Venture capital firms & Intellectual property law firms: Directory Listings

San Diego Business Journal, Jan 7, 2002

Number of attorneys with scientific/engineering degrees: 2

Percent of practice: 50% litigation, 0% prosecution, 50% licensing

Year founded locally: 1983

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear

550 West C Street, Suite 1200

San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: (619) 235-8550

Fax: (619) 235-0176

Email: wpettus@kmob.com

Web address: www.kmob.com

Local firm top executive/title: Ned Israelson/Managing Partner

Number of national/international offices: 6

Number of IP local partners/associates: 9/22/2 of counsel

Number of attorneys registered with USPTO (Patent & Trademark Office): 33

IP practice areas: Potent prosecution, trademark, licensing, copyrights, patent interferences, trade secrets, litigation, international IP representation IP technology areas: Biotechnology, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, telecommunication, software, internet, mechanical, electrical

Number of attorneys with scientific/engineering degrees: 33

Percent of practice: 40% litigation, 50% prosecution, 10% licensing.

Year founded locally: 1984

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP

600 W. Broadway, #2600

San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: (619) 236-1414

Fax: (619) 232-8311

11988 El Camino Real, #200

San Diego, CA 92130

Phone: (858) 720-6300

Fax: (858) 720-6306

Web address: www.luce.com

Local firm top executive/title: Robert D. Buell

Number of national/international offices: 6

Number of local IP partners/associates in local office: 10/10

Number of local attorneys registered with USPTO (Patent & Trademark Office): 3

IP practice areas: patent/trademark/copyright/trade secret prosecution, litigation, transactions

IP technology areas: all

Number of attorneys with scientific/engineering degrees: 9

Percent of practice: 25% litigation, 25% prosecution, 50% licensing

Year founded locally: 1873

Lyon & Lyon LLP

4225 Executive Square, Suite 800

La Jolla, CA 92037

Phone: (858) 552-8400

Fax: (858) 552-0159

Email: sd@lyonlyon.com

Web address: www.lyonlyon.com

Local firm top executive/title: G. Peter Albert Jr./ Coordinating Partner

Number of national/international offices: 6

Number of IP local partners/associates: 3/12

Number of attorneys registered with USPTO (Patent & Trademark Office): 11

IP practice areas: Litigation, prosecution, transactional

IP technology areas: Telecommunications, electronics, hardware, software, e-commerce, biotechnology, biomedical, mechanical

Number of attorneys with scientific/engineering degrees: 15

Percent of practice: 40% litigation, 50% Prosecution, 10% licensing.

Year founded locally: 1989

Morrison & Foerster LLP

3811 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 500

San Diego, CA 92130

Phone: (858) 720-5100

Fax: (858) 720-5125

Email: info@mofo.com

Web address: www.mofo.com

Local firm top executive/title: Mark Danis/Managing Partner

Number of national/international offices: 12/6

Number of local IP partners/associates in local office: 4/15

Number of local attorneys registered with USPTO (Patent & Trademark Office): 9

IP practice: Patent, trademark & copyright prosecution, licensing and litigation

IP technology areas: Biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electronics, software and telecommunications