David Donahue brings the benefit of his extensive courtroom experience when advising clients on protection and enforcement issues relating to copyright, trademark, unfair competition, right of publicity, design patent, and related commercial matters. His commercial litigation experience also informs his approach to negotiating and drafting commercial agreements involving intellectual property matters.
David’s deep litigation experience includes successes in federal and state trial and appellate courts across the country and in matters before the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He advises and represents clients that reflect diverse sectors,including new technologies, professional sports leagues, hotels and resorts, food and beverage, fashion, music, entertainment and celebrities, authors and literary works, fine art, and film.
Education/Alumni: St. John's University School of Law (JD, 1998)
Network Memberships:
- International Trademark Association (International Amicus Committee, 2016-present; Right of Publicity Committee, 2020-22, past member of Internet Committee and Enforcement Committee)
- Federal Bar Council (Intellectual Property Committee, 2014-present)
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Sports Law Committee; past member of Copyright & Literary Property Committee and Entertainment Law Committee)
- Copyright Society of the U.S.A. (past Assistant Secretary, Co-chair of Membership Committee, Co-chair of Annual Meeting Committee and member of the Board of Trustees)
- American Bar Association
