Tracy L. Wells

Attorney

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Tracy Wells is a transactional and litigation attorney whose practice focuses on intellectual property, entertainment, and business matters. She also provides strategic counseling on a broad range of intellectual property, branding, business and contractual issues. Ms. Wells has represented a wide range of clients, including entertainment, sports, technology, fashion, nonprofit, pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer product manufacturers.  

 

Prior to Wells Law, Ms. Wells was Counsel at a boutique law firm specializing in settlement of complex mass tort litigation, and an attorney at an international AmLaw 100 firm specializing in a broad range of litigation matters.  In addition, Ms. Wells was Internal Counsel to a UK company where she negotiated patent licenses and managed patent litigation cases related to its proprietary technology. 

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Illustrative Professional Experience

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• Working on intellectual property licensing, and branding matters with respect to entertainers, college athletes (NIL), and major product developers and manufacturers. 

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• Prosecuting US and foreign trademark applications for profit and non-profit companies, entertainers, designers, artists, and educators

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• Handling production, financing, and litigation matters for film production companies.

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• Prosecuting US copyright applications for literary, arts, fashion and entertainment industry clients; and managing copyright clearances for a library comprised of health and environmental-related materials pertaining to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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• Managing the discovery phase for large scale intellectual property, trade secret, antitrust, commercial and environmental litigation matters. Representations include:​

  • An oil and gas company; 

  • A manufacturer and distributor of major household cleaning products; 

  • A leading Internet domain name registry operator; 

  • A solar panel manufacturer; and 

  • A group of technology defendants in patent infringement actions alleging infringement of patent relating to geographically and topically organized searchable databases.​

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• Working on national settlement matters for a medical device company in connection with litigation involving pelvic repair system products.​

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• Working on natural resources damages analysis, and medical class action settlement, regarding the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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Education

JD., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

B.A., English, University of California, Santa Barbara

 

Admissions

California State Bar; Washington State Bar; US District Court, Central District of California; and US Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California