Top Rated Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney in Atlanta, GA

Honors and Awards:

• Member, The Ohio State Law Journal, 1994

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Chair of Litigation Committee of Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Georgia.  , 2014
• Chairperson of the Litigation Committee of the Technology Law section of the State Bar of Georgia
• Chair of the Small Firm Section of the Atlanta Bar Association
• Emerging Issues Committee (North America) of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Co-Chair of the Litigation Committee of the Intellectual Property Section of the Georgia Bar

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Why Congress Should Eliminate the Multiple Performance Doctrine, 58 Ohio St. L. J. 695 (1997) 
• Discovery in Technology Litigation: How to Dot the "i" and Cross the "t", Technology Law, Section Newsletter (June 2002)
• Enforceability of Clickwrap and Webwrap Agreements, Technology Law Section of Georgia Bar Newsletter (Summer 2003)
• Tips to Help Your Clients Avoid Trademark Disputes, Small Firm Section of the Atlanta Bar Association Newsletter (June 2008)
• Atlanta Bar Association: Cloud Computing 101:Considerations for the Small Firm Lawyer (September 2011). 
• Has Notice Pleading Gone Extinct?: A Summary of the Shift in the Federal Pleading Standard, Small Firm Section of the Atlanta Bar Association Newsletter (August 2010)
• Five Strategies Business Owners Can Use to Protect Their Intellectual Property, IPFrontline.com (November 2010) 
• Is Your Company's Trademark Being Hijacked, IPFrontline.com (November 2010)
• How Should I Prune  My IP Portfolio? Managing Intellectual Property (December 2010)  
• Shield Brand from Ad Tricks, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (December 2010) 
• The Social Network — An IP Litigator’s Review of the Movie about Facebook. IP Law Section of The State Bar of Georgia (January 2011) 
• Protect Your Company’s Trademark on the Internet, Intellectual Property Today (2011) 
• Q&A Avoiding Social Media Legal Pitfalls, Atlanta Business Chronicle (February 2011) 
• Guard Intellectual Property, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (February 2011)
• Trademarks Amid Tragedy, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (June 2011) 
• Tread warily with trademarks, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (October 2011)  
• Expanding Role of Copyright in Digital Media (IP Law Institute, Amelia Island - September 2014) 
• IPE Seminar, E-Discovery: Definitions, Applications and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Changes (May 2007) 
• National Business Institute Seminar, Introduction to Intellectual Property Issues (December 2007) 
• Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Georgia, "Fair Use" Defense in Trademark Cases (January 2008) 
• The Patent Toolkit: Tools to Keep on Hand to Protect and Enforce Intellectual Property (June 2008) 
• Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Georgia, Monetizing Intellectual Property (June 2008)
• Entertainment & Sports Law Conference and IP Law Institute, Hot Topics in Counterfeiting (November 2008) 
• Entertainment & Sports Law Conference and IP Law Institute, IP Landmines in Advertising, Electronic Media and Video Games (November 2008) 
• Entertainment & Sports Law Conference and IP Law Institute, IP Landmines in Advertising, Electronic Media and Video Games (November 2008) 
• Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Georgia, Standing and Other Pre-Suit Considerations in Copyright and Trademark Disputes (December 2008) 
• Young Lawyers Association, Professionalism in Our Profession (webinar, March 2009) 
• International Intellectual Property Group, Trademark Oppositions and Cancellations in the U.S. (February 2009) 
• Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Georgia regarding pleading requirements under Twombly/Iqbal (March 2010).  
• Legal Issues of Self-Publishing (Strategic Self-Publishing Conference in Atlanta – November 2010) 
• Protection of IP for Athletes/Celebs (Entertainment, Sports and IP Conference in Guanacaste, Costa Rica – November 2010) 
• Atlanta Bar Association, Cloud Computing 101: Considerations for the Small Firm Lawyer (September 2011) 
• Patent Wars (Georgia Tech MBA Program, February 2012)
• Intellectual Property Overview (Technology Association of Georgia, August 2012) 
• Intellectual Property Litigation (Georgia Tech MBA Program, January 2013) 
• Judge, INTA's annual Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, focusing on U.S. trademark and unfair competition law (invited, 2008-2013) 

Verdicts and Settlements:

• David Lilenfeld, and his firm, Lilenfeld PC, represented a client in a case that led to a $5.3 million judgment in favor of Mr. Lilenfeld's client.  The verdict was one of the largest in the State of Georgia that year.  , 2013

Representative Clients:

• Microsoft, 2015

Video:

• Patent Infringement -- Panel Discussion
• Interview About Intellectual Property Protection

Newsletters:

• Lilenfeld PC - Blog
• Yelp
• An Interview with David Lilenfeld, Georgia Business Directory Network (May 2011)

Educational Background:

• J.D. from The Ohio State University College of Law, 1996
• Hunter College with a B.A. in philosophy