Calhoun Law Firm
CALHOUN LAW FIRM assists businesses and individuals needing guidance or courtroom representation in the areas of Intellectual Property (patents, copyrights & trademarks) and Business Law (startup, growth and disputes). We help businesses thrive.
This lawyer is licensed to practice in California and has no record of discipline from the California bar association. *
Calhoun Law Firm
CALHOUN LAW FIRM assists businesses and individuals needing guidance or courtroom representation in the areas of Intellectual Property (patents, copyrights & trademarks) and Business Law (startup, growth and disputes). We help businesses thrive.
This lawyer is licensed to practice in California and has no record of discipline from the California bar association. *
CALHOUN LAW FIRM essentially consists of registered patent attorneys Joe Calhoun and Mark Koo (Of Counsel); and associated with the firm is registered patent attorney Marina Mikhailova J.D., Ph.D. (biological sciences), our life sciences adviser.
Mr. Calhoun has over twenty-five years of legal and related business experience in commercial litigation and client counseling, especially in the intellectual property fields. Besides assisting clients in obtaining patents for inventions and registration protection for trademarks and copyrighted materials, Mr. Calhoun's experience also includes assisting clients in acquiring ownership rights or use rights from others for trademarks and copyrighted works, and for valuable technology in a variety of technological fields.
Mr. Calhoun has also been intimately involved in business start-up and expansion, assisting several early-stage companies license patents, obtain financing, commence operations, and enter into alliances and other arrangements for the distribution of products.
Actively engaged in business litigation for over twenty-five years, Mr. Calhoun has successfully represented clients in lawsuits involving allegations of infringement and related federal and state causes of action for unfair competition, false advertising, deceptive trade practices, tortious interference with business relations, trade secret misappropriation and breach of non -competition covenants.
Please visit CalhounLawFirm.com for a more complete description of the services offered, or to watch informative videos covering Intellectual Property Law topics of interest.
Bay Area Office
Four Embarcadero Center
Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111
(501) 374-1700
(501) 374-1701
Complimentary 45-minute consultation
Utility and design patenting of inventions of up to a medium level of complexity. Trademark registration activities. Copyright registration activities.
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central Time)
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Arkansas Office
417 Main Street, Suite 400-5
Little Rock, AR 72201
CALHOUN LAW FIRM crafts creative legal solutionsâ for businesses and individuals in need of guidance and courtroom representation in the areas of Intellectual Property (patents, copyrights trademarks and unfair competition) and Business Law.
CALHOUN LAW FIRM essentially consists of attorneys Joe Calhoun and Mark Koo (Of Counsel), both registered patent attorneys; and associated with the firm is registered patent attorney Marina Mikhailova J.D., Ph.D. (biological sciences). We are ably supported by our executive assistant, Victoria McDonald, especially proficient in online filings at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office, and state and federal courthouses. Mr. Calhoun is also Of Counsel to Teraoka & Partners headquartered in San Francisco and having offices in Palo Alto and Los Angeles: he is also Associated Counsel to OâConnor & Associates in San Francisco.
We regularly engage in patent prosecution, licensing and litigation, as well as registration, licensing and litigation of copyrights and trademarks. CALHOUN LAW FIRM also regularly renders legal services involving business organization and growth, unfair competition, contract negotiation and enforcement, and commercial law counseling and disputes.
CALHOUN LAW FIRM regularly engages in patent procurement, licensing and litigation. Please visit https://www.CalhounLawFirm.com/practice-areas for a more extensive listing of our services.
Patents grant the owner of the patent the exclusive right to prevent others from making (or importing), using or selling whatever invention is specified in the patent claims. The patent owner may grant others an exclusive or non-exclusive right to make (or import), use or sell the patented invention. The ownerâs granting of such rights to another is called a âlicenseâ, which is essentially a temporary lease of those rights. By contrast, the conveyance of ownership/title to the patented invention is accomplished by an âassignmentâ.â
Calhoun Law Firm assists clients in obtaining patents, and in patent licenses and assignments. Calhoun Law Firm is also experienced in cases involving enforcement of (or defense against) patent infringement claims. Our webpage entitled Disputes summarizes a representative sample of intellectual property cases (including patent infringement) wherein Joe Calhoun is counsel of record.
