David W. Sar
Renaissance Plaza, Suite 2000, 230 North Elm Street, P.O. Box 26000 Greensboro, North Carolina 27420
Firm:
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP
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Overview
David Sar represents clients in commercial disputes and matters pertaining to technology and intellectual property. He litigates and tries cases in state and federal courts, as well as before government agencies. He handles business transactions involving trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and technology. He has handled the prosecution or maintenance of over 2,000 trademark and copyright registrations, both within the United States and internationally. David is certified as a Specialist in Trademark Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
Articles, Publications & Speeches- USPTO Grants Another Extension of Time Due to COVID-19, Provided that Filings are Made by June 1, 2020
- USPTO Still Open, But Extends Many Trademark Deadlines Due to COVID-19
- Presentation, "Licensing: Turning Designs, Brands and other Intellectual Property into Profits," WithIt (Women's Leadership Development Network in the Furniture, Home and Furnishings Industry) Conference, Alexandria, VA, June 25, 2019
- Presentation, "Trademarks: How Much and How Long?" HQ Greensboro, November 16, 2017
- Speech, "Legal Issues for Artists," ArtsRevolution by UNC Greensboro's Entrepreneurship Center, April 2017
- Speech and CLE, "Recent and Interesting Developments in Trademark and Trade Secret Law," University of North Carolina Law School Festival of Legal Learning, February 2017
- Moderator, "How to Identify and Contract with a Cloud Services Provider That You Can Really Trust," ABA Intellectual Property Roundtable (Raleigh, NC, December 2016)
- Speech on copyright law, UNC Greensboro Masters of Fine Arts Program class, October 31, 2016
- Speech, "Biggest Change in IP Law in the Last 30 Years," ABA Round Table concerning Defend Trade Secrets Act, at The Frontier (in Research Triangle Park, NC), June 15, 2016
- Article, "How the New Trade Secrets Law May Affect You," May 27, 2016
- Speech, "Recent Developments in Internet Law," University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law School Festival of Legal Learning, February 12, 2016
- Speech, "Legal Issues for Artists," UNCG Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference, February 21, 2015
- Speech, "IP/Trademark Issues Relevant to Brewery Law," Mecklenburg County Bar, October 2014
- Speech, "Top 10 Myths of Digital Marketing and Advertising," Association of Corporate Counsel, September 2014
- Presentation, "Intellectual Property, an Interactive Discussion," Triad StartUp Lab for Piedmont Triad Partnership's PTP Next Program, June 19, 2013
- Speech, "Recent Developments in Internet Law," University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law School Festival of Legal Learning, February 8, 2013
- Presentation, "IP Disputes Relevant to Business Planning in Uncertain Times," Brooks Pierce and Stearns Financial seminar, February 2, 2012
- Speech, "Current Intellectual Property Issues for Global Business," Conducting a Cross-Border Business From North Carolina, Brooks Pierce and Dixon Hughes Goodman seminar, November 10, 2011
- The Chair's Comments, IPLinks, North Carolina Bar Association Intellectual Property Section, November 2011
- Speeches, "Recent Developments in Internet, Privacy and Business Communications Law," University of North Carolina School of Law Festival of Legal Learning, February 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011
- Speech, "Marketing on the Internet: What's Legal and What's Not," Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, October 2010
- Speech, "Does Your Trademark Deserve Protection?," Intellectual Property Law Annual Meeting, April 2010
- Speech, "Art Law: What You Need to Know on Copyrights and Intellectual Property," United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, May 2009
- Article, "Can an Individual Now Use a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy to Wipe Out an Intellectual Property Judgment?," IP Links, North Carolina Bar Association, January 2009
- Intellectual Property Advisor, Fall 2008.
- Intellectual Property Advisor, Summer 2008.
- Speech, "Putting your IP House in Order -- How to Make Big Money When You Sell Your Business," Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, November 2007
- Article, "Banking on a Name," North Carolina Bankers Association, October 2007
- Article, "Trademark Dilution Law Changes," IP Links, North Carolina Bar Association, December 2006
- Intellectual Property Adviser, Fall 2006
- Speech, "Document Retention and Destruction," (workshop with Nicole Crawford), February and March 2006
- Speech, "Internet Piracy and Privacy," Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, November 2002
- Published in the Stanford Law & Policy Review, 1996
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Awards
Trade Secrets Law, Triad (2022)
Litigation - Intellectual Property, Triad (2021)
Trade Secrets Law, Triad (2020)
Trademark Law, Greensboro (2019)
Trade Secrets Law, Greensboro (2017)
Litigation - Intellectual Property, Greensboro (2014)
- Recognized in Super Lawyers Business Edition in Intellectual Property Litigation (2015)
- Recognized by his peers as a Fellow in The Litigation Counsel of America, trial lawyer honorary society, 2014-present
- 40 Leaders Under Forty Award Recipient, Triad Business Journal (2007)
- Recognized as a "Trademark Star" by Managing Intellectual Property's IP STARS (2019-2021)
- Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) in Intellectual Property Litigation (2014-2021); “Rising Star”, Law and Politics Magazine (2009-2010)
- Recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Intellectual Property Law (2016-2021)
- Recognized by his peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in Patents and Intellectual Property Law (2005-2007), Intellectual Property Law (2008, 2010-2021) and “Young Guns” (2008)
Education
Yale University, JD
Graduated 1996
Duke University, AB
Graduated 1992
Contact Details and Office Locations
Renaissance Plaza, Suite 2000, 230 North Elm Street, P.O. Box 26000
Greensboro, North Carolina 27420
Greensboro, North Carolina 27420
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