Philip Nulud has successfully guided clients in protecting and monetizing their vital trademarks and other intellectual property for close to two decades. His day-to-day representations are in the fashion, apparel, retail, and consumer products space. He represents and works with well-known apparel brands, couture fashion houses, streetwear brands, apparel and footwear manufacturers, licensing agencies, retailers, celebrities, athletes, influencers, beauty and wellness companies, financial services companies, and others in all things IP. They rely on Phil's value-add approach and strategic management of their IP holdings and often seek his counsel in all things legal.

Having handled thousands of domestic and international trademarks, Phil offers extensive experience in establishing, protecting, and enforcing clients' IP. He has also earned a reputation as the go-to-lawyer for all issues revolving around domain names, social media, and the Internet, Phil provides practical, hands-on guidance and a big-picture perspective on:

• Trademarks, domestic and international
• Patents
• Copyrights
• Licensing
• Marketing and advertising
• Social media influencers
• Domain names

Phil's significant representation of makers of luxury goods and global brands includes proactive protection of their trademarks, copyrights, images, and other IP. He invests in his clients and their success, whether keeping them ahead of competitive threats or supporting the launch of a new collection from the front row of a runway show.

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

• Loyola Law School, J.D.
• University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., Biomedical Engineering, with a minor in Political Science (concentrating in Law and Public Policy)

• Represented one of the largest footwear brands in the United States in developing, obtaining, protecting and enforcing the trademarks and patents of a $2B consumer product, domestically and worldwide.
• Assisted a 500+ store clothing retail chain with brand protection, trademark clearance and international expansion.
• Advised the largest manufacturer of swimwear in the United States in brand protection, trademark clearance and enforcement, and licensing transactions, including risk assessment of advertising campaigns and social media posts.
• Represented a global fashion company which is the premier manufacturer of denim in Los Angeles in brand protection, trademark clearance, international expansion, enforcement, defense of infringement and right of publicity claims and risk assessment of advertising campaigns and social media posts.
• Counseled one of the largest fruit farmers in the State of California in brand protection, trademark clearance, enforcement and licensing transactions.
• Provided strategies for a global beauty products company in brand protection, trademark clearance, international expansion and enforcement.
• Represented a global beauty products and device company in brand protection, patent protection, trademark clearance, international expansion, enforcement and risk assessment of advertising campaigns and social media posts.

• A "Stimulus" to "Modernize" Intellectual Property

  By Philip Nulud |December 2020

• Brand Owners – Get Ready for gTLDs
• Protect Your Trademark
• Protecting Your Products in Light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Holding That A Copyright Owner Only Controls the “First Sale” of a Copy No Matter Where That Sale Occurred
• Like It or Love It: How Not to Get Pinned (Legally) When Using Social Media to Promote Your Brand
• New FTC Guidelines for Promoting Products on Social Media
• New FTC Guidelines for Promoting Products on Social Media
• Congress Passes Landmark IP Legislation: Defend Trade Secrets Act
• Updates Regarding the FTC Guidelines for Promoting Products on Social Media
• Like It or Love It: How Not to Get Pinned (Legally) When Using Social Media to Promote Your Brand
• The Trump Administration is Investigating the "Theft of IP" by China: What You Need to Know About Trademarks in China
• Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: Potential Trademark Cautions When Creating New Goods/Services in These Times
• How businesses can fight back against online scammers
• A "Stimulus" to "Modernize" Intellectual Property
• Protecting Your Intellectual Property in the Metaverse and on NFTs
• Trademark Practice in Korea is Changing – What US Companies Should Know and Consider
• Philip Nulud Speaks at the University of Southern California
• Philip Nulud, Guest Lecturer at Loyola Law School
• Philip Nulud, Host of INTA Roundtable
• Philip Nulud, Moderator at the Philippine American Bar Association
• Philip Nulud, Panelist at the Philippine American Bar Association
• Philip Nulud, Adjunct Professor, Fashion Law, Loyola Law School
• Philip Nulud, Adjunct Professor of Fashion Law at Loyola Law School
• Josh Escovedo and Philip Nulud, Presenters at Pincus Professional Education
• Philip Nulud, Adjunct Professor of Fashion Law at Loyola Law School
• Are those 'original' products on TikTok legit? Here's what you need to know
• Philip Nulud | Shareholder Spotlight Video
• Philip Nulud, Presenter at Strafford CLE Webinar