Overview

David’s practice focuses on patent portfolio development and counseling clients on a range of IP-related issues. He has represented clients covering a broad spectrum of technologies, including 3D printing, surgical robotics, manufacturing, packaging, construction, switching and routing, data centers, uninterruptible power supplies, load centers, network-based conferencing/compression, programmable RF transceivers, digital imaging, semiconductor devices, and more.

David successfully prosecutes U.S., International, European, and other foreign patent applications and provides strategic counsel on intellectual property matters including licensing and transactions, opinion letters, due diligence, and reexamination proceedings.

David places a strong emphasis on taking a holistic view of a business and its goals when developing an IP strategy. He has extensive experience and an established practice in counseling startups—especially foreign-based startups who wish to launch their business in U.S. markets, or U.S.-based startups looking to expand abroad.

David is an active member of many local and regional industry and professional networking groups including the Startup Coalition, Invent New England, Business Law Network, the Boston chapter of International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF), Soft Land Partners, and USA500. David has been involved in the SelectUSA Investment Summit for several years where he has hosted several workshops for foreign tech startups to learn about the intricacies of building a successful IP strategy for entry into U.S. markets. He has also moderated and judged several pitch sessions for foreign tech startups and, for the past three years, has participated as a mentor in SelectUSA’s Select Global Women in Tech mentorship network.

In 2022, David was nominated and selected to be a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Service District Export Council (DEC). The DECs are made up of approximately 1,500 exporters and export service providers each individually appointed by the Secretary of Commerce for a four-year term. He frequently contributes written content to DEC publications and presents at DEC-related events.

  • Assisted a 3D printing startup in developing and implementing their worldwide patent and trademark portfolio, leading to a merger and public offering.
  • Drafted and prosecuted patent portfolio for a startup software company leading to the acquisition of the company by a major corporation.
  • Acted as U.S. counsel for a foreign robotics startup during their global expansion and rollout.
  • Developed and implemented IP strategy for a software startup looking to grow company value before a new successful funding round.
  • University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude; Senior Editor, Pierce Law Review
  • University of New Hampshire, B.S., Electrical Engineering, with honors, summa cum laude
  • Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE), Budapest Hungary; semester of study, Electrical Engineering and Informatics Department
  • Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (BIPLA)
  • Business Law Network
  • U.S. Commercial Service Department of Commerce District Export Council
  • INBLF
  • Soft Land Partners
  • USA500
  • Volunteers with the Patent Pro Bono Program of the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA)
  • Sits on the advisory team of Change is Simple, a nonprofit STEM program providing environmental, sustainability, and climate education for students in K-12 schools

Education

University of New Hampshire

Franklin Pierce School of Law, J.D.

University of New Hampshire, B.S.

University of New Hampshire

Franklin Pierce School of Law, J.D.

University of New Hampshire, B.S.

Admissions

Massachusetts

USPTO

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