daniel l. dawes
Biography
Dan Dawes graduated with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Physics from the
University of California, Los Angeles, and
went on to earn a Masters of Science degree
in Physics from the University of Oregon,
Eugene, in condensed matter physics. At
Bell
Telephone
Laboratories,
Dan
participated as a member of a research
team in metallurgical research, exploring the
electrical
properties
of
alloys
and
semiconductors. Dan then served in the
Commissioned Corp. of the United States
Public Health Service at the Bureau of
Radiological Health as a biomedical
engineer. He worked in a research
laboratory with a multidisciplinary group of
life and medical scientists, ranging from
entomologists, nutritionists, veterinarians,
physicians, radiologists, biologists and
others.
Dan received a J.D. from the University of
California, Los Angeles in 1974. Dan has
worked on a wide variety of intellectual
property
matters
involving
patents,
copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, unfair
competition,
and
licensing
in
both
prosecution contexts as well as litigation
with the firm of Spensley, Horn, Jubas and
Dan returned to private practice with
Beehler and Pavitt in Los Angeles and
worked for a wide variety of clients on
a wide variety of technologies,
including on helicopter design for
Hughes Helicopters and later for
McDonald-Douglas,
and
for
Christensen Diamond Tool Company
relating to diamond petroleum drill
bits and oil well tooling. Major clients
include the University of California,
California Institute of Technology, and
Pressure Products Medical Supplies
Inc. of Santa Barbara. While again a
wide
variety
of
clients
and
technologies relating to engineering
and the physical sciences are served,
Dan
has
established
special
concentrations
in
MEMS,
nanotechnologies,
laser
based
biomedical imaging and treatments,
and biomedical devices. For example,
extensive patent work has been
performed in domestic and foreign
patenting of the Guglielmi Detachable
Coils, a brain aneurysm catheter and
implantation system, which has
virtually replaced craniotomies as the
standard
treatment
for
brain
aneurysms.
He then joined with Graham and
James LLP, a large 600 member
international general law firm with
multiple offices in multiple countries
and
cities,
founding
the
IP
department for the firm in Orange
County. After Graham and James
was split up, Dan joined with other
two other patent attorneys in Orange
Lubitz in Century City. In particular, he
prepared and prosecuted a number of
patents related to computer and digitally
related inventions, including writing the
patents for the Intel 8086 and 8087 math
chips, which were chosen as the CPU set in
the
first
IBM
personal
computer,
transducers, remittance processing business
equipment, data tape recorders, and inflight projection systems.
He then served as in-house patent counsel
for Bell and Howell Company in Pasadena,
California where he provided corporate
patent services for five company divisions.
He was then recruited by George Lucas to
assist in legal affairs for the merchandising
of the Star Wars films.
As vice president and intellectual property
general counsel of Lucasfilm Ltd., Dan was
extensively involved in merchandising the
Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of
the Jedi and Indiana Jones series of films
under George Lucas. Duties involved
copyright enforcement in the films and
licensed goods and establishing, prosecuting
and managing an extensive trademark
portfolio around the world as well as
supporting
the
licensing
efforts
in
merchandising the film properties.
County to cofound the firm of Myers,
Dawes and Andras LLP in Irvine,
which grew to eight attorneys and
where he served as senior partner
until July 1, 2008 before founding
Dawes
Patent
Law Group
in
Huntington Beach with his son,
Marcus Dawes, where he presently
continues his practice in IP law before
the U.S. Patent Office and through a
network
of
established
foreign
associates in the European Patent
Office,
Chinese
Patent
Office,
Japanese Patent Office and other
patent offices around the world.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles,
Law School, J.D.,1974; University of
Oregon, M.S.Physics, 1968; University
of
California,
Los
Angeles,
B.S.Physics, 1967, Cum Laude.
Admissions
California
State
Bar,
1974
(Admitted to the Northern, Central
and Southern Federal District Courts,
Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals,
U.S.
Supreme
Court)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(Patent Bar), 1974
Practices
Intellectual Property – Patents,
Copyrights,
Trademarks,
Trade
Secrets, Unfair Competition and
related causes