Counsel in the firm’s intellectual property group focusing on patent litigation involving a variety of technologies including mobile device, semiconductor, computer software, RF, networking, LCD display, content distribution, signal processing, and telecommunications technologies.Additional details at https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/r/daniel-richards

IP Litigation Associate

Litigation attorney specializing in patent and intellectual property litigation

Student Fellow assisting in instructing first year law students in tort law

Extern for the Hon. Judge Ronald M. Whyte, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

· Reviewed and proofread patent applications on various NASA-developed technologies before issuance · Reviewed USPTO office actions and drafted proposed responses · Participated in license negotiations with prospective licensees of NASA-developed technologies · Drafted Open Source Contributor Licensing Agreements and proposed revisions to the OSI-approved NASA Open Source Agreement · Reviewed proposed NASA publications for need to request submission of technology disclosures

· Researched information on naming regulations and their relation to the First Amendment and American identity· Researched several issues relating to the effects of the Second Amendment on American identity

· Developed research and educational software for graduate level computational nanosciences course· Prepared and gave presentation on educational software to the National Science Foundation for research grants

· Reviewed and edited course material and provided technical support for undergraduate classes · Maintained software and hardware of computers in multiple departmental computer labs · Coordinated the purchase of security systems including communicating with salespeople, writing administrative proposals and calculating budget needs and availability. · Evaluated and wrote recommendation reports on investments in new technologies