David is a partner concentrating in intellectual property, technology and Internet law, including trademark, copyright and social media. David brings over twenty years of experience in licensing, intellectual property asset management, technology transfer, joint development and other business law transactions for technology clients. He also advises religious organizations on church and non-profit issues and is a regular blogger for the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes. David's experience includes: · Management of the patent, trademark and copyright portfolios of private and publicly traded companies · Trademark, trade dress and copyright protection · Numerous transnational patent and trademark licensing arrangements · Design and implementation of trademark strategies for national private label brand · Design and Implementation of software and database protocols for a national energy corporation · Enforcement of intellectual property rights · Counseling of Internet and e-commerce start-ups in all phases of development · Representing an international patent holding company in development of worldwide patent strategy · Representation of state gubernatorial campaign in connection with a claim of trademark and copyright infringement · Development of Intellectual Property Policies for major universities · Negotiation of technology transfer agreements between a university and its affiliated professional schools · Preparing Terms of Use and Privacy Policies · Organizational issues for churches · Advice regarding political activity by religious organizations · Employment law for religious organizations · Copyright issues for church music and performance Professional Associations State Bar of Ohio Licensing Executives Society, Member American, Ohio and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations, Member Awards/Honors AV-rated Attorney 2006 Ohio Super Lawyer Human Rights Campaign, 2006 Leadership Award Publications The Anti-Cybersquatting Act, Business First, November 1999 Presentations Moderator and Speaker, Intellectual Property Law for Churches, Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes, Chicago 2011 Moderator and Speaker, Trade Secrets, American Corporate Counsel Association, Spring 2002 Moderator and Speaker, Intellectual Property, Cleveland Bar Association, Spring 2001 Speaker, Technology for Real Property Practitioners, Cleveland Bar Association Speaker, Recent Developments in e-Commerce, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Panelist, Weatherhead School of Business of Case Western Reserve University and Anderson Consulting Business Symposium The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act Speaker, Price Waterhouse Coopers 2000 General Counsel's Forum, Internet and e-Commerce: An Overview of Legal Issues Speaker, Licensing Executives Society of Greater Cleveland, Licensing of Software Some Common Problems Community Involvement Board Member, Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes Trinity Cathedral, Junior Warden Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Executive Committee Cleveland City Records Commission Member of Jane Campbell Transition Team - Law Past-President of the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland Trustee for the ACLU of Cleveland Governor of the Human Rights Campaign Co-Chairman for the Federal Club |