David Stephenson, Jr., Ph.D.

Dr. Stephenson has over 25 years of experience in intellectual property as a litigator and licensing expert. He focuses his practice on strategic counseling on transactional aspects of intellectual property. Notably, his practice areas include commercialization of intellectual property assets, negotiating and preparing licensing agreements as well as general commercial contracts, complex commercial litigation (first chair) involving real estate and finance issues, and employment and personnel disputes, primarily concerning alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and non-compete covenants. He worked in the Colorado Attorney General’s Office as an investigator for the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Enforcement Section. Among his many clients, Dr. Stephenson was counsel for a computer software company with responsibilities involving licensing, litigation, copyright, and trade secret protection. Further, Dr. Stephenson is an internationally published author and highly-acclaimed public speaker.

EDUCATION

• J.D., University of Denver College of Law
• Ph.D., Applied Anthropology, University of Colorado
• M.A., Anthropology, University of Colorado
• A.B. (with distinction), Dartmouth College

Dr. Stephenson is admitted to the Colorado State Bar, and is an AV-Preeminent rated attorney..

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

• “The Power and Purpose of International Law,” Book review. 41(2), The Colorado Lawyer 69, February 2012.
• “Planning for Trademark Litigation: Assembling Your Best Team,” CLE International, Denver, CO, June 2005
• “Pharmaceutical Companies, Intellectual Property Transfer, and South Africa,” An invited presentation to the University of Colorado’s Center for Global Health, May, 2004
• “The Nexus Between Intellectual Property Piracy, International Law, the Internet, and Cultural Values,” 14 ST. THOMAS LAW REVIEW 315 (2001), Originally prepared for presentation to an international conference at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, September, 2001
• “Contracts and Licenses for Genetic Information: An Introduction to Alternative Mechanisms for Protecting the Intellectual Property of American Indians in the Context of the Human Genome Project,” First Conference of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center ELSI Working Group, Aspen, Colorado, April, 2001.
• Featured Presenter and Co-author, “The Law of the Internet in Colorado,” National Business Institute CLE Program, Denver, CO, June, 1997