Attorney Profiles

Michelle M. McCliman 
Newport Beach, California
Attorney at Law
phone (949) 833-8483
fax (949) 833-2281
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Michelle M. McCliman has extensive experience as a litigation attorney in matters involving trade secrets, trademark, copyrights, patents, intellectual property licenses and cross-licensing agreements, as well as general business matters. Her experience includes the successful prosecution of trademarks both nationally and internationally.

Intellectual Property Litigation
Patent Law
Trademark Law
Copyright Law

Areas of Practice:
Intellectual Property
Employment Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Business Organization & Transactions
IP Litigation
IP Transactions & Business Licensing
Litigation & Appeals
Labor & Employment
Bar Admissions:
California, 1997
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1997
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1999
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1999
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2006
Education:
University of California at Davis School of Law, Davis, California, 1997
J.D.


McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California


University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1991
B.A.
Major:  Rhetoric


Published Works:
Century Theatres, Inc. v. Landmark Theatres Corp., 55 U.S.P.Q.2d 1203 (N.D. Cal. 2000)


Do You Adequately Protect Your Proprietary Information in Today's Competitive World?, Orange County Lawyer Magazine, Volume 46, No. 6, at 22, 1994


How Strong Can a Cabernet Get?, The Business Connection, Volume 21, No. 11 at 8, 2004


Honors and Awards:
Staff Writer, Pacific Law Journal


Editor, U.C. Davis Law Journal


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Orange County Bar Association


American Bar Association


Peter M. Elliott Inn of Court



Serving domestic and multi-national corporations with business interests in the United States, China, Korea, the Philippines, India, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. We represent California businesses based in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Palo Alto, Long Beach, Santa Ana, and in the communities of Orange County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County.

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