Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude

University of Michigan, B.S.E, magna cum laude, Aerospace Engineering

Bar Admissions

California
Illinois
Michigan

Languages

American Sign Language

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R David "Dave" Donoghue

Partner
Chicago
t: 312-578-6553

R. David Donoghue is a partner in Holland & Knight's Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Donoghue is a litigator focusing on patent disputes. His practice spans diverse technology areas including cellular telephony, computer software, internet technologies, pharmaceuticals, automotive technologies, satellite radios, electrical technologies, television production equipment, nutritional supplements and numerous medical devices. He also has extensive intellectual property licensing experience.

Mr. Donoghue 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.

Mr. Donoghue served as an Adjunct Professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, teaching legal research and writing and intellectual property courses. And at the beginning of his legal career, Mr. Donoghue served as a law clerk to The Honorable Gordon J. Quist, Federal District Judge for the Western District of Michigan.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Current Developments Editor for the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics

Memberships

  • The Sedona Conference Working Group on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Speaking Engagements

  • Northern District of Illinois Local Patent Rule Roundtable discussion, Applied Discovery Roundtable, November 2009
  • Be Pareto Efficient: Control of Social Media, Do Not Let it Control You, Marketing Strategy and the Law teleconference, November 2009
  • Seven Steps for Reducing Intellectual Property Budgets & Increasing Effectiveness, BrightTalk IP Litigation Summit, October 2009
  • Protecting & Promoting Your Brand With Social Media, ALI-ABA CLE program, September 2009
  • Using Intellectual Property to Grow & Protect Your Small Business, Rotary Club, April 2009
  • Understanding and Using Social Media, Rotary Club, April 2009
  • Bilski: Are Software and Business Methods Patentable (Moderator), Northwestern Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property Debate on In re Bilski, March 2009
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution in Intellectual Property Cases, ALI-ABA CLE program, February 2009
  • Better Practice Management Through Technology (Panel focused on blogging and social media), Chicago Bar Association, Legal Practice & Technology Management Seminar, January 2009
  • Building Relationships & Managing Expectations, Successful Settlements, November 2008
  • Successful Settlements: Building Relationships & Managing Expectations, ALI-ABA CLE program, November 2008
  • Communications Decency Act ยง 230 ISP Immunity, ALI-ABA CLE program, August 2008
  • Top Ten Cyberlaw Trends Northern District of Illinois, Cyberlaw Trends, Chicago Bar Association Cyberlaw Committee meeting, February 2008
  • Leveraging Your Copyrights & Respecting the Copyrights of Others, client presentation, November 2007
  • Injunctions Post-eBay: The More You Change, The More You Stay the Same, client presentation, April 2007

Published Articles & Books

  • "Reducing Patent Litigation Budgets," Southeast Texas Record, October 2009
  • "In re Bilski: A Midpoint in the Evolution of Business Method Patents?," Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, September 2009
  • "The Uneven Application of Twombly in Patent Cases: An Argument for Leveling the Playing Field," John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law, Fall 2008
  • "Making Joint Defense Agreements Work," Litigation Magazine, Summer 2008
  • "I Will Not Sit Idly By While My Future is Determined: The Response of the University of Michigan Black Law Students' Alliance to Grutter v. Bollinger, et al.," Michigan Journal of Gender & Law, 2002
  • "Conflicts of Interest: Concurrent Representation," Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 1998