Brandon Smith is a partner in our Orange County office. His practice is focused on litigation with an emphasis on patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and data privacy matters. His practice has included numerous district court cases across the country and multiple proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
In addition to his litigation experience with Knobbe Martens, Mr. Smith has served as a Deputy District Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office through the Trial Attorney Partnership program where he successfully prosecuted criminal matters, including a jury trial, as a first chair trial attorney.
Mr. Smith earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. Mr. Smith received his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law where he was Editor-in-Chief of Volume 52 of the San Diego Law Review.
Mr. Smith was a summer associate with the firm in 2014 and joined the firm as an associate in 2015.
Extern Experience
Judicial Extern for the Honorable Marilyn Huff (S.D. Cal.)
University of San Diego School of Law (USD), J.D., Order of the Coif, Editor-in-Chief – San Diego Law Review Volume 52
California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo (CAL POLY), B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Tau Beta Pi
State Bar of California
U.S. District Court – Central District of California
U.S. District Court – Southern District of California
Biotech
Diagnostic Tools
Research Tools & Reagents
Chemical, Industrial & Materials
Pool & Spa
Consumer Products & Services
Aesthetics & Personal Care Products
Food & Beverage
Restaurants & Hospitality
Sporting Goods & Recreation
Fashion & Beauty
Clothing
Footwear
Jewelry
Sunglasses
Medical Devices & Procedures
Ablation Technology
Aesthetics & Implants
Angioplasty
Annulus & Nucleus Repair
Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula
Balloons
Biocompatible Polymers & Coatings
Cardiac Assist Device (E.g., LVAD & Heart Pumps)
Cardiac Rhythm Management
Cardiovascular
Catheters & Probes
Chordae Tendineae Repair & Replacement
Dental Devices
Diagnostics
Drug Eluting & Drug Delivery Devices
Embolic Protection & Clot Retrieving
Imaging
Implants
Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occlusion
Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Minimally Invasive & Endoscopic Procedures
Orthopedics
Pacemakers & Electrical Stimulation Devices
Robotics
Sleep Apnea
Spinal Cages
Spinal Posterior Instrumentation
Spinal Stenoses
Spine
Sports Medicine
Stents, Valves, & Delivery Systems
Structural Heart
Surgical Equipment
Trans Septal Crossing
Transcatheter & Surgical Aortic, Mitral & Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Pharmaceuticals
Diagnostic Tools
Research Tools & Reagents
Advertising
Antitrust & Competition Litigation
Appellate Litigation
Copyright
Copyright Litigation
Copyright Litigation
False Advertising Litigation
False Advertising Litigation
HatchWaxman Litigation
Infringement Risk
Inter Partes Review (IPR)
ITC Litigation
Litigation
Patent Litigation
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) Litigation
Post-Grant
PostGrant Review (PGR)
PTAB Overview
Trade Secret
Trade Secret & Employee Mobility Litigation
Trade Secret & Employee Mobility Litigation
Trademark & Brand Protection
Trademark and Brand Protection Litigation
Trademark and Brand Protection Litigation
Trademark Enforcement
Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB) Litigation
Unfair Competition Litigation
Unfair Competition Litigation
Recognized by The Legal 500 “United States” for Trademark Litigation (2022)
