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Protect What You Have in Mind!

For over a decade, attorney Marc E. Hankin has focused his practice on protecting the valuable Intellectual Property assets of corporations and individuals. Mr. Hankin has been selected by his peers and competitors in 2008 and 2007 as a Super Lawyer®, placing him in the top 5% of attorneys located in Southern California written up in Los Angeles Magazine and the New York Times, following his earlier selection as a “Super Lawyer Rising Star®” for 2004, placing him in the top 2.5% of attorneys located in Southern California. Mr. Hankin and his Associates counsel clients in all aspects of Intellectual Property, including:

• Patent applications and infringement actions
• Trademark, Service Mark, and Trade Dress registrations and protection
• Copyright applications and litigation
• Licensing agreements
• Trade secrets
• False advertising, palming off, and other unfair competition claims
• Internet advertising and privacy issues
• California 17200 actions

With a law office located in Los Angeles County, Marc E. Hankin provides expert legal counsel to Intellectual Property clients throughout California, the United States, and the world. Mr. Hankin is admitted to state courts on both coasts, as well as to numerous federal courts there and in between. Among the cases that he has successfully handled for clients are:

• representation of a major computer printer manufacturer in a patent and trademark infringement action against a maker of knock-off replacement cartridges;

• defense of a healthcare products manufacturer against claims of patent infringement and trademark infringement;

• defense of several eyewear manufacturers against claims of utility patent, design patent, trade dress, and trademark infringement.

As a former Partner at two different nationwide firms, Marc E. Hankin provides large law firm experience coupled with small law firm service. His cases have included representation of plaintiffs and defendants in patent infringement lawsuits and litigation regarding trademarks, domain name disputes, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition, including false advertising and California Business and Professions Code § 17200. Mr. Hankin has extensive experience in licensing and negotiating Intellectual Property rights for his clients, yet, because he takes the time to go to where his clients work, to see what they do, and to ask the right questions, he is able to find the most rational and economical approach to their needs, whether they knew to ask for that specific help, or not.

For more information on how Marc E. Hankin and his Associates can help to protect all you have in mind, contact Hankin Patent Law for a complimentary initial consultation at 800-201-6670.