright & Advertising Group
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- Fulwider Patton
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- Trademark Attorney
- California St Univ Fullerton
- Undergraduate Degree
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- Pepperdine University School of Law
- Certificate of Completion (2015) | Mediation
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- Southwestern University School of Law
- J.D. (2000) | Law Degree
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- Honors: Graduated With Honors (Cum Laude - Top 10%); Received highest grade in class in Copyright, Evidence and Alternate Dispute Resolution.
- Activities: Served first as a Member and then Associate Editor of Southwestern Law Review.
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- California State Bar # 212332
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- Common Issues Encountered in Trademark Infringement Lawsuits
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