Joe Calhoun, a registered patent attorney also licensed in Arkansas and California, has over twenty-five years of legal and related business experience in commercial litigation and client counseling, especially in the intellectual property fields. His primary practice areas include the creation or registration of intellectual property rights, the guiding of clientsâ commercialization of those rights, the assignment or licensing of such rights to or from others, and the enforcement of (or defense against) infringement claims.
After earning his Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University (Biology and Psychology), and graduating from law school at the University of San Francisco, he subsequently returned home to Little Rock, Arkansas as a law clerk at the Arkansas Court of Appeals. Joe then entered private practice with a well known Little Rock business law firm, departing as a partner on the eve of 2000 to better concentrate his practice in the areas of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and business competition.
Currently a mentor at The Venture Center and actively supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem, Joe has long been involved in business start-up and expansion. In the 1990âs he represented the Technical Enterprise Center, Arkansasâ first business incubator, in assisting tenants organizing business operations and entering the market. He also formed a number of community development corporations to develop and implement plans to revitalize commercial districts and nearby housing. Mr. Calhoun also organized ContourMed, Inc., the first company to emerge from Arkansas BioVentures, the technology development incubator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Joe was Treasurer of the Arkansas Biotechnology Association from 1997 to 2001, and Treasurer of the Arkansas Technology Transfer Society from 1997 to 2003. He was the principal draftsman of the Arkansas Biotechnology Training & Incentive Act of 1997, and provided assistance in the promulgation of regulations. He was involved in the Arkansas Venture Forum in 2002 and 2003, assisting in the planning of the Arkansas Venture Conference and grooming companies for making their presentations at the Conference. Joe was chairman of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association for 2006/2007; he was also chair for 2016/2017. And in 2014, Joe was an active member of the Advisory Committee for the Life Sciences Emerging Technology Fund of the Central Texas (Austin) Regional Center of Innovation & Commercialization; that committee vetted companies and evaluated their applications for grant funding from the State of Texas.
Bar Number: 114248
California, 1984
Bar Number: 85021
Arkansas, 1985
University of San Francisco School of Law
J.D., 1983
Tulane University
Bachelor of Science, in Biology and Psychology, 1978
Joe Calhoun, a registered patent attorney also licensed in Arkansas and California, has over twenty-five years of legal and related business experience in commercial litigation and client counseling, especially in the intellectual property fields. His primary practice areas include the creation or registration of intellectual property rights, the guiding of clientsâ commercialization of those rights, the assignment or licensing of such rights to or from others, and the enforcement of (or defense against) infringement claims.
After earning his Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University (Biology and Psychology), and graduating from law school at the University of San Francisco, he subsequently returned home to Little Rock, Arkansas as a law clerk at the Arkansas Court of Appeals. Joe then entered private practice with a well known Little Rock business law firm, departing as a partner on the eve of 2000 to better concentrate his practice in the areas of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and business competition.
Currently a mentor at The Venture Center and actively supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem, Joe has long been involved in business start-up and expansion. In the 1990âs he represented the Technical Enterprise Center, Arkansasâ first business incubator, in assisting tenants organizing business operations and entering the market. He also formed a number of community development corporations to develop and implement plans to revitalize commercial districts and nearby housing. Mr. Calhoun also organized ContourMed, Inc., the first company to emerge from Arkansas BioVentures, the technology development incubator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Joe was Treasurer of the Arkansas Biotechnology Association from 1997 to 2001, and Treasurer of the Arkansas Technology Transfer Society from 1997 to 2003. He was the principal draftsman of the Arkansas Biotechnology Training & Incentive Act of 1997, and provided assistance in the promulgation of regulations. He was involved in the Arkansas Venture Forum in 2002 and 2003, assisting in the planning of the Arkansas Venture Conference and grooming companies for making their presentations at the Conference. Joe was chairman of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association for 2006/2007; he was also chair for 2016/2017. And in 2014, Joe was an active member of the Advisory Committee for the Life Sciences Emerging Technology Fund of the Central Texas (Austin) Regional Center of Innovation & Commercialization; that committee vetted companies and evaluated their applications for grant funding from the State of Texas.
