David Trossen is a partner in our San Francisco office. His focus is on patent counseling and prosecution across a variety of electronics-related technologies, with an emphasis on integrated circuits and semiconductors. His areas of expertise include radio frequency electronics, analog circuits, sensors, robotics, and all aspects of semiconductor chip design and packaging. Mr. Trossen also has experience with analysis of patent portfolios for mergers and acquisitions, preparation of non-infringement and invalidity opinions, and litigation support.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Trossen spent two years designing analog circuits and two years developing field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). He is an inventor on five patents, including U.S. Patent Nos. 7,889,530, 7,885,103, and 7,557,605, relating to content-addressable memories, carbon nanotube MEMS devices, and heterogeneous configurable ICs, respectively.
David Trossen joined the firm in 2009.
University of California – Berkeley – School of Law (CAL), J.D., American Jurisprudence Award – Introduction to IP I: Patent & Copyright, American Jurisprudence Award – Introduction to IP II: Trademark & State Protection, BCLT Law & Technology Certificate
Stanford University, M.S., Electrical Engineering, Specialization in Integrated Circuits & Systems, Advisor Thomas Lee
University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), B.S., Electrical Engineering, Dean’s List
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Communications Technology
Cellular Networking & Communications
Radio
Wireless Local Area Networks
Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology
Electronics & Semiconductors
Software & IT
Medical Devices & Procedures
Robotics
Due Diligence
Global Portfolio Management
Infringement Risk
IP Strategy
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patentability
Tech Transactions
U.S. Patent Prosecution
Named “Electronic Patents Attorney of the Year in California” in Corporate INTL Global Awards in 2019.
