Sean Flaherty is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property, Business, and Action Sports practice groups. Sean represents a diverse range of individual and business clients in their corporate and intellectual property needs, including prosecution, litigation and transactional matters. Sean is licensed to practice in the State of California and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as a registered patent attorney.
Sean received his law degree in 2010 from the University of San Diego School of Law. While in law school, Sean served as a two-year member of the Journal of Climate and Energy Law (JCEL), and was a member of the USD Intellectual Property Law Association. Sean was one-half of a two-person team that won the award for best oral argument at the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition in San Francisco. Sean also received the CALI award for excellence in Mergers and Acquisitions.
Sean earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Santa Clara University, where he was active in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and was a four-year member of the Bronco Men’s Volleyball team.
Professional Licenses
- State Bar of California
- United States District Court, Southern District of California
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Engineer in Training (EIT)
Publications
- The Lanham Act Meets Haute Couture, 19 J. Contemp. Legal Issues, 333 (2010)
- Application Strategies for Concurrent Use Registration, 19 J. Contemp. Legal Issues, 152 (2010)
Professional Organizations
- San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA)
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association (SDIPLA)
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (CASD)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
