Todd M. Malynn works closely and passionately with innovative clients in the field of intellectual property. He understands the value of a business’s intellectual property and makes it his mission to help protect their assets. Todd concentrates his litigation practice on providing clients counsel across a wide spectrum of matters, including:

Patent, trademark and copyright infringement
False advertising
Misappropriation of trade secrets
Unfair competition and covenants not to compete

He has also defended clients under the Medical Device Regulation Act (Medical Device Amendments of 1976). He aggressively seeks to identify solutions – whether through settlement or through trial. Todd was instrumental in receiving the largest jury verdict in California in 2011 (as reported by the Daily Journal) in a case involving misappropriation of trade secrets. He was also part of the team that received the largest jury verdict for a patent infringement action in California in 2014 (as reported by the Daily Journal). Todd has worked with leading market research experts in New York and California and routinely brings actions to protect trademarks and copyrights from counterfeits and infringement. He has obtained injunctions, conducted seizures and received orders against internet sites and related businesses through which internet sites conduct business, including common carriers.

Todd combines intellectual property and business transactional experience to protect the interests from a broad array of claims. He has defended large advertising campaigns from claims of false advertising, including claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission as well as private class action lawsuits. Todd has handled matters before self-regulatory bodies, such as the Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program of the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureaus and the National Advertising Review Board. He has represented both current and former employers in connection with covenants not to compete, including before the California Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in multi-jurisdictional cases involving the validity and enforceability of such covenants. Todd also has significant experience representing manufacturers of Class III medical devices, including numerous reported decisions enforcing federal preemption under the Medical Device Amendments of 1976.