Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Clark has a broad range of experience in intellectual property litigation, including numerous matters involving patent, trademark and copyright infringement claims. He has counseled clients on technology-related intellectual property issues also. Dave also serves as the firm's Technology Partner.

Mr. Clark's Internet law experience includes advising clients on linking, framing, metatag and domain name disputes. In addition, he has also advised companies on issues relating to the posting of defamatory messages and false rumors about those companies or their management on Internet chat boards. He further has advised clients on web site agreements and other electronic contracting issues.

Dave has extensive experience representing clients on contract and business tort claims. His strong background in business and securities litigation has provided him with substantial expertise in trials, appeals, arbitrations and administrative proceedings. In addition, Dave has represented clients in arbitrations before the NASD and NYSE and defended securities lawsuits brought in both federal and state courts.

Areas of Practice

• Technology Transactions
• Intellectual Property
• Patents
• Licensing and Preserving Ownership of Data Rights
• Licensing
• Trademarks
• Technology Transfer and Licensing
• Risk Management
• Copyright
• Internet Litigation
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Corporate Transactions
• Business Litigation
• Trade Secrets/Covenants
• Complex Commercial

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation & Appeals, Technology Licensing

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1985

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Missouri Bar
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Bar Association, Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections, Securities Litigation, Trial Practice and Banking Litigation Committees
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law, 1985
  J.D.
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1982
  B.S.
  Honors: magna cum laude

Published Works

• Lathrop & Gage On Leave Newsletter - Fall 2005, 2005
• Success of IP, The Business Journal of Kansas City, 2003

Address

2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phones

(816) 460-5408 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(816) 292-2001 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.lathropgage.com/