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Mark D. Nielsen Ph.D.

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Hourly ($375/hour)

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Contact Information

Cislo & Thomas LLP

1333 2nd Street, Suite 500

Santa Monica, CA 90401

310-451-0647
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I love intellectual property law. Aside from it being intellectually stimulating and dynamic, it pertains to vital matters in people's lives such as their... more

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Résumé

License

11 years since Mark D. Nielsen Ph.D. was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
California	Active	2000	02/09/2012

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Partner at Cislo & Thomas LLP	2006–present
Associate at Cislo & Thomas LLP	2004–2005

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Loyola University School of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	2000
University of Washington	Pharmacology	PhD - Doctorate	1997

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Loyola Law School Moot Court Competition, Best Brief	American Jurisprudence - Bancroft Whitney	1999

Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	Federal Circuit Bar Association	2005-present
Member	Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association	2003-present

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Portfolio

Cases

Frontier Paper and Packaging v. E&S Paper Co.

Outcome: Settled, obtained permanent license

Amini Innovation Corp. v. JS Imports and Designer Furniture Warehouse, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43758 (C.D. Cal. May 21, 2007)

Outcome: Defendants' motion denied

Alan Lee Distributors, Inc. dba ADI Pet, Inc. and Christopher Weinberg v. Van Brown, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 12460 (Fed. Cir. May 1

Outcome: Defendant prevailed on appeal

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
"Cohiba: Not Just Another Name, Not Just Another Stogie: Does General Cigar Own A Valid Trademark For the Name "Cohiba" in the United States?"	Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review	1999