2010 Making Media Connections Conference

R. David Donoghue is the creator and author of the Chicago IP Litigation Blog.* But blogging is only one facet of his legal practice. Dave is a litigator focusing on intellectual property disputes, with a particular focus on patent litigation. He practices in Chicago as partner with Holland & Knight. More specifically, Dave asserts and protects his client’s intellectual property assets. His practice spans diverse technology areas including performance athletic devices, cellular telephony, computer software, automotive technologies, satellite radios, electrical and electronic products, television production equipment, nutritional supplements and numerous medical devices. He also has extensive intellectual property licensing experience.

Dave was previously with Delphi, the world’s largest automotive supplier, where he was a founding member of Delphi’s Technology Licensing and Litigation group and handled substantial international intellectual property litigation and licensing matters.

Dave serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, teaching Legal Research and Writing and Introduction to Intellectual Property and at Solo Practice University, where Dave developed and taught a course on federal district court litigation practice.

At the beginning of his legal career, Dave had the privilege of serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Gordon J. Quist, Federal District Judge for the Western District of Michigan.

Dave earned his B.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering magna cum laude from the University of Michigan and earned his J.D. cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown, Mr. Donoghue served as the Current Developments Editor for the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics.

Dave is a frequent speaker on a broad range of intellectual property topics, with a particular focus on how businesses can leverage their own intellectual property and protect themselves against third party intellectual property. Dave welcomes the opportunity to speak to groups of all sizes about how to avoid intellectual property pitfalls and get the most out of your intellectual property.