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Daniel M. Shafer
also known as Dan Shafer
About Daniel
Biography
Daniel M. Shafer is a California attorney specializing in business/commercial, intellectual property, and media/arts/entertainment law. He provides litigation, transactional, and corporate legal services to smart companies and business-minded individuals.
As a litigator, Mr. Shafer has extensive experience in patent infringement, trademark, trade secret, business torts, employment, and contract cases, among other practice areas. He has represented plaintiffs, defendants, and third parties in California state trial and appellate courts; in federal district courts in California, Texas, Nevada, Washington, Florida, and Nebraska; and in the International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Shafer also provides a broad array of business and corporate legal services, including contracts and licensing, intellectual property counseling, business formation, corporate governance, employment law counseling, commercial leases, and more. He enjoys working with new and established businesses, tech companies, media/content companies, inventors, artists, musicians, and creative professionals of all kinds.
Smart, affordable legal solutions for creative people and businesses, especially in entertainment, music, and media.
Affordable legal solutions for businesses: contracts, corporate formation, IP services, and more.
Affordable, experienced IP counsel for trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
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Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Entertainment
40%
20 years
Business
20%
20 years
Contracts and Agreements
20%
20 years
Intellectual Property
20%
20 years
Fees and Rates
Licenses
Licensed in California for 19 years
State: California
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
Location
The Law Office of Daniel M. Shafer
2021 The Alameda, Suite 200, San Jose, CA, 95126
danshaferlaw.comOnline Presence
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Daniel M. Shafer's Reviews
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Posted by anonymous | September 16, 2022 | Consulted Attorney
This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.
Great Lawer, very knowledgeable
Daniel is a good listener, and understands law very well. He is friendly, and takes the time to understand what you're saying. He is the real deal.
Posted by Vyagale | December 27, 2020 | Hired Attorney
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
Excellent Attorney
Excellent Attorney. He is extremely helpful and goes beyond the call of duty to help his clients. He has been instrumental in helping me establish my production company. He also helps me with any and all of my contracts negotiations as needed for various projects.
Posted by anonymous | January 10, 2019 | Consulted Attorney
This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.
Really nice and helpful
I had a contract question to consult with a lawyer to see if it can be brought to court, so I came to Avvo to see if I can find a local lawyer who has practice in this area. I called Daniel Shafer and asked my question. He was very patient and lay down all possibilities he thought it could be. He sug...
Posted by Becky | October 14, 2017 | Hired Attorney
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
Sale of My business
I recently had the pleasure of working with Daniel Shafer regarding the sale of my my animal rehabilitation practice. Daniel was extremely important with guiding me through the entire sale process. Selling a business is a very personal experience. This experience can be met with challenges and fears,...
Daniel M. Shafer's Lawyer Endorsements
Nathaniel Gordon-Clark
Intellectual property lawyer | Jan 10
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Dan Shafer is a great lawyer who I have worked with as local counsel. I appreciate his diligence and insight on resolving legal disputes, as well as his sensitivity to complicated circumstances and the difficulties that my clients have endured. He has always been willing to listen to my clients issues and is very good at explaining the details of California law to out of state attorneys. I would recommend him to anyone and look forward to working with him in the future."
"It is my pleasure to endorse Daniel Shafer. He is a knowledgeable, responsive and highly competent attorney. I highly recommend Daniel in the field of businesses, intellectual property and litigation."
"Dan is fantastic!"
"Dan and I worked together in the litigation trenches for about three years. Dan is a great lawyer who puts his clients first. Dan is great to work with even under extreme pressures of litigation."
Camelia Mahmoudi
Estate planning lawyer
Experience
Honors
2003
Witkin Award for Excellence in Legal Research and Writing, Santa Clara University
1993
Phi Beta Kappa honor society, Oberlin College
Work Experience
2014 - Present
Attorney / Owner, The Law Office of Daniel M. Shafer
2013 - 2014
Senior Attorney, Banys, PC
2010 - 2013
Senior Attorney, The Lanier Law Firm
2005 - 2010
Associate Attorney, EJS Law
2003 - 2005
Law Clerk, McManis Faulkner & Morgan
Associations
2006 - Present
Intellectual Property Inn of Court (SF Bay Area)Member
2006 - Present
Santa Clara County Bar AssociationMember
2006 - Present
California State BarMember
2010 - 2012
Palo Alto Area Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
InNova v. Apple et al.
Transition US (TM) / Transition United States (TM)
Successful registration of TMs
Park Lane (TM)
Successful registration of TM
Left Coast Live (TM)
Successful registration of TM
The Sound of Things To Come (TM)
Successful registration of TM
KraftBrew (TM)
Successful registration of TM
Adaptix v. Motorola et al.
Ardente v. Shanley et al.
Center for Environmental Health v. Aerodynamic Aviation et al.
Evans Design Dynamics v. Nike et al.
Fry’s Electronics Purchasing Cases
Fry’s Electronics v. Siddiqui
Global Healthcare Exchange v. Monster Mechanical
Grobler v. Apple et al.
Hussain v. Khan
World Savings Bank v. Wu et al.
InNova v. American Greetings et al.
Johnson v. Hewlett-Packard
Loo v. TerraHash et al.
Motiva v. Nintendo
Network PTS v. Mercagliano et al.
OpBiz v. Siddiqui
Paton v. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Prism Technologies v. Adobe et al.
Rossett v. Hunter Engineering et al.
Schering Corp. v. Idea AG
Smart Memory Solutions v. Toshiba et al.
TLC Foods v. The Brenmar Company
Wells Fargo Bank v. Transcend Advertising & Design et al.
Education
2006
Santa Clara University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1999
Stanford University
MA - Masters
1993
Oberlin College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers