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CurrentDaniel B. Ravicher represents clients in business and technology related litigation and transactions, which he’s done since the dotcom boom.Dan’s litigation experience includes representing intellectual property rights holders and accused infringers in cases across the country involving pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, semiconductors, telecommunications, software, consumer electronics, and other technologies. He won the 2013 Supreme Court case that held human genes… Show more Daniel B. Ravicher represents clients in business and technology related litigation and transactions, which he’s done since the dotcom boom.Dan’s litigation experience includes representing intellectual property rights holders and accused infringers in cases across the country involving pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, semiconductors, telecommunications, software, consumer electronics, and other technologies. He won the 2013 Supreme Court case that held human genes cannot be patented, which is the subject of the 2021 book The Genome Defense by Jorge Contreras. He also successfully protected organic farmers from Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seed, represented developers of free/open source software in enforcing the General Public License (GPL) and other open source licenses, and defended clients including the NYC Transit Authority from patent trolls.Outside the courts, Dan has represented both patent holders and challengers in inter partes reviews and other proceedings at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in matters relating to biotech, pharmaceutical, software, and electronic technologies. In addition to intellectual property, he has also litigated disputes involving breach of contract, corporate law, Federal and state securities laws, fraud, antitrust, and civil liberties. Dan has litigated in various federal and state courts and administrative proceedings as well as both domestic and international arbitrations.Dan’s transactional experience includes financing, exit, and technology transactions. He has represented clients in angel, VC, M&A, and IPO transactions, negotiated sales and licenses of intellectual property, and advised on intellectual property infringement, validity, and valuation issues. A registered patent attorney, Dan has also prosecuted patents, trademarks, and copyrights for clients. Show less
