David R. Cochran is a registered patent attorney. David received his B.S. degree in engineering science from the University of Notre Dame, his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University, and his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. As an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Clemson University, David taught courses in solid state electronics, fiber optics, and optoelectronics, and was a member of the VLSI reliability center at Clemson. As a member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories, David was a system engineer supporting various aspects of AT&T’s fiber optic network, working on intra-office architecture, transmission equipment, central office planning, and network restoration. David joined the Intellectual Property Business of Lucent Technologies, which included Bell Laboratories, where David worked as a licensing manager, primarily licensing patents of Lucent Technology and Bell Laboratories to companies in Europe and Canada. He is a member of the bars in Minnesota, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
Seton Hall University School of Law
Newark, NJ, 1993, J.D.
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX, 1981, Ph.D.
Major: Electrical Engineering
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX, 1977, M.S.
Major: Electrical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Indiana, 1973, B.S.
Major: Engineering Science
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Florida
Minnesota
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Clemson University
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bell Laboratories (AT&T)
Member Technical Staff; System Engineer, Licensing Manager
Lucent Technologies
Intellectual Property Licensing Manager
Solid State Electronics, Fiber Optics and Optoelectronics
Clemson University
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association