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David Norman Makous
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| Title: |
Chair, IP Practice |
| Industry: |
Legal |
| Type of Organization: |
Law Firm |
| Major Product/Service: |
Legal services |
| Expertise: |
Mr. Makous has over 30 years of experience in legal services. He serves as Chair of the firm-wide intellectual property department and has managed a multitude of intellectual property cases before Federal and State courts in many jurisdictions through preliminary injunction hearings, summary judgment motions, bench and jury trials, mediation, arbitration, appeals and other dispositions. Mr. Makous has managed domestic and foreign intellectual property registrations and enforcement matters in multiple technologies. In addition, he has prepared and negotiated a wide variety of intellectual property licenses, technology transfers and manufacture and supply chain agreements. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
National/International |
| Affiliations: |
State Bar of California; Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition; Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America; Community Development Advisory Board, City of El Monte, California |
| University/Degree: |
B.S., Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1973; J.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1978 |
| Born: |
November 9, 1951 |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Family activities, playing bridge, tennis |
| Honors & Awards: |
Super Lawyer of Southern California Award, 2006, 2007; Public Citizenship Award, American Allergy and Asthma Foundation, 2008 |
| Published Works: |
20+ published court opinions; Over 10 publications including "Trade Secrets Practice in California" (CEB), "Patent Damages for the Profits of the Infringer After Patent Expiration: Accelerated Re-Entry Damages" and "Inside the Minds: Understanding Patent Reform Implications series, 2009; Frequent lecturer regarding intellectual property; Guest panelist on the annual California Lawyer IP Roundtables, 2007, 2008 |
