David C. Dotson

Partner

  • David C. Dotson
  • Phone: +1 404 253 6982

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  • Duane Morris LLP
    1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700
    Atlanta, GA 30309-3929
    USA

David C. Dotson practices in the area of patent litigation and is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) group.

David is a registered patent attorney with extensive experience litigating patent infringement cases in various United States District Courts, from inception through trial, on both the plaintiff and defense sides. He has litigated patent infringement actions relating to a wide variety of telecommunications and networking technologies, including internet and network security, anti-virus, mobile devices and mobile Internet technology, xDSL, VoIP, Wi-Fi, MPLS networks, cloud computing, content delivery networks, Multimedia over Coax (MoCA), liquid crystal display (LCD) circuitry, computer hard-drive technology, automated/database marketing systems, integrated circuit manufacturing, and cellular networking and antenna technology.

David is a cum laude graduate of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he was galleys editor of the Journal of Technology Law & Policy and earned a Certificate of Intellectual Property, and a cum laude graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., Industrial & Systems Engineering).

Areas of Practice

  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Patent Infringement Litigation

Representative Matters

  • Trial counsel for Defendants Ericsson and Verizon in a patent infringement jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, securing a complete defense verdict of non-infringement. The trial proceeded on only a single patent, despite five patents being asserted in the original complaint.

  • Defended SonicWall, Inc. in a patent infringement action in which the Plaintiff originally asserted 10 patents. The case was dismissed with prejudice after successful summary judgment and Daubert motions. Finjan, Inc. v. SonicWall, Inc., 5:17-cv-04467 (NDCA).

  • Defended Palo Alto Networks in a six patent infringement action concerning identification of applications by network firewall equipment. The Plaintiff withdrew four of the patents, and the litigation was resolved favorably prior to trial. Implicit LLC v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc., 6:17-cv-336 (E.D. Tex.) (J. Gilstrap)

  • Represented computer networking giant in various patent litigation matters involving VoIP technology, wired and wireless networking devices, and network security appliances and software.

  • Represented Cisco Systems, Inc. in the successful defense against patent infringement claims brought by Finjan, Inc. in the Northern District of California, alleging that Cisco products and services for protecting devices and software connected to the internet from malicious web-based content infringe five Finjan patents. Finjan, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 5:17-cv-00072 (NDCA).

  • Represented cybersecurity company in multi-patent action related to vulnerability management products.

  • Represented computer networking company in patent litigation matter involving network security appliances and software.

  • Represented TSMC, a semiconductor manufacturer, in patent infringement litigation involving semiconductor fabrication processes.

  • Represented content delivery service provider in patent litigation involving content delivery networks and video-on-demand technology.

  • Represented various telecommunications providers and hardware manufacturers in multiple patent litigations involving cloud computing, modem technology, xDSL, and multimedia over coax (MoCA) technologies.

  • Represented service provider and computer networking company in patent litigation involving MPLS networks and multicast VPN technology.

  • Represented plaintiff in patent infringement litigation involving multimedia device interfaces, and was part of successful trial team.

  • Represented pro bono client in a landlord-tenant dispute through mediation and eventual entry of default judgment in client's favor.

Admissions

  • Georgia
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Education

  • University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
    - Galleys Editor, Journal of Technology Law & Policy
    - Certificate of Intellectual Property
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., cum laude, 2004

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Partner, 2017-present
    - Associate, 2010-2016
  • Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP
    - Associate, 2008-2010

Honors and Awards

  • Member, Atlanta IP team recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2015
  • Member, Managing Intellectual Property North America Awards: Top Patent Litigation Practice in the Southern United States, 2014
  • Co-recipient of Cisco's Litigation Law Firm of the Year Award, 2011