Summary
David focuses his practice on preparing and prosecuting utility and design patent applications to assist clients in protecting inventions in a wide variety of technical fields. In addition, David has extensive experience counseling clients with respect to intellectual property matters, preparing patent opinions, handling trademark matters, and handling patent applications prosecuted in countries other than the United States.
Among other technologies, David has handled patent matters in the fields of consumer electronics, semiconductor devices for high-speed computer processors and flash memory assemblies, computer programs, software-based control systems, telecommunication systems, micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS), electrical circuits, optical devices, computer hardware, remote monitoring, and mechanical assemblies.
Prior to attending law school, David was a systems engineer for the MITRE Corporation in Bedford, Massachusetts. At MITRE, David's responsibilities included providing engineering consultation to the U.S. Air Force on the acquisition of a worldwide communications system. While at Georgia Tech, David participated in an integrated electro-optics research program.
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Education
J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cum Laude, 1996
B.S., Electrical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Dean's List, 1990
Bar Admissions
Ohio, 1996
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Memberships
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association
Interests
David enjoys skiing and woodworking.