Daniel G. Barry
Dan counsels clients on protecting their intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. He has over sixteen years of experience in obtaining U.S. and foreign patents for clients in various fields, including consumer electronics, mechanical devices, software, building automation, and medical devices. Dan also helps clients obtain U.S. and foreign trademark registrations. Other services that Dan offers include intellectual property portfolio management, trademark clearance searches, trade secret consultation, prior art searches, non-infringement opinions, invalidity opinions, and freedom to operate opinions.
After specializing in intellectual property in law school, Dan worked for three years at the IP law boutique of Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto preparing and prosecuting patent applications for a multinational electronics company. Dan then joined the Orange County office of the general business practice firm of Snell & Wilmer, where Dan further developed his intellectual property skills representing a variety of clients in different areas of IP law. After five years at Snell & Wilmer, Dan founded Barry IP Law to provide high quality legal service customized to the needs of his clients at competitive prices.
Before law school, Dan worked as an engineer for four years designing building automation systems.
Education
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
Juris Doctor, 2008 - High Technology Law Certificate
Technical Editor, Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal;
Honors Moot Court; Intellectual Property Law Association
Honors Moot Court - Gerald Marer Advocacy Prize for Best Brief and Alan G. Martin Prize for Best Oral Advocacy Team, Witkin Award for Patent Prosecution (Spring 2008), Witkin Award for Technology Licensing (Spring 2008), Witkin Award for Legal Research and Writing (Spring 2006); Witkin Award for Constitutional Law (Fall 2006)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
B.S., Systems Engineering and Design, 2001 - Control Systems Design Concentration
Bar Admissions
• California
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Activities & Affiliations
• UC Irvine School of Law, Pro Bono Program, Supervising Attorney
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, Volunteer
Awards and Honors
• Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services (2013-2016), State Bar of California
Publications
Invalidating Patents Through Inter Partes Review, Orange County Business Journal, Vol. 26 No. 27, July 8, 2013
The Effect of Video Franchising Reform on Net Neutrality: Does the Beginning of IP Convergence Mean That It Is Time for Net Neutrality Regulation?, Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal, Vol. 24 No. 2, January 2008
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