Daniel M. Shafer is a California attorney specializing in business/commercial, intellectual property, and media/arts/entertainment law. He provides litigation, transactional, and corporate legal services to smart companies and business-minded individuals.
As a litigator, Mr. Shafer has extensive experience in patent infringement, trademark, trade secret, business torts, employment, and contract cases, among other practice areas. He has represented plaintiffs, defendants, and third parties in California state trial and appellate courts; in federal district courts in California, Texas, Nevada, Washington, Florida, and Nebraska; and in the International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Shafer also provides a broad array of business and corporate legal services, including contracts and licensing, intellectual property counseling, business formation, corporate governance, employment law counseling, commercial leases, and more. He enjoys working with new and established businesses, tech companies, media/content companies, inventors, artists, musicians, and creative professionals of all kinds.
| CASE NAME | VENUE | SUBJECT MATTER | INDUSTRY |
| Adaptix v. Motorola et al. | Eastern District of Texas, Federal Court | Patent infringement, cell phone technology | Tech, cell phones |
| Ardente v. Shanley et al. | Northern District of California, Federal Court | Patent infringement breach of contract, fraud, kitchen equipment technology | Manufacturing, home shopping |
| Center for Environmental Health v. Aerodynamic Aviation et al. | Alameda County, Superior Court of California | Environmental, regulatory, Prop 65 | Aviation |
| Evans Design Dynamics v. Nike et al. | Middle District of Florida, Federal Court | Patent infringement, athletic shoe technology | Footwear, athletic shoes |
| Fry’s Electronics Purchasing Cases | Santa Clara County, Superior Court of California | Fraud, breach of contract | Consumer electronics |
| Fry’s Electronics v. Siddiqui | Santa Clara County, Superior Court of California | Breach of contract, promissory note | Consumer electronics |
| Global Healthcare Exchange v. Monster Mechanical | Northern District of California, Federal Court | Breach of contract | Industrial HVAC |
| Grobler v. Apple et al. | Northern District of California, Federal Court | Patent infringement, content distribution technology | Tech, software, internet, entertainment |
| Hussain v. Khan | Northern District of California, Federal Court | Breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, business interference | Tech, telecommunications |
| InNova v. Apple et al. | Eastern District of Texas, Federal Court | Patent infringement, email spam filtering technology | Tech, software, internet |
| InNova v. American Greetings et al. | Eastern District of Texas, Federal Court | Patent infringement, email spam filtering technology | Tech, software, internet |
| Johnson v. Hewlett-Packard | Northern District of California, Federal Court | Employment, wage-and-hour | Tech |
| Loo v. TerraHash et al. | Santa Clara County, Superior Court of California | Fraud, breach of contract | Tech, hardware, Bitcoin |
| Motiva v. Nintendo | Western District of Washington, Federal Court & International Trade Commission (ITC), Washington, D.C. | Patent infringement, motion control technology | Tech, video game consoles, hardware and software |
| Network PTS v. Mercagliano et al. | Contra Costa County, Superior Court of California | Trade secret misappropriation | Tech, telecommunications |
| OpBiz v. Siddiqui | Santa Clara County, Superior Court of California | Fraud, debt collection | Casino gaming, entertainment |
| Paton v. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) (CLASS ACTION) |
Santa Clara County, Superior Court of California & 6th District Court of Appeal | Employment class action, wage-and-hour, employee benefits | Tech, semiconductors |
| Prism Technologies v. Adobe et al. | District of Nebraska, Federal Court | Patent infringement, software activation technology | Tech, software, internet |
| Rossett v. Hunter Engineering et al. (CLASS ACTION) |
Alameda County, Superior Court of California | Employment class action, employee/contractor misclassification | Automobile repair equipment, outside sales |
| Schering Corp. v. Idea AG | Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB) | Trademark opposition proceeding | Biopharmaceuticals |
| Smart Memory Solutions v. Toshiba et al. | Northern District of California, Federal Court | Patent infringement, semiconductor technology | Tech, semiconductors |
| TLC Foods v. The Brenmar Company | San Francisco County, Superior Court of California | Environmental, regulatory | Manufacturing, plastics |
| Wells Fargo Bank v. Transcend Advertising & Design et al. | Santa Clara County, Superior Court of California | Contract, debt collection, attachment | Private lending; advertising & design |
| World Savings Bank v. Wu et al. | Santa Clara County, Superior Court of California | Conversion, bank error | Banking |