David Bailey

Founding Partner

David's practice specializes in developing and enforcing IP portfolios on behalf of cutting edge technology companies and leading research universities including Caltech, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Stanford, and UCLA.

David advises clients on a range of patent, copyright, trademark, and Internet related issues with an emphasis on:

automatic speech recognition
computational imaging
computer architecture design
digital communication
digital signal processing
distributed computing and "big data" analysis
image and video processing
information theory
machine learning data sets
machine vision
natural language processing
perceptual computing
robotics
software engineering

David has extensive experience in guiding KPPB's clients through diligence processes associated with fundraising, acquisition and successful IPO. Among David’s current “portfolio” of clients are companies in the portfolios of Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, the Facebook Fund, Globespan Capital Partners, Google Ventures, Granite Venture Partners, InnoCal Venture Capital, Intel Capital, InterWest Partners, In-Q-Tel, Oak Investment Partners, Momentum Venture Management, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Red Rock Ventures, Rincon Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank.

David’s practice also involves deep engagement with the copyright system, and he has a specific expertise in the enforcement and registration of software, machine learning data sets and databases, and in negotiating industry standards-based licenses. David also represents the Los Angeles Philharmonic on a pro bono basis with respect to intellectual property matters.

PRACTICE AREAS

Copyright
IP Due Diligence
Licensing & Terms Of Use
Litigation
Patent Protection
Trademark Protection
Trade Secrets
University Tech Transfer
VC Counseling

EDUCATION

The University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Electrical (Computer) Engineering (Honors)
The University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Laws (Honors)

BAR ADMISSIONS

California State Bar
New York State Bar
United States Patent and Trademark Office