R. David . Donoghue
Holland & Knight LLP
David Donoghue is an established IP trial attorney with jury trial success and a strong track record across district courts, the Federal Circuit, and at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He serves as the leader of Holland & Knight's national Intellectual Property Group and is based in the firm's Chicago office. Mr. Donoghue advises clients from major corporations to midsize businesses on technology disputes, such as patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Mr. Donoghue has been recommended in Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000 since 2014. The 2017 write-up states, "David Donoghue is a retail guru who understands the commercial drivers of the industry, as well as the technology that underpins it. Clients trust him because he makes it explicitly clear what is at stake and what it may cost them, and excels at finding solutions." Whether he is asserting his client's IP, defending against competitors, or fending off Non-Practicing Entities (NPE), Mr. Donoghue blends his deep litigation experience with practical business insight garnered from his in-house experience. As a founding member of Aptiv (f/k/a Delphi) Licensing and Litigation Group, he handled substantial international IP litigation and licensing matters. Mr. Donoghue has served as an adjunct professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, teaching legal research, writing and IP courses. At the beginning of his legal career, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gordon J. Quist, federal district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Mr. Donoghue is also the founder and principle author of the Chicago IP Litigation and Retail Patent Litigation blogs.
(05/19)
