Professional Leadership

Our attorneys are not only at the top of their field in terms of expertise, but also in terms of leadership. Several of their publications have set industry standards. Representative examples follow:

Publications: Since its publication in 1993, How to Write a Patent Application authored by Jeffrey G. Sheldon, has been a benchmark text for investors, entrepreneurs, managers, and law schools and patent lawyers both veteran and novice.

Attorney William Brutocao serves as the chief editorial consultant for California Intellectual Property Laws published annually by Matthew Bender^®. The book is a noted resource, compiling California and federal intellectual property statutes.

Professional Leadership: Our attorneys have provided leadership to the following professional organizations: American Bar Association (ABA - Intellectual Property Law Section); State Bar Of California - Intellectual Property Section; Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA-Litigation Section); American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA); San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association (SFIPLA); International Trademark Association (INTA); Licensing Executive Society; Western San Bernardino County Bar Association; Pasadena Bar Association; Los Angeles Complex Litigation Inn Of Court (LACLIC).

Editorships: Patent World; Trademark World; Copyright World; Managing Intellectual Property; New Matter - Newsletter of the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar Of California; California Business Law Reporter - Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB); California Civil Practice - Bancroft Whitney.

Columnists: Los Angeles Daily Journal; Patent World; Trademark World; Copyright World; Managing Intellectual Property; California Business Law Reporter; Pasadena Star News.

Legal Instruction: Members of the firm have taught and lectured for the following organizations: American Bar Association (ABA); Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB); Practicing Law Institute (PLI); Intellectual Property Section Of The State Bar Of California; Pasadena Bar Association; West San Bernardino County Bar Association; University Of California at Los Angeles (UCLA); Loyola University School Of Law; Southwestern University School Of Law; LaVerne University School Of Law; and the European Studies Conference, London, England.