Don Geiger is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office.
Don practices primarily in patent litigation, with additional experience in patent prosecution, trademark litigation, trademark prosecution, and corporate transactional work. He defends clients in the software, electronics, and entertainment spaces from all kinds of patent infringement claims, including those raised by non-practicing entities. Don has current, in-depth experience in standard essential patent (SEP) litigation and in analyzing the legal issues underlying standardization processes and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing.
With a technical background in electrical engineering and computer science, Don has litigated, drafted, and prosecuted patents across a range of technologies: from automotive software, to telecommunications hardware, to AI and machine learning algorithms. In addition, Don's legal education emphasized patent and trademark law, IP transactions, corporate law, and corporate transactions, which he draws from to analyze licensing agreements and overall IP portfolio strategies.
Don earned both his JD and his LLM degree in Law and Entrepreneurship from Duke University. In addition to being admitted to the State Bar of California (#347233), Don is a USPTO registered patent attorney (#81406).
Prior to his legal career, Don earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Idaho and worked in a diversified mix of engineering roles, including designing avionics modifications for commercial aircraft, prototyping wearable electronics, and directing a team of software developers.