Services

• Litigation;
• Patent Litigation;
• Intellectual Property;
• Trademark & Trade Dress Litigation;
• Transactional Intellectual Property;
• Trade Secret;
• Alternative Dispute Resolution;
• more

James Isbester has been advising and representing clients in intellectual property and technology-related matters since 1987. Although his clients span the business world, most of his work is on behalf of high technology and medical device companies.

Mr. Isbester has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in jury trials, bench trials, various state and federal courts of appeal, and arbitrations. As a member of the Northern District of California's panel of court-appointed mediators, Mr. Isbester has conducted mediations in more than three dozen patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret disputes. In addition to his work in the courts, Mr. Isbester is active in advising clients in mergers, acquisitions, new product introductions, and initial public offerings. Mr. Isbester frequently assists his clients to avoid litigation through effective licensing efforts on behalf of both the IP owner and the licensee.

Mr. Isbester was listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in 2017 for Intellectual Property Litigation. Mr. Isbester has been recognized as a Northern California "Super Lawyer" in the areas of Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation each year since 2006 by Super Lawyers magazine and he is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional & Community Activities

American Bar Association, Member

Litigation Counsel of America, Member

Editorial Advisory Board, MX Update, Member

Advisory Council, IP Osgoode, Member

Education

• Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B. (1987)
• University of California, Davis School of Law (1987)
• Princeton University, B.S.E., Chemical Engineering (1983)

Bar Admissions

• California
• District of Columbia
• Washington

Admissions

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
• U.S. District Courts for all Districts of California