David S. Bloch

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Biography

David S. Bloch is a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s San Francisco office. He is an intellectual property litigator. A prolific writer and frequent public speaker (more than 100 invited lectures and 50 published articles), David also is the co-author of IP and Technology in Government Contracts (eighth edition in press).

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, California and Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2022-2026
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2022-2025
•Intellectual Property Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters), 2022-2025
•Intellectual Property Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage), 2024
•Listed, IAM magazine, “IAM Patent 1000,” Litigation, 2015-2018 and 2020-2025
•Listed, Who's Who Legal, “Global Elite Thought Leaders,” IP-USA, 2023-2024
•Selected, Super Lawyers magazine, “Northern California Super Lawyers,” 2013-2019 and 2023-2024
•Selected, The Daily Journal, “Top 75 Intellectual Property Litigators in California,” 2012

University Institute of European Studies, International Labor Organization, United Nations, Turin, Italy, 1997. Author: "Dangers of Righteousness: Unintended Consequences of Kadic v. Karadzic," 4 Tulsa J. of Comp. & Int'l L. 35, 1996; "Give the Drummer Some! On the Need for Enhanced Protection of Drum Beats," 14 U. of Miami Ent. & Sports L.Rev. 187, 1997; "Adolescent Suicide as a Public Health Threat," 12 J. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 1999; commentary, "The End of ERISA?" Law and Public Policy: 1998 Yearbook, Rbt. McGee, ed., 1999. Co-Author: with William Robert Nelson, Jr., "Defining 'Health': Three Visions and Their Ramifications," 1 DePaul J. of Health Care L., 1997; with William Robert Nelson, commentary, "Affirmative Action in a Business Setting: The Problem of Inconsistent Mandates," Law and Public Policy: 1997 Yearbook 334, Rbt. McGee, ed., 1998; with Elon Weinstein, "Velvet Glove and Iron Fist: A New Paradigm for the Permanent War Crimes Court," Hastings Int'l & Comp. L.Rev. 1, 1998. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; District of Columbia Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Defense Research Institute.

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Areas of Practice (8)

  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Intellectual Property & Technology
  • Government Contracts
  • Trade Secrets
  • Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation
  • Venture Capital & Emerging Technology
  • Defense, Aviation & Space
  • Space & Satellite

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Reed College, B.A., Political Science; Phi Beta Kappa, 1993; The George Washington University, M.P.H., Health Policy, 1996
Law School Attended:
The George Washington University Law School, J.D., Organization Committee and Production Staff, American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, 1996
Year of First Admission:
1996
Admission:
California; District of Columbia; U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California; U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Supreme Court of the United States
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Elected Member, International Institute of Space Law, 2024
•Member, American Bar Association, Public Contracts Law Section
•Vice Chair, Intellectual Property Committee, 2023-2024
•Advisory Committee, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, 2015-Present
•Member, Intellectual Property Law Board, Strafford Publications, Inc., 2007-Present
•Committee Member, Committee on Jury Instructions State Bar Litigation Section Comments, Judicial Council Task Force on Jury Instructions, Civil Jury Instructions, Fourth Set, 2003

Birth Information:
March 7, 1972
Reported Cases:
Experience: Teaching Experience: Lecturer / Field Work Supervisor, University of California, Berkeley School of Law - Boalt Hall, 2015-2016, 2018, 2023, 2025
ISLN:
912415534

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