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David R. Wright

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David (Dave) Wright is an intellectual property litigation lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP and former managing partner of the firm’s Salt Lake City office. He is a member of the Innovative Technology and Health Care & Life Sciences Sectors.

Dave’s practice focuses on complex and intellectual property litigation, including false advertising, unfair competition, theft of trade secret, and copyright, patent, and trademark infringement cases. He offers experience in transactional matters, such as licensing and contracts, as well as providing strategic counseling on implementing corporate IP policies and procedures. Dave has successfully represented clients at the appellate and trial court stages in federal and state courts, including before the U.S. Supreme Court, and before the International Trade Commission.

He formerly taught Patent Litigation and Counseling as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at the J. Reuben Clarke Law School at Brigham Young University.

Premios y reconocimientos

  • U.S. News & World Report’s Best Lawyers, Litigation – Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent (2010-2026)
  • Mountain States Super Lawyer
  • Utah Super Lawyer (2007, 2009-2012)
  • Cambridge Who’s Who
  • Martindale Hubbell AV-rated
  • Recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the practice area of Intellectual Property (2022-2025)

Presentaciones y publicaciones

  • Speaker, “Recent Trends in IP Damages,” 2022 Utah Bar IP Summit (February 18, 2022)

Afiliaciones

  • Member, Utah State Bar
  • Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • Member, American Bar Association

Idiomas

Dave is fluent in Spanish.

5 de junio de 2025 Comunicados de prensa

Foley obtiene los primeros puestos en Chambers USA 2025

Foley & Lardner LLP se enorgullece de ser reconocido una vez más por Chambers & Partners como uno de los despachos líderes del país en la edición 2025 de Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
6 de junio de 2024 Comunicados de prensa

Foley alcanza los primeros puestos en Chambers USA 2024

Foley & Lardner LLP se complace en anunciar que vuelve a ser reconocido por Chambers & Partners como uno de los despachos líderes del país en la edición 2024 de Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
06 octubre 2023 Eventos

19ª Conferencia Anual sobre Propiedad Intelectual

Foley & Lardner LLP se complace en presentar nuestra 19ª Conferencia Anual sobre Propiedad Intelectual el viernes 6 de octubre de 2023, en vivo y en directo desde el distrito Seaport de Boston.
27 September 2023 Events

Silicon Slopes Summit 2023 Reception

As part of Foley & Lardner’s support of the Silicon Slopes Summit, our Innovative Technology team, Signal Peak Ventures, and IMA (formerly Diversified Insurance) invite you to keep the conversation going at the end of the first day of the Silicon Slopes Summit at Foley's Salt Lake City office, a short distance from the Delta Center.
17 de agosto de 2023 Premios y distinciones

Abogados de Foley reconocidos en 2024 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP se enorgullece en anunciar hoy que 236 abogados de la firma en 20 oficinas de EE.UU. han recibido el reconocimiento en la edición 2024 de The Best Lawyers in America©.
July 12, 2023 Honors and Awards

Los abogados de Foley Salt Lake City nombrados «Super Lawyers» y «Rising Stars» de Mountain States para 2023

Foley & Lardner LLP se complace en anunciar que 10 de sus abogados de Salt Lake City han sido incluidos en las listas Mountain States Super Lawyers y Rising Stars de 2023.