Bar Number: 114248
California, 1984
Bar Number: 85021
Arkansas, 1985
University of San Francisco School of Law J.D., 1983
Tulane University Bachelor of Science, in Biology and Psychology, 1978
CALHOUN LAW FIRM essentially consists of registered patent attorneys Joe Calhoun and Mark Koo (Of Counsel); and associated with the firm is registered patent attorney Marina Mikhailova J.D., Ph.D. (biological sciences), our life sciences adviser.
Mr. Calhoun has over twenty-five years of legal and related business experience in commercial litigation and client counseling, especially in the intellectual property fields. Besides assisting clients in obtaining patents for inventions and registration protection for trademarks and copyrighted materials, Mr. Calhoun's experience also includes assisting clients in acquiring ownership rights or use rights from others for trademarks and copyrighted works, and for valuable technology in a variety of technological fields.
Mr. Calhoun has also been intimately involved in business start-up and expansion, assisting several early-stage companies license patents, obtain financing, commence operations, and enter into alliances and other arrangements for the distribution of products.
Actively engaged in business litigation for over twenty-five years, Mr. Calhoun has successfully represented clients in lawsuits involving allegations of infringement and related federal and state causes of action for unfair competition, false advertising, deceptive trade practices, tortious interference with business relations, trade secret misappropriation and breach of non -competition covenants.
Please visit CalhounLawFirm.com for a more complete description of the services offered, or to watch informative videos covering Intellectual Property Law topics of interest.
Bay Area Office
Four Embarcadero Center
Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111
(501) 374-1700
(501) 374-1701
Complimentary 45-minute consultation
Utility and design patenting of inventions of up to a medium level of complexity. Trademark registration activities. Copyright registration activities.
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central Time)
-
Arkansas Office
417 Main Street, Suite 400-5
Little Rock, AR 72201
CALHOUN LAW FIRM crafts creative legal solutionsâ for businesses and individuals in need of guidance and courtroom representation in the areas of Intellectual Property (patents, copyrights trademarks and unfair competition) and Business Law.
CALHOUN LAW FIRM essentially consists of attorneys Joe Calhoun and Mark Koo (Of Counsel), both registered patent attorneys; and associated with the firm is registered patent attorney Marina Mikhailova J.D., Ph.D. (biological sciences). We are ably supported by our executive assistant, Victoria McDonald, especially proficient in online filings at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office, and state and federal courthouses. Mr. Calhoun is also Of Counsel to Teraoka & Partners headquartered in San Francisco and having offices in Palo Alto and Los Angeles: he is also Associated Counsel to OâConnor & Associates in San Francisco.
We regularly engage in patent prosecution, licensing and litigation, as well as registration, licensing and litigation of copyrights and trademarks. CALHOUN LAW FIRM also regularly renders legal services involving business organization and growth, unfair competition, contract negotiation and enforcement, and commercial law counseling and disputes.
CALHOUN LAW FIRM regularly engages in patent procurement, licensing and litigation. Please visit https://www.CalhounLawFirm.com/practice-areas for a more extensive listing of our services.
Patents grant the owner of the patent the exclusive right to prevent others from making (or importing), using or selling whatever invention is specified in the patent claims. The patent owner may grant others an exclusive or non-exclusive right to make (or import), use or sell the patented invention. The ownerâs granting of such rights to another is called a âlicenseâ, which is essentially a temporary lease of those rights. By contrast, the conveyance of ownership/title to the patented invention is accomplished by an âassignmentâ.â
Calhoun Law Firm assists clients in obtaining patents, and in patent licenses and assignments. Calhoun Law Firm is also experienced in cases involving enforcement of (or defense against) patent infringement claims. Our webpage entitled Disputes summarizes a representative sample of intellectual property cases (including patent infringement) wherein Joe Calhoun is counsel of record.
Joe Calhoun, a registered patent attorney also licensed in Arkansas and California, has over twenty-five years of legal and related business experience in commercial litigation and client counseling, especially in the intellectual property fields. His primary practice areas include the creation or registration of intellectual property rights, the guiding of clientsâ commercialization of those rights, the assignment or licensing of such rights to or from others, and the enforcement of (or defense against) infringement claims.
After earning his Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University (Biology and Psychology), and graduating from law school at the University of San Francisco, he subsequently returned home to Little Rock, Arkansas as a law clerk at the Arkansas Court of Appeals. Joe then entered private practice with a well known Little Rock business law firm, departing as a partner on the eve of 2000 to better concentrate his practice in the areas of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and business competition.
