David Conway is an associate in Venable's Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Conway's practice involves assisting clients on a variety of issues, focusing especially on trademark, unfair competition, federal and state advertising laws, and right of publicity.
While earning his law degree, Mr. Conway served as judicial intern to the Honorable Diane S. Sykes, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Honorable Charles N. Clevert, United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Representative Experience
Mr. Conway's litigation experience includes:
· Filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh. Mr. Conway played a significant role in drafting and editing the brief, which was filed in support of the Bayh-Dole Act, the statute that forms the basis for the modern university technology transfer system.
· Defending a trade association against claims seeking cancellation of the client's trademark. Mr. Conway helped secure dismissal of the case on jurisdictional grounds.
· Representing an international media and marketing company in its effort to prevent the misuse of its trademarks on the internet. Mr. Conway helped secure a preliminary injunction prohibiting a competitor from using the client's trademarks as search engine keywords to draw consumers to websites containing false statements about the client's products.
Activities
Mr. Conway is a Young Lawyer Representative for the American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law, Private Advertising Litigation Committee. He is also a weekly contributor to Private Advertising Litigation Updates, an ABA newsletter that reports on advertising, marketing, and consumer litigation case law developments.
On a pro bono basis, Mr. Conway has successfully represented clients before the Social Security Administration's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review.
Memberships
American Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar
Maryland State Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin
News
January 21, 2011, Venable team files complaint on behalf of Sony Ericsson for logo trademark infringement
January 14, 2011, Venable team files Amicus Brief for Senator Bayh in support of Bayh-Dole Act in Stanford v. Roche
October 21, 2010, Venable team files amicus brief in Supreme Court in eBay counterfeiting case
Publications
June 2011, Implications of
Stanford v. Roche on University-Industry Relations
Michael A. Gollin, David D. Conway
June 2011, IP News & Comment - June 2011
Marcella Ballard, David D. Conway, William D. Coston, Christopher S. Crook, Henry J. Daley, Ph.D., Todd R. Farnsworth, Meaghan Hemmings Kent, Christopher Ma, Janet F. Satterthwaite
IP Buzz
June 20, 2011, Supreme Court Rules on Individual Inventor Patents under the Bayh-Dole Act
David D. Conway
June 2011, Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Induced Patent Infringement in
Global-Tech
William D. Coston, David D. Conway
IP Buzz
January 2011, Venable Team Files Amicus Brief for Senator Bayh in Support of Bayh-Dole Act in
Stanford v. Roche
The Honorable Birch Bayh, William D. Coston, John F. Cooney, Michael A. Gollin, David D. Conway
Client Alerts
December 23, 2010, Venable Team Files Amicus Brief for Senator Bayh in Support of Bayh-Dole Act in
Stanford v. Roche
The Honorable Birch Bayh, John F. Cooney, Michael A. Gollin, David D. Conway
October 2010, U.S. Trade Representative Seeks Public Comment For List of Markets Notorious for Counterfeiting
Roger A. Colaizzi, Lindsay B. Meyer, Joshua J. Kaufman, Meaghan Hemmings Kent, Carrie A. Kroll, Elissa Brockbank Reese, David D. Conway, Christopher S. Crook
Client Alerts
May 2010, IP News & Comment - May 2010
David D. Conway, Ryan M. Flandro, Christopher T. La Testa, Elissa Brockbank Reese
IP Buzz
April 22, 2010,
Acceleron Lowers the Bar for Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction in Patent Cases
David D. Conway
Events/Speaking Engagements
Past Events
October 12, 2011, "Consumer Protection and Advertising Law: An Emerging Practice with Exciting Career Opportunities" for the American Bar Association Antitrust Section
Elissa Brockbank Reese, David D. Conway