Mr. Phillips is a partner in our Orange County office. His practice includes counseling clients with their domestic and international trademark matters, including searches, registration and enforcement; federal trademark litigation; petitioning and defending opposition and cancellation matters in front of the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; copyright registration and enforcement; and petitioning and defending domain name disputes.
Mr. Phillips’s practice also includes trademark and copyright licensing and due diligence projects. Mr. Phillips represents clients in several industries, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, fashion and apparel, mobile device accessories, entertainment, automotive, nutritional supplements, sporting goods, consumer goods, industrial products, hospitality, executive placement services and restaurant services.
Mr. Phillips attends annually the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, and the International Trademark Association (INTA) annual meeting. Mr. Phillips is the past co-chair of the Orange County Bar Association’s Entertainment, Sports & Marketing Section, and has presented to non-profit organizations regarding intellectual property matters. Mr. Phillips is a member of both ProVisors and Bruin Professionals.
Loyola Law School, J.D., Order of the Coif, St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review
University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), B.A., History
State Bar of California
U.S. District Court – Central District of California
U.S. District Court – Northern District of California
Advertising, Media & Entertainment
Biotech
Chemical, Industrial & Materials
Communications Technology
Consumer Products & Services
Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology
Energy
Fashion & Beauty
Financial Services & Business Methods
Medical Devices & Procedures
Pharmaceuticals
Transportation & Vehicles
Advertising, Media & Entertainment Practice
Assignments & Licenses
Brand Portfolio Management
Brand Search
Copyright
Due Diligence
International Trademarks
IP Strategy
IP Transactions, Agreements & Venture Capital
Litigation
Opinions & Counseling
Registration
Trademark & Brand Protection
Trademark Enforcement
Trademark Litigation & Unfair Competition
Trademark Litigation & Unfair Competition
Trademark Registration
Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB) Disputes
Transactions
TTAB Proceedings
Unfair Competition Litigation
- Recognized in the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 as a “Leading Trademark Lawyer” from 2015 to 2018. In 2017, he was described as having “wide-ranging trademark experience, with a knack for prosecution and counselling.” In the 2018 WTR 1000 guide, editors commented that “his sweeping practice and pithy advice are a boon to any trademark owner hoping to gain a foothold in an increasingly competitive marketplace”.
- Named a 2016 and 2017 “Southern California Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine for his work in intellectual property law.
- Trademark Strategies for New Brands; webinar panelist discussing the challenges of trademark clearance in the contemporary global landscape (March 2025)
- AI in the World of IP; presentation to Orange County Paralegal Association (OCPA) regarding the advantages and risks of using artificial intelligence software to create intellectual property (September 2024)
- A Discussion with Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit’s Joe Wheatley: How Amazon Finds Bad Actors and Removes Counterfeit Products; podcast with Joe Wheatley, Senior Counsel, Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit, about how the Counterfeit Crimes Unit searches the Amazon platform to uncover bad actors and counterfeit products (January 2024)
- Knobbe Office Hours – Trademarks and Copyrights; presentation to Octane OC with Jason Enos, Vice President, Production at Intellivision, discussing advantages of trademark and copyright clearance and registration (December 2021)
- U.S. TM Filings – Reliance on Foreign Registration; webinar presentation regarding the advantages and risks of filing trademark applications in the U.S. based on a foreign registration (November 2020)
- Orange County Bar Association (OCBA)
- Past Co-Chair (2014), Entertainment, Sports and Marketing Division
- Member, Intellectual Property Division
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Past Member (2012-2015), U.S. Subcommittee of the Famous & Well-Known Marks Committee
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Bruin Professionals, a UCLA Alumni Network
- ProVisors, a network of trusted professional advisors
