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Maximilian J. Mizono

Maximilian J. Mizono

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Max Mizono is a seasoned trial attorney who assists clients with their intellectual property protection and enforcement matters, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. With over 12 years of federal courtroom experience in complex, high stakes litigation, he has tried cases to verdict as lead counsel and has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Max helps clients navigate every stage of litigation including pleadings, discovery, hearings, motions practice, mediation, trial, and appeals in all manner of IP disputes.

Prior to joining COJK, Max was an assistant federal public defender in Honolulu, HI, where he represented clients in a wide variety of federal criminal matters, including organized crime offenses, racketeering, bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, cybersecurity offenses, violent crimes, and more. Earlier in his career, Max was in private practice in San Francisco, CA, where he represented clients in all stages of criminal matters in federal courts across the Northern District of California. During law school, Max was an articles editor on law review and participated in honors moot court.

  • J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 2012

  • B.A., Communication, B.A., Spanish, University of San Diego, 2008

  • Bar Admission: California, Hawaii, Washington (pending)
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. District Courts: N.D. Cal., E.D. Cal., D. Haw.
  • U.S. Appellate Courts: Ninth Circuit

  • Christensen O'Connor Johnson KindnessPLLC
    Seattle, WA, 2026 – present
  • Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Hawaii
    Honolulu, HI, 2017 – 2025
  • Prather Law Offices
    San Francisco, CA, 2012 - 2017

  • Inland Technology Incorporated v. The Allen Company, Inc.
    U.S. District Court of the Western District of Washington
    Representing Inland Technology Incorporated in action for federal trademark infringement, common law trademark infringement, false advertising, unfair competition, and false designation of origin under the Lanham Act, violations of the Washington State Consumer Protection Act, and unjust enrichment.

Publications

  • "The Taraval Hate Crime," Asian American Law Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp.117 - 144, January 2012, Eugene, L. Mizono, M.

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