I have helped entertainer clients with copyright issues, including lawsuits, DMCA take down notices, and various contracts and negotiations.
I can file your copyright registration applications for $40 each plus Copyright Office filing fees.
FREDERIC M. DOUGLAS
Cal. Bar # 212778; PTO Registration # 48,813
Courts Admitted to Practice: U.S. Central District of California
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Eastern District of Texas
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW -- J.D. May 1999
President, Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, UC Davis Law Review
Moot Court
Faculty Appointments Committee
King Hall Alumni Scholarship Award
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY -- B.S. Chemical Engineering, May 1996
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Solo Practitioner, Irvine, CA, October 2005 to Present
Patent Prosecution
Interviewed inventors.
Drafted 63 patent applications (electrical, chemical, medical devices, business methods, and mechanical inventions).
Answered 48 Office Actions.
Trademark Prosecution
Prepared Applications.
Answered Office Actions.
Cancellations and Oppositions.
Litigation
Lead Attorney currently for 3 plaintiff patent litigation suits.
Copyright Infringement, Libel, Unfair Competition, Breach of Contract.
Professional Malpractice.
$1 million judgment for Online Libel.
Internet Issues
TOS, DMCA, Privacy Policies, Domain Name Disputes.
Of Counsel, Klein, O’Neill & Singh, Irvine, CA, October 2004 to October 2005
Patent Prosecution
Interviewed inventors.
Drafted patent applications (electrical, chemical processing, business methods, and mechanical inventions).
Answered Office Actions.
Trademark Prosecution
Prepared Applications.
Answered Office Actions.
Defend Trademark Oppositions.
Trade Secrets
Draft Non-Disclosure Agreements.
Solo Practitioner, Irvine, CA, February 2004 to October 2004
Patent Prosecution
Drafted patent applications (electrical, chemical, and mechanical inventions).
Answered Office Actions.
Trademark Prosecution
Prepared Applications.
Answered Office Actions.
Trademark Oppositions (Opposer and Applicant).
Patent Infringement Litigation
Defense of Infringement Action.
Trade Secret Litigation
Sole Defense Counsel.
Conducted 1 Deposition and Defended 1 Deposition.
Profitable Settlement On First Day Of Trial.
Criminal Practice
Drug and Firearm Charges Dropped.
Felony Expungement.
Immigration
Asylum: Clients Successfully Obtained Asylum
Residency: Client Successfully Obtained Green Card.
Lead Patent Attorney, Aetas Technology Inc., Irvine, CA, October 1999 to February 2004
Extensive Non-Infringement Research
Reviewed several thousand patents.
Drafted non-infringement opinion letters.
Directed Design Around Plans.
Patent Prosecution
Interviewed inventors.
Performed patentability searches.
Drafted patent applications (electrical, chemical, software, and mechanical inventions).
Answered Office Actions.
Monitor competitor patents and publications.
Intellectual Property Portfolio
Manage company portfolio of patents, trademarks, and copyrights (domestic and foreign).
Other Concerns
Licensing, trade secrets, contract negotiation and drafting, antitrust, and employment law.
Research Assistant, Professor James F. Smith, May 1998 to August 1998
Immigration Law Clinic, UC Davis School of Law
Procured felony expungement under Cal. Pen. Code § 1203.4. Prepared motion to reopen deportation appeal.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Co-op Engineer, Tosco Refining Company, Martinez, CA, January 1995 to May 1995
Prepared process flow diagrams. Formulated process simulations. Catalogued safety inspection documentation.
Engineering Intern, Tosco Refining Company, Martinez, CA, June 1994 to August 1994
Developed sewer sampling procedures and specifications. Prepared bid proposals. Performed contaminant sampling for Solid Waste Group.
Summer Intern, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, June 1992 to August 1992
Livermore, CA
Etched silicon wafers using KOH and plasma processes. Calibrated new machine for non-contact wafer measurements. Streamlined reclamation of plutonium.
Foreign Language: Speak, Read, and Write Spanish
