Steven Nataupsky > Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP > Irvine, United States > Lawyer Profile
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP Offices
2040 MAIN STREET
14TH FLOOR
IRVINE, CA 92614
CALIFORNIA
United States
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Steven Nataupsky
Position
Partner
Career
Steven J. Nataupsky is the Managing Partner of Knobbe Martens. With approximately 300 lawyers and scientists, Knobbe Martens is one of the largest firms focusing on intellectual property in the country.
Steven’s practice involves all aspects of intellectual property, including protecting inventions, trademarks, domain names, copyrights, and trade secrets, enforcing those rights against infringers, and defending clients against allegations of infringement. He has obtained numerous patents, trademarks and copyrights in various fields and tried several cases resulting in 8-digit jury verdicts in favor of his clients. Representative clients include Carl’s Jr. / Hardee’s and Monster Energy.
Steven serves as an adjunct professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of California-Irvine School of Law and has served as an adjunct professor at Whittier Law School and the University of San Diego School of Law. He also teaches intellectual property courses at the University of California-Irvine Extension Program and Santa Ana College. Steven is the co-author of Protecting Your Athlete’s Intellectual Property Rights in the leading treatise for sports law practitioners: Law of Professional and Amateur Sports, 2010 Thomson Reuters/West Publications.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP utilizes its national presence to advise household name corporates such as Monster Energy, Fox, Toshiba, and Amazon, on the maintenance and enforcement of their international trademark portfolios. Headed by brand protection expert Susan Natland and Jeff Van Hoosear, who brings extensive experience appearing in proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the team’s client base spans sectors ranging from e-commerce, entertainment, fashion, and hospitality to life sciences, food and beverages, aviation and consumer products. The group is supported by intellectual proprety authority and managing partner Steven Nataupsky and in Los Angeles by Jessica Sganga, who counsels clients on electronic commerce matters, including data privacy and data security compliance. Jacob Rosenbaum was appointed to partner in January 2023. All lawyers work in the Irvine office unless noted.