Joshua D. Cohen
Attorney

• Tried partnership dispute resulting in $4 million plus verdict for client.
• Successfully prosecuted developer who sought to subdivide 10,000 acre grazing agricultural preserve into residential lots in violation of local and state law.
• Defended cannabis business against unfair competition claim by competitor.
• Obtained jury verdict and attorneys’ fee and cost award for for mail processing company against customer who sought to terminate contract on pretextual grounds.*
• Negotiated favorable settlement for company threatened with multimillion dollar disgorgement claim for alleged violation of state contractor’s licensing rules.
• Conducted jury trial, successfully defending international manufacturer client and its U.S. subsidiaries against fraud and breach of merger agreement claims brought by acquisition company in California state and federal courts.*
• Achieved full defense verdict in jury trial for East Bay engineering firm accused of trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition.*
• Prosecuted fraud action against ASIC manufacturer resulting in eve of trial settlement of $7.1 million in Accton v. Micro Linear in California state court.*
• Successfully brought action for involuntary dissolution of limited liability company and obtained attorneys’ fee and cost award for partners that were being held hostage by managing member.*
• Negotiated multimillion dollar buyout for investor in closely held online retail company.
• Achieved favorable settlement for franchisor in multi-state litigation by franchisees alleging antitrust, unfair competition and breach of contract claims.*
• Defeated restraining order and preliminary injunctions for terminated employees accused of trade secret, breach of non-disclosure and non-compete agreements.*
• Obtained verdict and attorneys’ fees and costs award in bench trial for one of the country’s largest residential developers for breach of contract against seller who refused to honor developer’s exercise of option.*
• Obtained complete award plus attorneys’ fees and costs in arbitration enforcing client’s rights under prior settlement agreement.*

*Work done at prior firm.

Contra Costa County Bar Association

• Intellectual Property Section; member
• Litigation Section; Board member, former chair

International Right of Way Association

• Member

Alameda County Bar Association

California Shakespeare Theater

• Board of Directors

Council One

• Board of Directors

Josh is a contributing author to three of Wendel Rosen’s blogs: The IP Legal Forum, Food Law, and California Cannabis Law Blog.

Publications

USPTO Stripped of Power to Deny Disparaging or Vulgar Trademarks

04/27/2018 | The Recorder

Wendel Rosen intellectual property litigation attorney Joshua Cohen explains the trademark case that stripped the USPTO from blocking disparaging trademarks in this article that first appeared in the April 27,…

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Gold Rush for Cannabis Trademarks

07/06/2017 | Marijuana Venture

Cannabis practice attorney Joshua Cohen discusses the interplay of California and Federal trademark laws as they relate to the cannabis industry in the article “Gold Rush for Cannabis Trademarks,” which…

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6th Circuit Joins Employee Class Action Bandwagon

06/13/2017 | Josh Cohen

Previously we wrote about the pendulum swing regarding employee class action waivers; first to one extreme, with the Supreme Court’s 2011 AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion decision, which looked like…

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Date	Category	Publication	Title
05/17/2017	Publication	Josh Cohen	FDA Recalls FDA Menu Regulations
04/20/2017	Publication	Josh Cohen	Ethics Committee Blocks Judges From Joining California Cannabis Gold Rush
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09/02/2016	Publication	Joshua D. Cohen	Class Actions Back from Verge of Extinction
06/06/2016	Publication	Allan I. Zackler and Joshua D. Cohen	The Legal Angle On General Mills Recall Of 10 Million Pounds Of Flour
06/03/2016	Publication	Joshua Cohen	7th Circuit Sets Stage for Supreme Court Arbitration Show Down
05/19/2016	Publication	Maggie Grover and Joshua Cohen	New Agreements Required to Defend Your Trade Secrets
04/25/2016	Publication	Joshua Cohen	Deflate-Gate: Second Circuit Reinstates NFL’s Four Game Suspension of Tom Brady

Events

New Rule: Hammerlock Admissible Testimony — The Implications of Sanchez and Stamps on Expert Witness Testimony in Valuation Litigation

05/13/2021 | Appraisal Institute Northern California Chapter

Robin Thornton, Esq. and Joshua D. Cohen, Esq., Wendel Rosen Eminent Domain Partners, join Norman C. Hulberg, MAI, Senior Managing Director at Valbridge Property Advisors, to present at the virtual…

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Eminent Domain Annual Legal Update

02/03/2021 | International Right-of-Way Chapter 42

Partners in Wendel Rosen’s condemnation practice group, Joshua Cohen and Robin Thornton, will present the Wendel Rosen LLP Annual Eminent Domain Legal Update. Join Josh and Robin as they discuss…

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Eminent Domain Annual Legal Update

01/20/2021 | International Right-of-Way Chapter 2

Join Joshua Cohen and Robin Thornton – leaders in the firm’s condemnation practice group – as they carry the torch from Les Hausrath for the Wendel Rosen LLP annual eminent…

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Date	Category	Host	Title
10/17/2019	Event	Bar Association of San Francisco	21st Annual Eminent Domain Conference
03/13/2019	Seminar	Forensic Expert Witness Association	Red Flags for Retained Experts
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01/16/2019	Seminar	IRWA Bay Area Chapter 2	Annual Legal Update

News

Register Your California Cannabis Trademarks Now

02/16/2018 | Joshua Cohen

[This article originally appeared in Law 360 on February 16, 2018.]   Any cannabis business that is holding its breath waiting for the United States Patent and Trademark Office to…

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