David J. Powsner

• Full-service intellectual property law counseling of a public company specializing in high-performance computing systems, including patent portfolio development, trademark, trade secret and copyright counseling, technology licensing negotiation and drafting, employee training and defense of patent litigation on immersive 3D graphics.
• Full-service patent law counseling for a manufacturer of magnetic levitation conveyance systems, including development of patent portfolio, clearance studies and defense of multi-patent litigation brought by an industry leader on the verge of acquisition.
• Full-service patent law counseling for a manufacturer of parallel computing systems, including development of patent portfolio covering computer architecture, components and attendant operating system software; laid groundwork for multinational litigation against an emerging European competitor.
• Advised a massively open online course (MOOC) provider on licensing and digital asset development strategy.
• Represented an emerging digital signage company in make-or-break patent litigation on the eve of acquisition.
• Full-service intellectual property law counseling of an emerging company specializing in mobile device operating systems, including patent portfolio development, open source and other copyright counseling, and technology licensing negotiation and drafting.
• Conducted patent freedom-to-operate studies for an industrial equipment supply and services company entering augmented reality marketplace occupied by Fortune 1000 competitors.
• Conducted clearance study paving the way for entry of an international ophthalmic equipment supplier into the U.S. market.
• Represented an industrial services company in damages phase of patent litigation involving chemical cleaning agents, including management of a ten-member paralegal team in analysis of industrial service records.
• Represented a cryptocurrency/digital payment Platform Company in initial fund raises.

Distinctions:

• Named a Massachusetts “Go To Intellectual Property Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 2023
• Peer Review AV^® Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest bestowed rating
• Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2022-2023

Admitted:

• Massachusetts
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Member:

• Boston Bar Association
• Boston Harbor Angels
• Investors Collaborative
• MIT Enterprise Forum
• Licensing Executive Society (Secretary of High-Tech Sector, Co-Chair 2020 Annual Meeting, Program Co-Chair 2019 Annual Meeting, Co-Chair of Cloud Computing and Software Committee 2017–2019)
• International Lawyers Network

Dave is a musician with decades of training in bassoon, saxophone and voice (tenor). In addition to hundreds of performances with amateur music groups, he did a brief stint in the semi-professional music circuit in parallel with the start of his legal career. Dave also enjoys cooking and the martial arts. Dave was raised in a large, active family, and he and his wife have four children, eight parrots, four dogs and countless fish. Outside of his legal work and his family, Dave has co-founded two podcast series and, between them, has co-hosted and produced over 100 podcasts, primarily for startups and emerging companies.