Managing Partner of Cislo & Thomas LLP
Education: B.S., Systems Engineering (Electro-mechanical-computer), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA),
1981; J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1986.
Previously with Pretty, Schroeder, Brueggemann & Clark of Los Angeles, CA.
Admissions: United States Supreme Court; Court of Appeals for the Federal Court (CAFC); Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals; Federal and State Courts of California; United States Patent and Trademark Office; District of Columbia, Washington D.C., Texas U.S. District Court, Illinois U.S. District Court
Associations: Santa Monica Bar Association Board of Trustees and Past President; Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association; Federal Bar Association Board of Directors; Los Angeles Copyright Society; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; American Bar Association; Malibu La Costa Board of Directors; President of Malibu Winding Way Homeowners Association Board of Directors; Malibu MPC Nursery School Board of Directors; Younglife of Malibu Board of Directors.
Areas of Practice: Specializing in patent, copyright, trademark clearance, filing, licensing and litigation matters for a wide variety of complex technologies. Expertise in startup ventures requiring patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition clearance, protection, enforcement, and licensing. Extensive experience in the high-tech, direct marketing, infomercial and multilevel marketing industries.
Personal Interests: Enjoys jogging, skiing, whitewater rafting, ocean kayaking, body surfing, and his wife of twenty years and their four children.
Languages spoken
English
Cislo & Thomas, LLP
12100 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA, 90025
1332 Anacapa Street
Suite 120
Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
2829 Townsgate Road
Suite 330
Westlake Village, CA, 91361
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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DC | Good Standing | 2006 | 02/22/2021 |
CA | Active | 1986 | 06/10/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Super Lawyer | Southern California Super Lawyers | 2017 |
Top Attorneys of Southern California | Los Angeles Magazine | 2016 |
Top Attorneys of Southern California | Los Angeles Magazine | 2016 |
Top Attorneys of Southern California | Los Angeles Magazine | 2016 |
Experts Award for Business Start-Up IP Law Firm | Global Law | 2016 |
Intellectual Property Practitioner of the Year | Acquisition International | 2016 |
Super Lawyer | Southern California Super Lawyers | 2016 |
Trusted Advisors | San Fernando Valley Business Journal | 2015 |
Super Lawyer | Southern California Super Lawyers | 2015 |
Super Lawyer | Southern California Super Lawyers | 2014 |
Most Influential Lawyers: Digital Media and E-Commerce Law | Los Angeles Business Journal | 2014 |
Super Lawyer | Southern California Super Lawyers | 2013 |
AV Peer Review Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2013 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Founder and Inventor | Patentfiler.com | 2013 - Present |
Managing Partner | Cislo & Thomas, LLP | 1988 - Present |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference | Lawyer Representative | 2014 - Present |
Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association | Member | 2000 - Present |
Santa Monica Bar Association | President | N/A |
Federal Bar Association | Member | N/A |
Los Angeles Copyright Society | Member | N/A |
Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Los Angeles chapter) | Member | N/A |
American Bar Association | Member | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Intellectual Property Magazine | Provisional patent applications in the post-AIA era | 2016 |
San Francisco Daily Journal | Provisional Patent Strategy Under the Federal Trade Secrets Act | 2016 |
Texas Tech. Business and Bankruptcy Law Journal | Venue Selection and the Rise of Super Patent Courts in the Post-AIA Era | 2016 |
Santa Clara High Tech Law Journal | The California Central District Court: the New Hot Spot for International Intellectual Property Disputes | 2015 |
Wolters Kluwer’s The Licensing Journal | Intellectual Property Licensing Agreements and How Definitions of ‘Affiliates’ or ‘Subsidiaries’ Can Make or Break Your Licensing Agreements | 2015 |
Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal | Why International Inventors Might Want to Consider Filing Their First Patent Application at the United States Patent Office & the Convergence of Patent Harmonization and eCommerce | 2014 |
Los Angeles Daily Journal | Myriad Conflicts with Real World Molecular Biology | 2013 |
Los Angeles Daily Journal | Real World Molecular Biology Conflicts with the Supreme Court's Recent Decision on Patentable cDNA | 2013 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University | JD - Juris Doctor | 1986 |
University of California - Los Angeles | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1981 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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UCLA Alumni Association | Provisional Patents | 2013 |
Case name | Outcome |
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International Seaway v. Walgreen Co. et al. | Summary judgment of invalidity granted |
Amini Innovation Corp. v. JS Imports and Designer Furniture Warehouse, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43758 (C.D. Cal. May 21, 2007) | Defendants' motion denied |
Sensitech v. Time N' Temperature | Appeal court invalidated patent, parties settled |
Amini Innovation Corp. v. Anthony California, Inc. et al, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 420 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 8, 2007) | Plaintiff prevailed on appeal |
Wolf Designs, Inc. v. Donald McEvoy Ltd., Inc., 341 F. Supp. 2d 639 (N.D. Tex. 2004) | Plaintiff's motion granted |
Posted by Elliot
July 23, 2015
Somair Alam, Litigation Attorney on Feb 12, 2017
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An exceptional litigation attorney whose reputation speaks for itself. Highly recommended lawyer.
Amy Martinez, Licensing Attorney on Aug 6, 2015
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I endorse this lawyer.
Somair Alam, Litigation Attorney on Feb 12, 2017
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An exceptional litigation attorney whose reputation speaks for itself. Highly recommended lawyer.
Amy Martinez, Licensing Attorney on Aug 6, 2015
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I endorse this lawyer.
Philip Virga, Intellectual property Attorney on May 21, 2015
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I endorse this IP attorney without hesitation as I have known him for more than 20 years and began my law career under his guidance and mentoring which has proved over the decades to be invaluable. He is one of the most highly skilled and experienced lawyers I know wherein I refer most if not all of my clients' IP litigation matters to Dan and his firm at Cislo and Thomas.
Jon Pfeiffer, Trademark infringement Attorney on Aug 27, 2012
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Dan is a fantastic lawyer and an even better person. We have had several cases together involving trademark and patent issues. Dan has always gotten exceptional results for his clients. I recommend Dan without hesitation.