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• Don Webber IP LLC - General and IP Counsel; Business Attorney; Innovation Consultant.
• Serve as General Counsel and IP Counsel for companies on a broad range of legal issues. Evaluate technology deals (defense/heavy industry, medical device, software, manufacturing and others); negotiate venture.
• Counsel social media, software, SAAS and other IT-centric businesses on the full range compliance, contract, copyright, patent and other IP rights issues. Negotiate and draft comprehensive negotiated customer service.
• Negotiate technology development and IP rights agreements and perform strategic IP due diligence for consumer product, healthcare, media, software, heavy industry and other companies.
• Counsel companies and employees on employment issues, compensation and stock option plans.
• Negotiate media, talent, co-branding and promotional agreements. Draft copyright content agreements and licenses. Manage internet business venture contracts and dispute resolutions.

• Recruited and led the IP team in serving the diverse set of Covidien medical device and Mallinckrodt pharmaceutical product business units.
• Worked closely with corporate officers and operating unit presidents to implement worldwide innovation/patent award programs to drive patent quality.
• Led Covidien to the #1 Medical Device Company patent strength ranking as published in the Wall Street Journal. Managed global IP/R&D teams to achieve 300% patent filing growth.
• Visited over 75 company R&D and manufacturing sites worldwide. Active in planning expanded product R&D and related IP protection strategies in China, as well as other key Asian, European and other growth markets.
• Chairman of the Board of the Covidien AG (global strategic operating company based in Switzerland). Restructured intercompany agreements to optimize tax savings and IP value.
• Mentored internal IP teams and incented outside litigation counsel to win a number of strategic offensive and defensive patent litigations.

• Led the legal team in managing a broad range of complex telecom IP issues, mergers, divestitures and licensing transactions.
• Executed a company-wide IP capture plan, increasing patent filings by over 200% while reducing outside counsel per-application patent preparation costs.
• Developed a comprehensive intellectual property issue education program for the customer contract manager team.
• Streamlined systems to manage complex software, hardware and license agreements. Revised customer contract terms to reduce company exposure to patent infringement claims.

• Led a global team of IP legal professionals in driving patent quality and reducing external intellectual property legal expenses.
• Assembled the 25 member legal team to handle product-related IP/business issues and deals.
• Employed cross-functional teams to focus resources on prioritized legal issues. Dual Role - Chief Global Trademark and Copyright Counsel and Senior Licensing and Litigation Counsel:
• Led the trademark protection strategy for the “Xerox” mark valued at $9.7B.
• Directed successful IP litigations, including patent assertion in CSU, LLC v. Xerox Corp., 203 F.3rd 1322 (Fed. Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 1143 (2001).
• Led the technical negotiation team to achieve the most lucrative Xerox patent license.

Bachelor’S Degree, Engineering

Activities and Societies: MVP, National Collegiate Champions - Team Handball; U.S. National Team - Team Handball

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: International Studies Scholarship Winner (Law and Business - Copenhagen, Denmark); Legal Writing Program.