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Practice Focus
As the head of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group, Doug focuses his practice on counseling clients and helping them protect their rights both in the United States and abroad. His experience spans a wide range of intellectual property areas, including trademarks, copyrights, licensing and other agreements for software and other forms of intellectual property, Internet law, trade secrets, confidentiality agreements and covenants not to compete.
Since joining the firm in 1983, Doug has built his practice upon representing regional, national and international businesses, including companies based Europe. Among these are premiere insurers, software and technology companies, and manufacturers. He also represents start-up and small business enterprises. The dynamic environment in which he practices requires that Doug keep current on cutting edge areas of the law such as involvement at the federal appeals level with respect to trade dress and Federal Trademark Dilution Act issues. He often speaks at seminars sponsored by legal organizations, the computer industry and the firm, and writes articles on emerging areas of technology law.
Education
B.A., magna cum laude, Dartmouth College
J.D., magna cum laude, Boston College Law School
Honors
Editor and Writer, Boston College Law Review. Order of the Coif. Doug was honored as the recipient of the President’s Award for Distinguished Service to the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Special Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure.
Memberships and Admissions
A member of the Bars of the State of New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Doug is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the American and Manchester (NH) Bar Associations. He also is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the International Trademark Association. He is the past Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association.
Community Involvement
Doug serves on the Board of Directors for St. Joseph Community Services. He also served for several years on the Boards of the United Methodist Foundation of New England and the New Hampshire Performing Arts Center.
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