San Francisco Intellectual Property Attorneys & Lawyers
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Ross Brandborg
Lauri Donahue
Jake Siciliano
Ali Shalchi
Eric Alspaugh
Rebecca London
Cynthia Flynn
Troy Krich
Seth Bertolucci
Aaron Schulze
San Francisco Intellectual Property Lawyers
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Our San Francisco intellectual property attorneys & lawyers can help you secure and protect your company-s intellectual property. Whether you are an entrepreneur, artist, author, engineer, manager, or individual - the IP attorneys on UpCounsel have you covered.
There are four common areas of intellectual property, which all protect different things such as: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Additionally, licensing is a popular enough specialization of IP that warrants mentioning.
Our San Francisco IP attorneys that specialize in licensing can help you draft contracts that grant permission to another party to do something with an otherwise protected work or product. A license can grant the right to reproduce the work by: distributed copy of the work to others by rental, sale, or lease, or preparing derivative works using protected expression from the original work, and/or displaying the work.
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This is the most recent 20 reviews out of 1637 reviews for Commercial Contracts attorneys in California
Review Loan Agreement
"Eric was quick, thorough, and patient!"
Anna O
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San Francisco,
CA,
12 days ago
Assist with Other Commercial Contract Matter
"Excellent to work with! Highly recommend."
Tess P
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Fairfax,
CA,
15 days ago
Review Privacy Policy
"Vincent delivered exactly what I needed, but what really set him apart was the strategic thinking he brought beyond the scope of the engagement, flagging risks and opportunities I hadn't considered as an early-stage founder. He thinks like an operator, not just a lawyer billing hours. Highly recommend."
Cherryl L
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Pittsburg,
CA,
17 days ago
SaaS NDA and Terms Review
"David was a pleasure to work with. He took the time to understand our platform, a multi-tenant SaaS with proprietary ML systems, and delivered documents that actually reflected how our technology works, not generic boilerplate. He was responsive, patient, and thorough throughout multiple revisions. Highly recommend to any founder navigating early-stage legal needs."
Tatiana K
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Yorba Linda,
CA,
19 days ago
SaaS IP Assignment Help
"I needed IP Assignment for some SaaS technology to be transferred properly to a company. Ali was very knowledgable and communicated well. Will absolutely use his services in the future."
David A
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Clovis,
CA,
about 1 month ago
Review Terms of Service
"Jack was great to work with. He quickly understood our Stripe-based product and delivered clear, practical redlines to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy that nailed the “software layer, not a payment processor” positioning. Fast, precise, and easy to implement—I’d happily work with him again."
Terry C
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Murrieta,
CA,
about 2 months ago
Consulting Agreement Review
"Zvi was great. HIs very knowledgeable in contract law around consulting and confidentiality agreements. His experience with IP and tech industry is very helpful if you are in those arenas. HIs approach is very personable making him very easy to work with. A little loose with deadlines. Like his flat fee structure with the understanding that he would see the matter through and not constantly adding hours for every revision and rebuttal to a counterparty revision. I will use him again."
Gregory G
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Belmont,
CA,
about 2 months ago
Review Service Agreement
"Scott was exceptional to work with. He quickly developed an understanding of our unique business and translated that into a comprehensive, well structured MSA. His work was thorough, and he was always willing to walk through questions and provide clear, practical guidance."
Philip C
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San Anselmo,
CA,
about 2 months ago
Service Agreement Drafting
"Brandon was great to work with. He helped us create a service agreement and liability waiver for our business and was very responsive throughout the process. He took the time to revise and streamline the document based on our feedback and made sure the important protections were included. The final agreement is clear, professional, and exactly what we needed for our business. I appreciate his help and definitely recommend him."
Shamel G
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Lake Elsinore,
CA,
about 2 months ago
Review Distribution Agreement
"It was easy but most beneficial to get my contract reviewed."
Arun G
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San Jose,
CA,
2 months ago
NDA and Invention Assignment Review
"I wish he would have reminded me to cap licensing income so as to prevent licensing issues."
Maria M
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Pittsburg,
CA,
4 months ago
Assist with Other Commercial Contract Matter
"Mr. Riordan did not provide the services he promised. The job I posted was to sign a document and he promised to deliver that. What he delivered was a letter stating that he can not sign the document because he is does not practice law in California. The money that I paid him was a complete waste and feel misled. I communicated that with him and asked for a refund but of course he denied it."
Efecan A
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Los Angeles,
CA,
5 months ago
Contract Review for Startup Equity
"Seth was quick to respond to both my proposal and messages. He's friendly, kinda, and was a pleasure to work with. I'd reach out to him again if/when another needs pop up on my side!"
Lauren B
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Ojai,
CA,
5 months ago
Privacy Policy
"I asked Gene to do a second pass at a Privacy Policy he drafted for me for my app, based on updated guidance for developers from the App store and Google Play, and he graciously agreed. I appreciate his thoughtfulness and attention to detail, always. I plan to continue to hire him in the future as the needs for my startup continue to evolve."
Lisa A
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Los Angeles,
CA,
6 months ago
Website Terms and Privacy
"Tim was helpful and easy to work with"
Christopher D
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Los Angeles,
CA,
7 months ago
SaaS Contract Review
"Wonderful work!"
Alyson S
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Chattanooga,
TN,
7 months ago
Prenuptial Agreement Drafting
"Troy did an excellent job with our pre-nup. We needed something simple and wanted to avoid the cost that came with hiring privately from a firm. We had a short period of time to put things together, and Troy was organized, efficient, and responsive. 10/10, would absolutely use his services again!"
Melissa S
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El Granada,
CA,
7 months ago
Draft Privacy Policy
"Steve did a fantastic job creating our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In just a couple of days, he was able to pull together two very comprehensive documents that cover all the key areas we needed for launch! I’ll be reaching out for any future updates to our docs."
Jose R
.
Ontario,
CA,
8 months ago
NDA Violation Demand Letter
"Excellent work, quick and very responsive good to work with"
Patrick G
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Ukiah,
CA,
8 months ago
New MSA
"Lauri is fantastic. She is extremely thorough. I plan to work with her again in the future."
Allison W
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Encino,
CA,
8 months ago
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- An international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) simplifies filing in over 150 countries, providing a unified procedure before entering national phases.
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- Common mistakes include assuming a PCT itself grants rights or missing strict filing deadlines.
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