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Melissa K. Dagodag - Beverly Hills, CA
468 North Camden Drive2nd floor Beverly Hills, CA 90210
The Law Offices of Melissa K. Dagodag
Beverly Hills Trademarks Lawyer
Overview
Melissa is the Attorney for Creative Types. After graduation from Stanford University, Melissa founded and then operated a successful design and manufacturing business for eight years. During that time, Melissa learned what it takes to create and run a successful company. She decided to become a lawyer after feeling the frustration of seeing her designs and other ideas stolen by others. While attending UCLA School of Law, she began to understand just how many people and businesses needed good help in protecting their bright ideas.
After earning her J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2000, she worked as an attorney at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm (Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP) then in-house as Vice President of a small music publishing company (Palan Music, later purchased by MCS) and as Business Affairs Counsel at a prominent fashion company (BCBG).
Aspiring to give her clients the personal attention that she had wanted when she ran my design and manufacturing business, she decided to open her own law practice in 2006. To this day, she adheres to the ideals that brought her to the practice of law in the first place: protecting and strengthening the work of entrepreneurs and creative businesses.
About Melissa K. Dagodag
Current Employment Position(s)
- Sole Practitioner
Languages
- English (Primary)
- Spanish
Practice Areas
- Trademarks
- Business Entity Formation
- Fashion Law
- Entertainment Contracts
- Copyrights
Representative Clients
- Bliss & Bone, LLC (branding and web design company)
- Dani Mana Designs, Inc. (software company)
- A Common Thread, Production Company
- HHW Technologies Inc., Technology Company
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2000
Other Affiliations
- California State Bar, 2000 - Present
- Santa Monica Rotary Club, 2008 - Present (Director)
- Meals on Wheels West, 2007 - Present (Board Member)
Classes and Seminars
- Fashion Law 101, California Lawyers for the Arts, 2007 - Present
- The Music Business, California Lawyers for the Arts, 2008 - Present
- Copyright 101, California Lawyers for the Arts
- Trade Mark & Unfair Competition Law , Pepperdine School of Law
Pro Bono Activities
- Meals on Wheels West, 2007 - Present
- California Lawyer for the Arts Lecturer, 2006 - Present
- Santa Monica Rotary Club, 2006 - Present
- City of Santa Monica - Commisioner
Past Positions
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Attorney, 2000 - 2001
- BCBG Max Azria, Business Affairs Counsel
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 2000
J.D. - Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1991
M.A.
Major: English - Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1991
B.A.
Major: English
Ancillary Businesses
- Intellectual Property
- Corporate Transactions
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- "Visual Artists Need to Eat, TOO" , The Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2014
- "Is Copyright Protection for Fashion Designs a Windfall for Designers?" , The Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2011
Office Information
Address
468 North Camden Drive2nd floor Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone
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