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Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property and Life Sciences
- Intellectual Property and Technology ...
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Procurement and Management
- Post-Grant Proceedings Practice
- Renewable Energy and Clean Power
- Trade Secrets Counseling and Litigation View More
Profile
David’s practice is primarily in the areas of pharmaceuticals, petroleum chemistry, polymer chemistry and biotechnology.
He has assisted clients in developing world-wide patent strategies, drafted and procured patents in the U.S. and coordinated patent procurement world-wide. He has also counseled clients with respect to non-infringement, invalidity and freedom to operate issues; negotiated licenses related to intellectual property; coordinated Inter Partes Review; European oppositions; assisted with patent litigation; and conducted due diligence studies and IP audits. Before becoming a lawyer, he was a process development chemist with MTM Fine Chemicals and an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Camden County Community College. David is a member of the Biotech and Chemical Committee of the IP Section of the North Carolina State Bar Association and a long-standing member of the American Chemical Society. As a scientist, he is named as an inventor on nine U.S. patents, and he also won an award from Innocentive for his improved synthesis of butane tetracarboxylic acid.
Bar Admissions
Education
JD, Rutgers Law School–Camden, 1994MS, The Ohio State University, Organic Chemistry, 1989BA, Wittenberg University, Chemistry, 1986
Areas of Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property and Life Sciences
- Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Procurement and Management
- Post-Grant Proceedings Practice
- Renewable Energy and Clean Power
- Trade Secrets Counseling and Litigation
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