Currently a mentor at The Venture Center and actively supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem, Joe has long been involved in business start-up and expansion. In the 1990âs he represented the Technical Enterprise Center, Arkansasâ first business incubator, in assisting tenants organizing business operations and entering the market. He also formed a number of community development corporations to develop and implement plans to revitalize commercial districts and nearby housing. Mr. Calhoun also organized ContourMed, Inc., the first company to emerge from Arkansas BioVentures, the technology development incubator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Joe was Treasurer of the Arkansas Biotechnology Association from 1997 to 2001, and Treasurer of the Arkansas Technology Transfer Society from 1997 to 2003. He was the principal draftsman of the Arkansas Biotechnology Training & Incentive Act of 1997, and provided assistance in the promulgation of regulations. He was involved in the Arkansas Venture Forum in 2002 and 2003, assisting in the planning of the Arkansas Venture Conference and grooming companies for making their presentations at the Conference. Joe was chairman of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association for 2006/2007; he was also chair for 2016/2017. And in 2014, Joe was an active member of the Advisory Committee for the Life Sciences Emerging Technology Fund of the Central Texas (Austin) Regional Center of Innovation & Commercialization; that committee vetted companies and evaluated their applications for grant funding from the State of Texas.
Bar Number: 114248
California, 1984
Bar Number: 85021
Arkansas, 1985
University of San Francisco School of Law
J.D., 1983
Tulane University
Bachelor of Science, in Biology and Psychology, 1978
Joe Calhoun, a registered patent attorney also licensed in Arkansas and California, has over twenty-five years of legal and related business experience in commercial litigation and client counseling, especially in the intellectual property fields. His primary practice areas include the creation or registration of intellectual property rights, the guiding of clientsâ commercialization of those rights, the assignment or licensing of such rights to or from others, and the enforcement of (or defense against) infringement claims.
After earning his Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University (Biology and Psychology), and graduating from law school at the University of San Francisco, he subsequently returned home to Little Rock, Arkansas as a law clerk at the Arkansas Court of Appeals. Joe then entered private practice with a well known Little Rock business law firm, departing as a partner on the eve of 2000 to better concentrate his practice in the areas of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and business competition.
Currently a mentor at The Venture Center and actively supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem, Joe has long been involved in business start-up and expansion. In the 1990âs he represented the Technical Enterprise Center, Arkansasâ first business incubator, in assisting tenants organizing business operations and entering the market. He also formed a number of community development corporations to develop and implement plans to revitalize commercial districts and nearby housing. Mr. Calhoun also organized ContourMed, Inc., the first company to emerge from Arkansas BioVentures, the technology development incubator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Joe was Treasurer of the Arkansas Biotechnology Association from 1997 to 2001, and Treasurer of the Arkansas Technology Transfer Society from 1997 to 2003. He was the principal draftsman of the Arkansas Biotechnology Training & Incentive Act of 1997, and provided assistance in the promulgation of regulations. He was involved in the Arkansas Venture Forum in 2002 and 2003, assisting in the planning of the Arkansas Venture Conference and grooming companies for making their presentations at the Conference. Joe was chairman of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association for 2006/2007; he was also chair for 2016/2017. And in 2014, Joe was an active member of the Advisory Committee for the Life Sciences Emerging Technology Fund of the Central Texas (Austin) Regional Center of Innovation & Commercialization; that committee vetted companies and evaluated their applications for grant funding from the State of Texas.
Bar Number: 114248
California, 1984
Bar Number: 85021
Arkansas, 1985
University of San Francisco School of Law J.D., 1983
Tulane University Bachelor of Science, in Biology and Psychology, 1978
This lawyer is licensed to practice in California and has no record of discipline from the California bar association. *
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This lawyer is licensed to practice in California and has no record of discipline from the California bar association. *
* Nolo has confirmed that every member attorney has a valid license and is in good standing with the state agency that licenses lawyers. Any past disbarments and suspensions (with possible exceptions for minor violations or nonpayment of dues, in our discretion) will be indicated accordingly in the badge. Member attorneys are required to notify Nolo immediately if they become the subject of any disciplinary action by any state licensing agency.
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