Allan also specializes in intellectual property (“IP”) and related matters including extensive work related to trademark, copyright, entertainment and Internet law. He is a registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) with a background in the biological sciences and technology. He has served as primary IP attorney for hundreds of companies in a variety of industries assisting with the procurement, enforcement, and transfer of IP rights. This has included clients in the hospitality, beverage, media, technology and apparel industries that ranged from individuals to start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Allan has also used his experience as a litigator to represent IP clients in adversarial matters including cease-and-desist efforts, website takedowns, federal court litigation and matters before the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Allan graduated from the University of Southern California with a major in Psychology and a minor in Natural Science. He then earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.