W. David Wallace

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Washington DC Office
225 Reinekers Lane
Suite 560
Alexandria, VA
22314 USA

ph: 202.326.0300
fax: 202.326.0778

Education

Bar Admissions

Professional Affiliations

Publications

Speaking Engagements

David Wallace is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. He practices in all areas of intellectual property, with a focus on patent prosecution, counseling and litigation support in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, organic and inorganic chemistry, polymers, foods, medical devices and biotechnology. He is a frequent lecturer and author on topics such as prosecution tips and strategies, case law developments in the Federal Circuit, prosecution history estoppel, and interviewing strategies. He was recently a judge in the Sutherland Moot Court competition and a member of the PLI faculty.

Education

Cornell University
B.S., Chemistry, 1990

State University of New York at Buffalo
M.S., Natural Science, 1992

Case Western Reserve University
J.D., cum laude, 1996

Bar Admissions

Ohio State Bar, 1996
District of Columbia Bar, 1998
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association

Publications

Co-editor, U.S. chapter, International Pharmaceutical Law and Practice (Matthew Bender, rev. 2005-08).

"Life After Festo: Guarding Against Copyists," Intellectual Property Today, Jan. 2001.

Speaking Engagements

Moderator, "Enforcing Efficiently - Where to Litigate in the US and Europe", AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting, Jan. 30, 2010.

"Recent FDA Decisions Regarding Forfeiture of 180-Day Exclusivity", Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) Annual Meeting, Feb. 23, 2009.

"Prophesies, Predictions and Patents: How Much Data Is Required to Obtain a Patent in the United States", Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Annual Meeting, Feb. 14, 2009.

"Strategies For Efficient Prosecution", 2008.

"Recent Federal Circuit Decisions", 2006.

"Patent Prosecution Tips", 2005.

"Strategies For Responding to Office Actions", 2003 and 2004.