Mandour & Associates, APC

What Mandour & Associates, APC does

Mandour & Associates, APC is a Southern California intellectual property law firm organized as a California Professional Corporation and led by founding attorney Joseph A. Mandour. The firm provides IP legal services across four practice areas — trademark, copyright, patent, and trade secret — covering registration, infringement defense, cease and desist letters, TTAB opposition and cancellation proceedings, and federal court litigation. It has built a substantive case history, reporting 400+ TTAB proceedings, 500+ litigation matters, and 1,000+ trademark, copyright, and patent applications filed in the U.S. and worldwide, with cited enterprise engagements involving Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Lowe's, Party City, Fifth Avenue, and Bumble Bee.

The firm operates three physical offices in Los Angeles (12121 Wilshire Boulevard), Irvine/Orange County (2030 Main Street), and San Diego (16870 West Bernardo Drive), supporting a regional Southern California practice with nationwide and international filing capability. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct: complimentary email/telephone consultations route through a website contact form directly to Mr. Mandour, with a flat-fee pricing option available for certain services. Marketing channels include a content library (the Mandour IP Guide and IntellectualPropertyNews.com blog), social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), a $2,500 annual scholarship distributed through academic channels, and earned media mentions (ESPN, Hollywood Reporter).

The revenue model is straightforward professional services billing — hourly and flat-fee engagements on registration, enforcement, and litigation matters — with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, funding rounds, or third-party ownership. The firm holds IPTLA (Intellectual Property Trial Lawyers Association) credentials, maintains a publicly accessible TTAB case database, and positions itself as an "aggressive" litigation boutique rather than a full-service or transactional firm. Customer mix spans retail, food & beverage, and consumer brands requiring IP protection and enforcement, with no disclosed enterprise retainer or volume-based recurring contracts.

Name

Mandour & Associates, APC

Legal name

Mandour & Associates, APC

Website

https://mandourlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mandour & Associates, APC is a Southern California intellectual property boutique law firm led by Joseph A. Mandour, serving businesses requiring trademark, copyright, patent, and trade secret registration, enforcement, and federal court and TTAB litigation across its Los Angeles, Irvine, and San Diego offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Intellectual Property: Professional legal services revenue generated through intellectual property law practice including trademark, copyright, and patent registration, litigation, and enforcement matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mandour & Associates, APC is an intellectual property law firm providing trademark, copyright, and patent legal services including registration, infringement defense, cease and desist letters, federal court litigation, TTAB opposition and cancellation proceedings, and Amazon platform IP enforcement. The firm, founded in 1997 and led by Joseph A. Mandour, operates from three southern California offices (Los Angeles, Orange County/Irvine, and San Diego) serving enterprise and individual clients across the U.S. and internationally.

Product overview

Mandour & Associates, APC is a southern California intellectual property law firm offering comprehensive IP legal services across three primary practice areas: trademarks, copyrights, and patents. The firm's core service is Intellectual Property Litigation, handling infringement cases in federal court and before the TTAB. Supporting services include trademark, copyright, and patent registration, litigation, and enforcement, with specialized capabilities in Amazon IP enforcement and TTAB opposition/cancellation proceedings. The firm also provides educational resources through the Mandour IP Guide and IntellectualPropertyNews.com blog. The practice serves clients from offices in Los Angeles, Orange County (Irvine), and San Diego.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Intellectual Property Litigation Legal representation in intellectual property lawsuits in federal court, including trademark, copyright, and patent infringement cases. The firm has handled over 400 TTAB cases and litigated intellectual property matters for clients including major brands.
• Trademark Attorney Services Comprehensive trademark legal services including registration, litigation, and infringement matters. The firm has filed over 1,000 trademark applications and handles matters on Amazon, TTAB opposition, and cancellation proceedings.
• Copyright Attorney Services Legal services for copyright registration, litigation, and infringement matters. Handles copyright cease and desist letters and federal court copyright lawsuits.
• Patent Attorney Services Patent legal services including registration, litigation, and infringement matters. Handles patent applications, patent infringement lawsuits, and patent cease and desist letters.
• Amazon IP Enforcement Legal services handling trademark, copyright, and patent infringements on Amazon, including Amazon Brand Registry, Brand Gating, and Amazon Report Infringement.
• TTAB Litigation Trademark Trial and Appeal Board matters including trademark opposition and trademark cancellation proceedings before the USPTO.
• Cease and Desist Letters Drafting and sending cease and desist letters for trademark, copyright, and patent infringement matters.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Knobbe Martens: One of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., headquartered in Irvine, CA. Directly comparable to Mandour as a Southern California IP specialist but with a much larger bench covering patent prosecution, trademark, and IP litigation across all major technology sectors.
• Fish & Richardson: National IP-focused law firm with deep patent and trademark prosecution and litigation practices. Comparable to Mandour on the IP-exclusive focus and aggressive litigation positioning, but operating nationally with significantly more attorneys.
• Finnegan: Leading IP law firm with offices across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Comparable to Mandour as a top-tier IP boutique competing for patent, trademark, and copyright litigation mandates, though at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Greenberg Traurig: Global law firm with a sizable IP practice handling trademark prosecution, copyright, and patent litigation. Comparable to Mandour on the IP litigation offering but with a much wider service portfolio and geographic footprint.
• Mintz Levin: Full-service firm with a strong intellectual property group handling patent prosecution, trademark, copyright, and IP litigation. Comparable to Mandour on the IP-exclusive practitioner side and serves similar mid-market and enterprise technology clients.
• Fenwick & West: Silicon Valley-based law firm with a prominent IP and technology litigation practice serving technology and life sciences clients. Comparable to Mandour on IP enforcement for tech-driven companies and on aggressive litigation positioning.

Direct peers

• Cooley LLP: Full-service law firm with a substantial IP litigation and trademark prosecution practice, particularly strong with technology and life sciences clients in California. Comparable to Mandour on trademark and copyright litigation but offers broader corporate and transactional coverage.
• Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell: California-based full-service law firm with a notable IP practice including trademark prosecution, TTAB proceedings, and IP litigation. Most directly comparable peer to Mandour in terms of California-centric focus and IP-led offering.
• Stubbs Alderton & Markiles: Southern California boutique law firm with an IP and technology transactions practice serving venture-backed and growth-stage companies. Comparable to Mandour as a California boutique competing for trademark and IP enforcement work in similar client segments.

Emerging players

• MarqVision: AI-powered brand protection and anti-counterfeiting platform that automates detection and takedown of IP-infringing listings on marketplaces like Amazon. Comparable to Mandour on the Amazon IP enforcement offering but addresses the same problem with a software rather than legal-services model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/mandourlaw
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mandourlaw

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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