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David G. Conlin
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David G. Conlin

Partner

617.449.6501
Boston
dconlin@mccarter.com

“Conlin is distinguished by his decades of experience as both prosecutor and litigator.” – IAM Patent 1000

David Conlin helps plan, establish, maintain, and enforce clients’ IP portfolios and protect their freedom to operate against improperly alleged IP infringement. His teams have driven the issuance of over 3,800 patents. Dave has successfully litigated numerous infringement cases, including many Hatch-Waxman cases, and upheld and enforced the patent rights of pharmaceutical, high technology, electronics, and software innovators. He serves both plaintiffs and defendants. Dave has negotiated licenses for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and technology companies. His teams have also achieved very favorable results in settlement, mediation, and other ADR procedures. Dave is a collaborative leader who leverages his teammates’ strengths to provide clients with creative, cost-effective strategies.

Dave has decades of experience assisting clients in establishing, maintaining, and enforcing their intellectual property portfolios. He focuses on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, chip designs, domain names, and other intellectual property rights.

Prior to joining the firm, Dave was lead Hatch-Waxman litigation counsel at another international law firm. Before that he was the co-chair of the IP litigation practice group at another international law firm and prior to that he was a partner at a preeminent US patent firm.

Dave has served as a patent examiner, and worked as a chemical engineer at DuPont.

In addition, Dave was Technical Advisor to Judge Baldwin at the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA), predecessor court to the Federal Circuit. He also served as Special Master in the US District Court for the District of New Hampshire.

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Recognitions

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The Best Lawyers in America, Massachusetts, Intellectual Property Litigation, 1991–2022; Patent Litigation, 1991–2022; Patent Law, 1991–2021; Trademark Law, 1991–2022; Copyright Law, 1991–2022
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Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2004–2006, 2008–2021
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IAM Patent 1000, 2013, 2015–2021
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Managing Intellectual Property: Patent Star – Massachusetts, 2014–2021

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The Legal 500 United States for Health Care: Life Sciences

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The Best Lawyers in America, Boston Patent Law “Lawyer of the Year”, 2014
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Boston’s Top Lawyers for Patent Law

Ranking Disclaimers: No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. For The Best Lawyers in America methodology, see https://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology. For IAM Patent 1000 methodology, see https://www.iam-media.com/directories/patent1000/info/methodology. For SuperLawyers methodology, see https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html.

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Hatch-Waxman/ANDA Litigation
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Education

Georgetown University Law Center JD
State University of New York BS Chemical Engineering

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts
Virginia
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

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U.S. Court of AppealsFederal CircuitU.S. District CourtDistrict of MassachusettsU.S. Supreme Court

Memberships & Certifications

American Intellectual Property Law Association
Former Chair, Awards Committee, Ethics Committee, Amicus Curiae Committee

Boston Bar Association

Boston IP American Inn of Court
Founder, Former Counselor

Boston Patent Law Association
Former President

Massachusetts Moderators Association

Archdiocese of Boston Catholic Charities
Former Trustee

Catholic Family Services
Former President

Town of Nahant, Massachusetts
Town Moderator, 1991‒present

Nahant Finance & Advisory Committee
Former Member

Federal Circuit Historical Society
Vice President; Trustee 2014‒2020

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Kathleen Carr and David Conlin Join McCarter’s Thriving IP Practice in Boston
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4.15.2021
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