Background
Makous, David N. was born on November 9, 1951 in Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, United States.
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David N. Makous
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Duke University (Bachelor of Science, 1973). University of Pittsburgh (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Lewis, Doctorate"Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard, Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Accountants Malpractice. Aircraft and Equipment Leasing.
Antitrust and Trade Regulation.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency. Business Law; Compensation and Benefits.
Community Redevelopment Law. Construction Litigation.
Corporate; Corporate Finance and Securities.
Domestic Private Finance. Employment and Labor Law. Environmental; Financial Institutions.
Government Relations.
Health Care; Insurance Coverage and Regulatory. Intellectual Property.
International Private Finance. International Trade; Litigation, including Complex Business Litigation.
Medical Malpractice; Mergers and Acquisitions.
Non-Profit Corporations and Charitable Organizations. Oil and Gas; Personal Injury. Products Liability; Professional Liability.
Public Entity Defense.
Real Estate; Securities Class Actions. State and Federal Tax.
Trusts, Estates and Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California and United States.
District Court, Central District of California.
1979, registered to practice before United States Patent and Trademark Office. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
1993, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1994, United States. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Company-Author: Attorney"s Guide to Trade Secrets, 2d educated, Continuing Education of the Bar (1996).
"Patent Damages for the Profits of the Infringer After Patent Expiration: Accelerated Re-Entry Damages," New Matter, June 1996, republished in Journal of Proprietary Rights, September 1996.
"Drafting Grant Clauses for Agreements Involving Intellectual Property," California Business Law Practitioner, Winter, 1996. "Recent Court Decisions Place Limits on Software Copyright Protection," Transnational Bulletin, January 1993.
"Untying the Knot of Intellectual Property Licensing, (Participant II)," Transnational Bulletin, July 1993. Lecturer: Los Angeles County Bar Association, Public Orientation Programs, 1980-1983.
American Bar Association, 1978, Section on International Design Protection, 1984-1986, Section of Intellectual Property Orientation, 1991-1993.
Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, 1981-1984. Congressional Lobbying on Lanham Acting, 1983. Lecturer, Chinese Government on United States.
Intellectual Property Law, 1992-1994.
Lecturer, Licensing, State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Section. Lecturer, Otis School of Design.
Chairman, Community Development Advisory Board, City of El Monte, California, 1979-1981. Member: Century City Bar Association (Chairman, 1986-1987.
Member, Tort Litigation Section).
Intellectual Trademark Association (Member: United States. Legislation Subcommittee, 1994. International Trademark Subcommittee, 1989-1990.
Publications Subcommittee, 1992-1993).
Licensing Executive Society. Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association.
American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association. Lewis, Doctorate"Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard Limited Liability Partnership is a full-service law firm with offices in the heart of the financial districts in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Costa Mesa, Sacramento and the Inland Empire.
The firm maintains a national and international practice.
Our attorneys have outstanding academic and professional backgrounds - four judges have been appointed from the firm. We are proud of our reputation for providing the highest possible quality of legal representation in the most judicious and cost-effective manner.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Century City Bar Association (Chairman, 1986-1987. Member, Tort Litigation Section). Intellectual Trademark Association (Member: United States.
Legislation Subcommittee, 1994.
International Trademark Subcommittee, 1989-1990. Publications Subcommittee, 1992-1993).
Licensing Executive Society. Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association.
American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association.
