Education

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, with high distinction
• Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude

David J. Thibodeau, Jr.

David Thibodeau’s law practice emphasizes the building and refining of patent portfolios, strategic advice concerning competitive intellectual property rights, and due diligence for technology-based financial, merger/acquisition, and other business transactions.

David began his career in industry as an electrical engineer and later served as Vice President and General Counsel of a wireless communications company.  Over the years, David has used this business-related expertise to bring value to his clients during counseling and management of specific projects.

He represents clients in a range of industries but has specific expertise with wireless communications, data storage, network security, semiconductors, precision optics, and audio systems.

Some of David's representative matters include:

• Supported due diligence in a $1B+ “going private” transaction for a publicly traded Massachusetts manufacturer
• Provided strategic advice leading to successful resolution of a patent litigation prior to a major private acquisition of a start up company
• Performed due diligence in connection with a $1.5B+ liquidity event for a network attached storage client
• Built significant patent portfolios leading to license revenue and/or client acquisitions in the cable television, semiconductor, global positioning system, and flat screen display industries
• Developed a patent portfolio applicable to 3G wireless standards resulting in over $200M in license revenue to the acquiring company
• Settled a patent interference matter for a mid-sized manufacturer against a Fortune 50 company resulting in a successful cross license
• Routinely advises venture capital and angel investors in connection with early stage funding of technology startups

Publications

• After Cybersource - Software Inventions Still Patentable - Precise Claim Wording Ever More Crucial, August 2011
• GlobalTech v SEB - The Supreme Court lowers the standard for willful inducement of infringement, June 2011
• Patent Office Pilot Fast-Tracks Green Tech Applications, This article appeared in the January 2011 edition of WPI Venture Forum's Vantage Newsletter, January 2011
• The "Boomerang" Summary Judgment Rule: If You File a Weak Motion For Summary Judgment, Your Motion Will Be Denied and Summary Judgment May Even Be Entered Against You, March 2010
• When "In" Means "Out" - Or How Advanced Micro Devices Collected $1.25B Without Having to Make a Single Computer Chip, January 2010

Professional Associations

• AIPLA, Member
• IEEE, Member
• Boston Patent Law Association, Past President
• WPI Venture Forum, Program Committee Member and Co-Coordinator of the Annual Business Plan Contest

Other Experience

• Past Adjunct Professor of Patent Law, Franklin Pierce Law Center, now the University of New Hampshire School of Law

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Florida
• New Hampshire