David K. Tellekson — Partner at Fenwick & West

David K. Tellekson serves as Partner of Fenwick & West, LLP. Mr. Tellekson practice focuses on litigating patent cases for clients in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, polymer chemistry, medical devices, industrial chemistry and a wide variety of other technologies including: retroreflective sheeting, orthodontic brackets, silicon chemistry, electronic printing and encryption technology. In addition to his trial work, he also consults on patent strategy and opinions. Mr. Tellekson is admitted to practice in Washington, New York, Illinois and Minnesota, before the United States District Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and multiple district courts. He is also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Tellekson is a Master Member of the Seattle Intellectual Property American Inn of Court. Mr. Tellekson is a frequent writer and lecturer in areas of patent law and patent litigation. Prior to joining Fenwick & West, he was the managing principal at Darby & Darby P.C. in Seattle. Mr. Tellekson has worked with prominent life sciences clients, including Novozymes, Cardiac Science, Oxford Biomedica, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and 3M. He has also worked with Seattle technology clients including Widevine Technologies and National Products. Mr. Tellekson holds J.D., from DePaul University in 1983 and B.S., from University of Wisconsin in biochemistry in 1979.