David Dutcher currently serves as VP, Chief IP and Licensing Counsel at Western Digital Corporation. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. Prior to WD's acquisition of SanDisk, David served as Senior Director, IP at SanDisk, where he led the patent team. And prior to SanDisk's acquisition of Fusion-io, David served as Associate General Counsel and Vice President, Intellectual Property, at Fusion-io, where he had worldwide responsibility for the company's IP matters, including IP strategy, IP litigation, patent and trademark portfolio development and protection, open source, IP policy, M&A IP support, and standards. In addition, David played a key role for the company in other legal matters, including managing litigation, handling employment matters, and preparing and negotiating commercial agreements, inbound and outbound licensing contracts, vendor contracts, and strategic partnership agreements.David joined Fusion-io from Intellectual Ventures, where he served as Head of Prosecution and Asset Management. At Intellectual Ventures, David led a team of 19 patent professionals and was responsible for all aspects of enhancing and maintaining Intellectual Ventures’ acquired global patent portfolio (30k+ assets), including portfolio strategy, patent prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and acquisition due diligence. Prior to Intellectual Ventures, David was an attorney at Perkins Coie in Seattle, where he prepared and prosecuted patent applications, drafted non-infringement and invalidity opinions, conducted due diligence, and advised clients on IP matters. David received his juris doctorate degree from Harvard Law School and his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, summa cum laude, from Brigham Young University. He was also an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology.