David St. John-Larkin

Practice Areas

Covered Business Method Review (CBM)

Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Law

Inter Partes Review (IPR)

Intellectual Property Law

Patent Analytics, Strategy & Solutions

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Counseling

Post-Grant Review

Reexaminations & Reissues

Technology Transactions & Privacy Law

5G Technology

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Robotics

Immersive Technology

Autonomous Vehicle Systems

Blockchain, Digital Assets & Custody

Communications

Healthcare

Interactive Entertainment

Internet & E-Commerce

Internet of Things (IoT)

Medical Device

New Space

Product Innovation Counsel

Semiconductor

Unmanned Vehicle Systems

Outdoor

Digital Media & Entertainment, Gaming & Sports

Career

Dave St. John-Larkin is a trusted advisor to leading technology companies about patent and licensing matters, particularly as related to software, telecommunications, and standard-setting. A patent attorney with nearly two decades of private practice and in-house legal experience, Dave regularly represents Fortune 500 clients with patent analysis and litigation matters involving complex computing systems, hardware, and software. He is fluent in more than a dozen computer languages, and he has devoted much of his career to resolving client matters related to audio and video codecs, databases, cloud-computing, wireless, machine learning, and content distribution technology.

Dave is an inventor himself, with extensive experience working on patent and licensing matters involving next-generation communications standards and technology, including encryption, semiconductors, wireless, cable, satellite, networking, and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. He also regularly counsels companies regarding licensing and contractual matters, particularly as related to open-source software and FRAND licensing.