Michael Alan Preciado is a lawyer practicing product liability litigation, criminal defense. Michael received a B.S. degree from Northern State University in 2009, and has been licensed for 13 years. Michael practices at Buchalter in Irvine, CA.
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Payment InformationPayment & Cost FeaturesFixed hourly rates
Fixed fees available
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Firm InformationPositionAttorneyFirm NameBuchalter
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Representative Cases & TransactionsTransactionsRepresentative Transactions: First patent lawsuit between two Japanese companies to enable Maruchan ramen noodles to be sold in U.S.; Represented NASA at Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1975; Represented inventor of hard drive systems in patent/licensing/litigation enforcement resulting in 30 million win; Generated Patent, Copyright Portfolio and licensed toy line with robots converted to vehicles with over 1 billion in royalties; Recovered 28 million losses in leveraged offshore US derivatives investment; Representative Cases; Motionless Keyboard Company v. Microsoft Corporation et al., *2004 WL1274401 (D.Or.), USDC Oregon 2004, *2005 WL 1899377 (D.Or.), USDC Oregon 2005; Motionless Keyboard Co. v. Microsoft Corp. , 486 F.3d 1376 (Fed Cir. 2007); REFAC International Ltd. v. Hitachi, Ltd. et al. , 921 F.2d 1247, US Court of Appeals, Federal 1990; DTA Corp. v. J & J Enterprises, 715 F. Sup. 290 (C.D. Cal 1988); Angres v. Dioptics Medical Products, Inc., 2 USPQ 2D 1041 (C.D. Cal 1986); Codex Corporation and Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. v. Milgo Electronic Corporation and International Communications Corporation , 1982 US Dist. LEXIS 13501, 1973 US Dist. LEXIS 19862, Massachusetts 1982; 1983; Novag Industries, Ltd., et al. v. Fidelity Electronics, Ltd. , 221 USPQ (BNA) 190, C.D. Cal 1982; Fiberglass In Motion v. Hindelang , 216 USPQ (BNA) 1027, C.D. Cal 1981, Affirmed in 1984/738 F.2d 452; 1984 US App LEXIS 15524; Maruchan, Inc. v. Nissin Shokuhin Kabushiki Kaisha, Ltd. et al. , 205 USPQ (BNA) 197, C.D. Cal 1979; Scovill Manufacturing Company v. Winnie Mae Manufacturing Com., (Inc.) , 195 USPQ (BNA) 155, C.D. Cal 1976
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions2013, Supreme Court of California
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
2013, California
United States District Court, Central District of California
United States District Court, Northern District of California
MembershipsProfessional Memberships & Activities
•Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County (2012-present)
•Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law (2014-present)
•Co-Chair (2016-present) -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolChapman University School of Law
J.D.
magna cum laude
Chapman University School of Law
J.D.
2013 Senior Symposium Editor
Chapman University School of Law
J.D.
Chapman Law Review
Chapman University School of Law
J.D.
CALI Awards: Civil Procedure I
Other EducationNorthern State University
Class of 2009
B.S.
Marketing
Northern State University
Class of 2009
B.S.
minor in Economics
Northern State University
Class of 2009
B.S.
Dean's List
Northern State University
Class of 2009
B.S.
Northern State University Rugby National Champions
Michael Alan Preciado
18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800Irvine, CA 92612-0514U.S.A.
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