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Hans Mayer
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Partner
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Hans Mayer is a litigation partner in our Los Angeles office.
Mr. Mayer represents clients in district courts throughout the country, as well as the TTAB and PTAB. His cases have covered a wide array of technologies and products, including transcatheter heart valve replacement and repair devices, energy drinks, signal boosters, genetic sequencing devices, recreational watercraft, and Emmy Award winning documentaries. He also advises clients with respect to worldwide brand protection and has directed enforcement matters across the globe.
In 2017, Mr. Mayer was selected to conduct jury trials and felony preliminary hearings as first chair trial attorney with the Orange County District Attorney’s Trial Attorney Partnership program.
Mr. Mayer has received multiple awards and has been honored in both regional and national forums for his legal accomplishments. In 2023, he was named a “Rising Star” by Law360 for being among the top intellectual property law practitioners under age 40, and was also named a “California Future Star” by Benchmark Litigation in 2023 and 2024. Mr. Mayer has also been repeatedly named one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” for his outstanding intellectual property legal work in Super Lawyers magazine (2022 – 2023), and recognized by The Legal 500 “United States” for Patent Litigation (2021) and Trademark Litigation (2023).
Mr. Mayer received his Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University. While at Brown, he conducted extensive research in the Gait and Motion Analysis Lab at the Providence VA Medical Center. He received his J.D. from Loyola Law School, where he was a member of the St. Thomas More Honor Society as well as an Editor on the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review.
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United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
The team at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP utilizes its national presence to represent major global brands, such as Monster Energy and lululemon, as plaintiffs and defendants involved in high-stakes infringement litigation. The practice is headed in Orange County, CA by Lynda Zadra-Symes, who brings over 31 years of experience to proceedings in federal court and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and Lauren Keller Katzenellenbogen, who applies expertise in sectors ranging from software, medical devices, and consumer products to fashion, beverages, and entertainment. Other key figures include tech sector specialists Brian Horne and Hans Mayer in Los Angeles. At the Orange County office, Ali Razai, who handles complex matters for clients in biotech and pharmaceuticals, is a key name alongside seasoned litigator, Matthew Bellinger.