Attorney Profile Page – Ashkon Cyrus

Ashkon Cyrus

Ashkon’s practice provides comprehensive counsel in intellectual property, business, and employment law. He is a versatile litigator, representing clients in a range of disputes before federal, state, and administrative courts, from complex patent and trademark matters to cutting-edge employment cases. Beyond the courtroom, his expertise includes strategic patent and trademark prosecution, guiding innovators and businesses through the entire process to secure and protect their valuable assets.

Education: Juris Doctor with honors, The George Washington University Law School (2012)

Bachelor of Science with a Major in Computer Science, The University of California, Santa Barbara College of Engineering (2008).

Admissions: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), California, Virginia, Washington D.C., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Representative Matters & Experience

• Lead Counsel in Copyright Infringement Litigation (U.S. District Court) Successfully defended a prominent fashion designer in a federal copyright infringement lawsuit. This representation resulted in a stipulated dismissal of all claims with prejudice, which legally barred the plaintiff from ever re-filing the same lawsuit.
• Lead Counsel in Copyright Enforcement for Plaintiffs (U.S. District Court) Secured multiple settlements for IP holders as plaintiffs in federal copyright infringement actions, acting as lead counsel. Consistently secured favorable settlements that enforced intellectual property rights and resulted in monetary recovery.
• Lead Counsel in Employment Law & EEOC Resolutions Resolved sensitive employment disputes as lead counsel in matters initiated before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), successfully navigating complex negotiations to achieve positive outcomes for clients.
• Foundational Patent Litigation Experience (U.S. District Court) Gained foundational patent litigation experience working on multiple high-stakes cases central to the “smartphone wars” as an associate attorney at an AmLaw global law firm. This work involved helping defend one of the world’s largest technology companies in federal court.
• Complex Patent Dispute (U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board) Served as counsel to a global leader in consumer electronics in a patent validity challenge in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The matter concerned key technology in the wireless communications sector asserted by a European patent licensing entity.
• Patent Prosecution before the USPTO Drafted and prosecuted over 100 patent applications for a diverse range of technologies, serving as the first listed patent attorney. Successfully guided clients through the entire U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examination process to secure valuable patents.
• Complex Trademark Resolutions Represented a food service technology company as the Plaintiff in a trademark opposition against another food products company, filed at the TTAB. Successfully negotiated a settlement that cleared the path for the client’s trademark to achieve federal registration, serving as lead counsel.
• Acted for a dental and medical technology company as the Defendant in a trademark opposition before the TTAB, securing a favorable settlement that resolved the dispute and protected the client’s branding interests, serving as lead counsel.
• Represented a national wellness beverage company as the plaintiff in a trademark dispute, skillfully navigating a trademark opposition to achieve a mutually agreeable settlement and preserve the client’s brand identity, serving as lead counsel.
• Counseled a blockchain software developer as the Applicant in a complex trademark opposition, effectively resolving the matter through a negotiated settlement.
• Consumer Protection (Superior Court of the District of Columbia) Filed a consumer protection claim against a home improvement contractor for failing to complete the agreed-upon waterproofing and other repairs to the client’s home. The parties reached a favorable settlement in which the aggrieved senior obtained a monetary award, and the contractor agreed to complete the repairs.