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David O’Steen is the Director of the Business, Innovation, and Technology Clinic. As Of Counsel at Assouline & Berlowe, he advises his clients, from inventors and startups to cultural institutions and multinational corporations, in intellectual property matters, from the application and registration of IP rights through their licensing and enforcement. David has held associate roles at international law firms in Manhattan and Miami, where he worked on complex mergers and acquisitions, IP transactions, patent and trademark prosecution, intellectual property arbitration, and Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) processes.
Additionally, his tenure at a boutique IP litigation firm gave him experience in patent litigation in federal court, investigations at the International Trade Commission, and representing clients at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Further, he has served as in-house counsel for companies ranging from early-stage startups to publicly traded companies operating in the payments, blockchain, virtual reality, and hospitality fields. Prior to attending law school, David was a patent examiner for the USPTO. He earned a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, an M.S. from the University of Florida, and a B.A. and a B.S. from Swarthmore College.