California Intellectual Property Lawyers

Intellectual Property Law

1800 Ave of the Stars suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067, USA

Intellectual Property Law

917 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Alexander Schlee is a registered German, European and US patent attorney and holds the German equivalent to a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is the founder of Schlee IP International P.C. in 2007 succeeding a Los Angeles branch office he founded as a former equity partner of Viering, Jentschura & Partners in the year 2000. Among other volunteer activities he served on the State Bar of California International Law Section Executive Committee and is a former president (2011) of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association LAIPLA. Alexander Schlee assists particularly clients having strong international Intellectual Property interests, among these especially clients doing business between the United States and Germany.

Intellectual Property Law

19200 Von Karman Ave, Irvine, CA 92612, USA

Brian P. Kinder is the founder of The Kinder Law Group and has practiced intellectual property law for more than a decade. He serves clients around the world and has been named as a Super Lawyer Rising Star in the area of intellectual property – an honor bestowed on only the top 2.5% of attorneys in California. Mr. Kinder handles all aspects of brand protection, from counseling and clearance searches to registration and litigation. He has not only protected numerous trademarks domestically and online, but has also coordinated global branding initiatives spanning over 120 countries around the world. Mr. Kinder also has extensive experience in successfully litigating cases before various Federal District Courts, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (T.T.A.B.). He has resolved numerous infringement disputes, false advertising claims, misappropriation of trade secret cases, unfair competition, franchise disputes, and various administrative actions involving Opposition and Cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. In addition to trademark matters, he has represented clients in various complex cases involving right of publicity and copyright infringement. He has also successfully resolved several high-profile domain name disputes against some of the most aggressive cybersquatters in the industry. Mr. Kinder also works closely with associated foreign counsel with regard to the international disputes. Mr. Kinder represents clients in a wide variety of product industries, including, apparel, building materials, consumer electronics, food and beverage, health and beauty, horticulture, pharmaceutical, sports nutrition, sporting goods, toys and transportation products. He is also experienced in representing clients across various service industries, including advertising/pr agencies, banking institutions, homeowner’s associations, insurance brokers, financial advisors, magazine publishers, restaurants, and real estate sales and leasing organizations, to name but a few. Mr. Kinder is known for combining sharp legal insight with a business-minded approach to IP protection and enforcement.

Intellectual Property Law

1801 Century Park W, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067

Bryan Freedman is a closely trusted advisor, representing talent, celebrities, and high net worth individuals within the studio system as they face significant legal challenges and the media machine that accompanies these very public matters. He knows where the leverage points are to achieve a settlement short of trial. And when he goes to trial, he knows how to win. Over the past 20 years, Bryan has been at the forefront of some of the most groundbreaking cases. He has built a robust practice that spans entertainment, real estate, employment, and commercial disputes, many of which have had meaningful implications on a national scale. With a reputation for taking on complex matters and a solid track record of success, Bryan has become the go to legal advisor in entertainment and sports, representing some of the biggest entertainers, gamers, influencers, agencies, and management companies. Leading entertainment publications have recognized Bryan for his work. Variety selected Bryan as one of its inaugural honorees in their Variety500 in 2017, an international professional index of the 500 business leaders shaping the global entertainment industry. Additionally, he has been selected by Variety for their Legal Impact Report in 2015, 2019 and 2022-24. Bryan has also been consistently honored by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the most influential entertainment litigators in the country on their Top 100 Power Lawyers List (2008-2022, 2025-2026). He also has the distinction of being named to The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyers: Troubleshooters List (2023-2024), an honor reserved for only 25 selectees that are trusted to handle crisis situations and prevent future problems within the entertainment industry.

Intellectual Property Law

1801 Century Park West, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067

Bryan has been a trial lawyer since 1991 and has extensive experience litigating unique and complex entertainment, real estate, employment and commercial disputes. Bryan's wide ranging experience, including a vast knowledge of asset based judgment collection, allows the client the opportunity to not only successfully litigate a case through trial but also be able to collect assets to satisfy the judgment through both domestic and international mechanisms and resources. Bryan's trial experience includes successfully defending numerous large corporations and achieving multimillion dollar verdicts on behalf of real estate development companies. Bryan and his partner, Michael Taitelman (also named a Southern California Super Lawyer and Rising Star) have been friends since their college days at the University of California at Berkeley, and started Freedman + Taitelman, LLP in 1997 to provide the same large firm litigation expertise and aggressiveness along with smaller firm client attention and efficient cost management.