Dan is an experienced patent attorney who focuses his practice on drafting and prosecuting patents in the electrical and software fields, as well as patent and other intellectual property litigation matters.
He has extensive technical knowledge in computer software, artificial intelligence/machine learning, natural language processing, hardware, graphics processing, audio processing, networking, security, and mobile communications, including mobile standards.
Before joining the firm, Dan worked as a patent examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, where he examined applications in the fields of electronic games and wagering, and education, demonstration, and simulation. Prior to becoming a patent examiner, he was a senior associate in the intellectual property litigation practice at a large national law firm.
During law school, Dan was a legal intern with Dassault Systèmes, where, among other things, he reviewed and drafted patent claims and performed IP due diligence for acquisitions and joint ventures. He also served as a legal intern with the United States Attorney’s Office in Boston and as a judicial intern with the Massachusetts Land Court. Dan was a Senior Staff member of the Northeastern University Law Review, as well as a co-chair of the IP Society.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Massachusetts
Education
- B.S.E. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
- M.Eng. in Computer Science, Cornell University
- J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
Practice Areas
- Copyrights
- Counseling
- Design Patents
- IP Audits
- IP Litigation
- Open Source Software Counseling
- Patents
- Post-Grant Proceedings
- Trade Secrets
- Trademarks
Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence
- Bioinformatics
- Blockchain
- Business Methods
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Software
- Electrical Engineering
- Internet of Things
- Mobile
- Network Infrastructure
- Robotics
- Telecommunications
Professional Associations
- Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (BIPLA)
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member of the Business Law Section Artificial Intelligence Practice Group