Overview
Alan Block is a principal in the Los Angeles office of McKool Smith, with an emphasis on the litigation of intellectual property matters. His practice focuses primarily on patent litigation and advising clients in post-issuance patent proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He has extensive experience in all aspects of intellectual property law, including litigation through trial of patent, trade dress, and trademark matters, the successful prosecution of patents and trademarks, and licensing. Prior to joining the firm, Alan was a partner at Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly.
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1989
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 1986
- State of California
- United States District Court for the Central, Southern, and Northern Districts of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
- Federal Circuit Bar