David Osborne Email & Phone Number

David is a registered patent attorney and partner at the law firm of Thorpe North & Western. His legal practice encompasses all aspects of counseling clients in identifying and protecting intellectual property rights. Two predominant areas are obtaining U.S. and international patents and trademarks and advising clients on intellectual property-related business issues such as competitive strategies and technology acquisition and licensing. David’s technical training is in biology and chemistry and prior to attending law school, he worked as a chemist in the environmental and pharmaceutical fields. Over his 22 year career as a patent attorney, David has procured U.S. and foreign patents in a diverse range of technologies. Specific examples include pharmaceutics and drug delivery, stem cells, epigenetics, gene silencing and expression, reproductive medicine, polymerase-RNA complexes, chromatography and spectrometry, microarrays, PCR, nutritional supplements, skin and hair care formulations, vascular access catheters, polymers, explosives, biofuels, waste water treatment systems, semiconductor fabrication and packaging, chemical mechanical planarization, thermal management in electronic devices, chemical and electrical sensors, NAND and phase change memory, capacitors and batteries, LED’s, diamond synthesis and diamond abrasive tools among others. As an inventor and entrepreneur himself, David is named on several issued U.S. patents. He believes in a business-focused approach to intellectual property and continually strives to identify and create business value for his clients. David enjoys educating others on intellectual property issues and has lectured on various topics. David has a great love of the National Parks, especially Yellowstone. He is a collector of railroad and national park antiquities and is recognized as his firm’s resident expert on all things Disney.Specialties: Registered Patent Attorney

Listed skills include Patents, Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property, Licensing, and 11 others.

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  Patent Attorney

  Thorpe North & Western

  Jun 1999 - Present