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Richard Darwin’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, unfair competition, and intellectual property including patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret disputes.
Mr. Darwin has represented clients in the biotechnology, microprocessor, and nanotechnology industries in a broad array of intellectual property disputes, including actions for patent infringement, copyright infringement, and trade secret misappropriation. He also has a wide range of experience representing large and small companies accused of unfair competition, false advertising, and fraudulent business practices; representative clients include nationwide consumer retailers, microprocessor design companies, banks, mortgage lenders, and other financial institutions. He has lectured on the topic of state privacy laws and their application to federally-chartered banks, and has testified before the California Legislature regarding federal preemption of state consumer-protection legislation.
Mr. Darwin is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the San Francisco Bank Attorneys Association, the Litigation Section of the California Bar Association, and is a former associate member of the Edward McFetridge Inn of Court.
Mr. Darwin received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1989 and his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1992.
Areas of Practice
Litigation
Financial Institutions Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Trade Secret Disputes
Unfair Competition
Bar Admissions
California
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit | 