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Awards & Honors
In 2016, Mr. Hyman was recognized in the World Trademark Review 1000 as a Leading Trademark Lawyer and was commended by clients as an "excellent litigator".
In 2015, Mr. Hyman was recognized in the "Who's Who Legal 100" by Law Business Research.
In 2014, Mr. Hyman received the "Copyright Law Firm of the Year - California" award by Acquisition International Magazine.
In 2014 and 2015, Mr. Hyman was named in the "Who's Who Legal: Trademarks" list by Law Business Research.
In 2012 and 2014, Mr. Hyman was recognized in the Guide to World's Leading Trademark Law Practitioners.
In a survey of his peers published in Super Lawyers magazine, Mr. Hyman has repeatedly been named as one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” in intellectual property law.
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Jonathan A. Hyman is a partner in our Los Angeles office.
Mr. Hyman’s practice includes domestic and foreign trademark prosecution, enforcement and clearance, ex parte and inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), intellectual property licensing, copyrights, rights of publicity, domain names and ICANN proceedings, entertainment law, and client counseling. He also frequently conducts in-house seminars to assist clients in managing and protecting trademark portfolios.
Mr. Hyman currently represents clients in a wide range of industries and fields, including entertainment, sports, fashion and apparel, retail, technology, food and beverages, cosmetics, financial services, restaurants and hospitality, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, software and e-commerce.
Mr. Hyman teaches the Trademark Law Clinic at UCLA School of Law.
In law school Mr. Hyman was Managing Editor of the Emory Law Journal. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2000.
Mr. Hyman joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2006.
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Teaching/Adjunct Professor
Trademark Law Clinic, UCLA School of Law
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Cases, Articles, Speeches & Seminars
Speeches & Seminars
Trademark Application Pre-Filing Strategies: Overcoming the Obstacles, Strafford, June 2015
International Trademark Law and Strategy: Practical Tips for Protecting, Licensing and Enforcing Trademarks Abroad, Los Angeles County Bar Association, September 2014 (Co-Panelists: Mei-Lan Stark, Head IP Counsel for Fox and INTA President and Michael Lewis, USPTO Regional IP Attaché for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean)
Let The Good Times Roll: IP Issues with Social Media and User-Generated Content, American Corporate Counsel (ACC), August 2014
Intellectual Property: Get My Stuff Off the Web!,Beverly Hills Bar Association, August 2014 (Co-Panelists: Ian Ballon and Neville Johnson)
Moderator, INTA-USPTO Roundtable: Los Angeles, May 2014
Trademark Clearance and Filing Strategies, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, October 2013
Avoiding False Advertising & Unfair Competition Claims, Silicon Valley, July 2013
Silver Linings Playbook: Best Practices in Trademark Clearance and Selection, American Corporate Counsel (ACC), April 2013
Intellectual Property Licensing, U.S. Department of Commerce, SABIT Intellectual Property Rights Program, March 2013
Facebook and Beyond: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know, Orange County Bar Association, January 2013
It's A Social World After All: An Update on Trademark and Copyright Issues in Social Media, Association of Corporate Counsel, April 2012
How To Make Money With Your Intellectual Property, LAIPLA/Loyola Law School, July 2011
What’s In A Name? Protecting Trademarks Associated With Television Shows In The U.S., 28th Annual International Law Symposium - Entertainment & Sports Law: The International Dimension, February 2011
Intellectual Property and Social Media, Constitutional Rights Foundation, 4th Annual Constitution Day Conference, September 2010
IP And Social Media, Association of Corporate Counsel-SoCal Chapter, April 2010
Intellectual Property Nuts and Bolts – Trademarks, Los Angeles County Bar Association, May 2009
Bang For The Buck: Extracting Maximum Value From Intellectual Property In An Economic Crisis, Association of Corporate Counsel-SoCal Chapter, April 2009
Recent Developments In Trademark Law: Metatags, Infringement, But No Injunctions?, Orange County Paralegal Association, August 2008
Emotional Brand Building, ASR, San Diego, September 8, 2007
Protecting Brand Integrity: Best Practices and Lessons Learned, U.S. Chamber of Commerce The Cost of Counterfeiting and Piracy Conference, August 2007
The Global Reach of US Notice and Take Down Provisions, LES Pan-European Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, June 22, 2006
Preventing Brand Infringement and Dilution on the Internet, Orange County Paralegal Association, January 2005
Trademark Update: European Union Expansion; Changes in US Trademark Procedure; and the Electronic PTO, Orange County Paralegal Association March 2004
Training for the Big Leagues: Securing International Trademark and Design Protection, Beverly Hills Bar Association, May 2003
Brand Enforcement Strategies 2002 Trademark Seminar, June 2002
Articles
Getting the Deal Through: Trademarks 2016, Law Business Research Ltd., September 2015
Betty Boop in Blunderland: Ninth Circuit's Trademark Ruling In Fleischer Studios v. A.V.E.L.A, Los Angeles County Bar Association's Entertainment Law and IP Section - Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law Journal, Vol. 2, Number, 2 May/June 2012
Protecting Your Upside In A Downturn: Due Diligence Considerations For Purchasing Intellectual Property In An Economic Crisis, Association of Corporate Counsel-SoCal Chapter News Letter, February 2009
Maintaining Brand Integrity In The Marketplace, World Trademark Review, May/June 2008
Before You Go to China: Strategies for Protecting Your Trademarks in China, Orange County Lawyer, August 2007
Who Wants To Sue A Multi-Billionaire: Google's Risky Venture Into YouTube, Cyberspace Lawyer, June 2007
Brand Management: Five Ways to Watch Your Competitors, Managing Intellectual Property, April 2007
Deep Pockets: The Risks of Buying Websites With Consumer Generated Content and How They Hope to Avoid the Major Lawsuit, E-Commerce Law Report, November 2006
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love YouTube: Video-Hosting Services and the Death of Copyrights on the Internet, Daily Journal, August 2006
Professional Memberships
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Committee Member, Emerging Issues Committee - The Limits on Trademark Rights, Ambush Marketing Sub-committee, 2014-2016
Committee Member, Enforcement Committee - Discovery Procedures Subcommittee, 2010-2014
Committee Member, Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement Committee (ACEC), China Sub-committee, 2008-2010
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Chair, Executive Board, Entertainment Law And Intellectual Property Section (ELIPS)
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Century City Bar Association
Los Angeles Intellectual Property Association (LAIPLA)
Co-Chair, Washington and the West Seminar, 2000
Copyright Society of America
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