Atty. David Bryant Walker
Mr. Walker represents high-technology clients in independent patent evaluation for patent pools and strategic management of intellectual property portfolios, including prosecution, litigation, transactions, and counseling involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, domain names, and trade secrets.
Intellectual Property & More Attorney · Serving Newport Beach, CA · 24+ Years Experience
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About David Bryant Walker at a Glance
David Bryant Walker is a Partner based in Newport Beach, California, practicing at BHW IP Law, Barceló, Harrison & Walker, LLP. They have 24+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2002. Their practice focuses on patent, ip, and ip licensing. Admitted to practice in District of Columbia Arkansas U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit registered to practice b (2002). Educated at Stanford Law School J.D. (—) and Stanford University M.S.A.A. U.S. Naval Academy B.S.A.E. (—). Serves clients in Newport Beach, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About David Bryant Walker
- Mr. Walker represents high-technology clients in independent patent evaluation for patent pools and strategic management of intellectual property portfolios, including prosecution, litigation, transactions, and counseling involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, domain names, and trade secrets
- Practice Areas Mr. Walker is a seasoned independent patent evaluator for patent pools with extensive experience as a worldwide independent patent evaluator for a leading HEVC (H.265) patent pool from patent pool development through pool growth to over 15,000 patents as well as audio and wi-fi pools
- He establishes and executes processes for patent submission and timely, efficient, cost-effective delivery of legally defensible essentiality determinations that efficiently scale as your patent pool grows
- He specializes in assessing intellectual property portfolios, analyzing the strength of competitors’ portfolios, evaluating title to intellectual property assets, negotiating licenses, and conducting infringement and invalidity studies
- Mr. Walker represents clients in patent, copyright, trademark, domain name, and trade secret disputes and appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- He prepares and prosecutes patent applications in aerospace and defense, satellite design and operations, nuclear engineering, communication networks, signal processing, mechanical, electrical, electronic, medical device, Internet, cyber operations and security, software, and business methods technologies
- Representative Legal Experience As Administrative Patent Judge on the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, he has authored more than 100 opinions and decided over 400 ex parte appeals addressing the full range of patentability issues in business methods, software, aerospace, mechanical, electro-mechanical, nuclear, and medical device technologies
- As Chief Patent Counsel for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, he managed the intellectual property portfolio for NASA’s premier earth and space science center, a major hub for earth-space communications
- He supervised a multi-law firm team in the defense of a trade secret misappropriation claim involving launch vehicle technology with a multi-billion-dollar demand for damages
- He was a member of the litigation team that successfully enforced NTP’s wireless email patents against Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry devices
- Technical Experience • Operational experience in cyber warfare and nuclear submarines • Master Instructor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, U.S
- Naval Academy Law Journals • Managing Editor, The Stanford Technology Law Review Clerkships • Law Clerk for the Honorable Haldane Robert Mayer, U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1999-2001)
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David Bryant Walker's Areas of Legal Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases David Bryant Walker handles, with a practical overview of what that area of law involves and how it may apply to your situation in Newport Beach.
Patent Law in Newport Beach
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Intellectual Property in Newport Beach
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Jurisdictional Context
Why Local Counsel Matters in Newport Beach
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Newport Beach are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
Newport Beach Courts and Legal Process
Choosing a Newport Beach-based attorney means your counsel already knows the local docketing timelines, preferred filing formats, and how individual judges typically rule on procedural motions — details that only come from practicing in this jurisdiction day after day. That local familiarity can translate to better strategy, faster filings, and fewer costly surprises.
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Professional Profile
Why Clients in Newport Beach Choose David Bryant Walker
Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish David Bryant Walker's practice in the field of patent, ip, and ip licensing.
Decade-Tested Legal Experience
David Bryant Walker brings 24+ years of hands-on legal practice — enough to have navigated the recurring fact patterns, procedural traps, and negotiation dynamics that shape case outcomes.
Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering patent, ip, and ip licensing, David Bryant Walker can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in Newport Beach
A Newport Beach-based practice means David Bryant Walker attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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Common Legal Issues David Bryant Walker Handles in Newport Beach
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