David L. McCombs
Haynes and Boone LLP
David McCombs is primary counsel for many leading corporations in patent inter partes review before the U.S. Patent Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board and in appeals before the Federal Circuit. His practice spans 34 years and includes appellate argument, patent litigation, licensing and technology transfer, patent portfolio development and drafting, and dispute resolution. He is regularly identified as one of the most active attorneys appearing before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Mr. McCombs is the firm-wide chair of the technology practice of Haynes and Boone. He has a Physics degree and represents clients in technologies that include electronics, semiconductors, software, telecommunications, medical devices, and energy equipment. Prior to joining Haynes and Boone in 1989, he served as in-house patent counsel for a diversified technology company located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with a long history of developing breakthrough chemical/material science, diagnostic, robotics, and motion management technologies. In Chambers & Partners Mr. McCombs is ranked among Texas' leading intellectual property attorneys. He is active in many continuing legal education organizations, and regularly writes and speaks on a variety of topics related to patent law. He is the co-author of "Intellectual Property Law," published annually by The SMU Law Review (2010-present). Separate from his law practice, Mr. McCombs serves as a Commissioner for the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
(05/19)
