California license and practice

Daniel M. Cislo is admitted to practice law in California and is a member of the State Bar of California in good standing (State Bar of California #125378). He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the District of Columbia. Verify the current individual Bar record at apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/125378 before hiring an attorney.

Daniel M. Cislo is the Managing Partner of Cislo & Thomas LLP in Los Angeles, a member of the firm since 1987 and managing partner since 1996. He specializes in patent, copyright and trademark clearance, filing, licensing and litigation for complex technologies, and advises startup ventures; his experience spans high-tech, direct marketing, infomercial and multilevel marketing industries. He has handled more than 500 intellectual property federal and state court cases and more than 400 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board cases, filed approximately 4,000 patent applications (utility, design, provisional and PCT — including laser optics, internet ecommerce, medicinal science, exercise equipment and kitchen appliances), more than 3,000 trademark applications and registrations, and more than 1,400 copyright applications. He also serves as an expert witness in intellectual property cases and founded SecureCase Co., whose patented locking cases for firearms are used by the military, the FBI and law enforcement. He earned his law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles in 1986 and his bachelor’s degree in systems engineering (electro-mechanical) from UCLA in 1981, and previously practiced at Pretty, Schroeder, Brueggemann & Clark of Los Angeles. He was named the 2016 Intellectual Property Practitioner of the Year by Acquisition International, holds the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, has been selected as a Super Lawyer 2013–2025, and was named one of the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Most Influential Lawyers in 2014.

Matters this legal field covers

Intellectual property legal work may cover patent, trademark and copyright clearance, filing, licensing and litigation, and startup venture advice.

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