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Manuel Federico Delacerra
also known as Manuel, de la Cerra
About Manuel
Biography
MIT and Stanford Educated Patent Attorney with over 20 years of experience.
Mr. de la Cerra has worked as an attorney at major law firms known for their specialty in intellectual property, including Lyon & Lyon, LLP and Paul Hasting Janofsky & Walker, LLP, both in San Diego. He also has in-house experience, heading the intellectual property litigation section of a $1.4 Billion electronics corporation, Kyocera Wireless Corporation in San Diego. Mr. de la Cerra has also worked as general counsel for a start-up charged with developing and enforcing an intellectual property portfolio. Since 2005, he has worked as a sole practitioner helping several start-ups and established companies alike, in intellectual property procurement, strategy and assertion.
Mr. de la Cerra earned three engineering degrees in addition to his law degree. He graduated in 1993 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. There he was recognized on the Dean’s List, and graduated fourth in his class in three years at the age of 20. He then attended the University of Southern California Law School on a full scholarship, graduating in 1996 as the youngest in his class. In 1997, Mr. de la Cerra graduated from Stanford University with a M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, attending Stanford on a full tuition fellowship. Then in 2003, while working full-time, Mr. de la Cerra earned his master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at San Diego.
With over 20 years of experience applying his deeply technical education, Mr. de la Cerra understands highly sophisticated intellectual property and provides his clients with the highest level of representation.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Patent Application
40%
29 years | 500 cases
Intellectual Property
30%
29 years | 100 cases
Patent Infringement
30%
29 years | 100 cases
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in California for 28 years
State: California
Acquired: 1997
No misconduct found
Licensed in Massachusetts for 20 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 2005
No misconduct found
Location
The Law Office of Manuel de la Cerra
7040 Avenida Encinas, Suite 104-381, Carlsbad, CA, 92011
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Manuel Federico Delacerra's Reviews
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Posted by Amy | January 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Patent Application
We are thankful to Manny for 15+ years of fighting for our IP!
Our tool manufacturing company has been working with Manny continuously for over 15 years, and with his help we have earned over 14 patents for our tools (with three more now pending in 2021, and even more planned for this year). Manny has such a gift for understanding complex mechanical devises, ex...
Posted by Kuba | December 10, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Patent Application
Stellar
I've been working with Manuel for the last 5 years on 15 US patent applications, all of which were allowed (there were more if foreign versions are counted). If this is not a stellar performance, I do not know what could be?!
Posted by Brian | January 04, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Patent Application
Our experience with Manny
I am the president of an engineering services and products company in southern California. Our firm has been consistently pleased with Manny's work, as he has guided us through the process of both obtaining patents and defending them against infringement. Regarding the latter, he has helped guide u...
Posted by anonymous | December 16, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Patent Application
Munuel is more than excellent
Manny has written many patents for our company. He is smart, fast and knows how to do the job right the first time. Manny's rates are good.....he advises the client on how to save money. There is no need to look any farther....I would absolutely recommend Manny 100%.
Manuel Federico Delacerra's Lawyer Endorsements
"Manny did a wonderful job securing a full reversal in our favor with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals on a employment agreement matter. The Court's opinion closely followed his arguments on our behalf in his briefing. I would highly recommend Manny for any appellate/IP work and will be using him in the future."
"I am a fellow intellectual property law attorney and have known Manny for many years. The most important quality in a patent attorney is the ability to learn. Manny can learn just about anything. I have referred clients and potential clients to Manny over the years. One was an MIT graduate with a complex technology. Manny learned it quickly. The feedback I have received about Manny is excellent."
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Experience
Work Experience
2003 - 2004
Attorney, Geo2 Technologies, Inc
2003 - 2015
Attorney, The Law Office of Manuel de la Cerra
2003 - 2004
Attorney, Paul Hastings
2001 - 2003
Attorney, Kyocera Wireless Corporation
1998 - 2000
Attorney, Lyon & Lyon
1997 - 1998
Attorney, Beveridge & Diamond, PC
Associations
1998 - Present
United States Patent and Trademark OfficePatent Attorney
1997 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaAttorney Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Boar's Head v. Directapps, Inc.
Complete win for Defense
Wave Loch v. American Wave Machines
Complete Win For Defense
Education
2003
University of California - San Diego
MS - Master of Science
1997
Stanford University
MS - Master of Science
1996
University of Southern California Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1993
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS - Bachelor of Science
Languages
Spanish
English