David Bernstein

Associate

David Bernstein counsels clients in intellectual property and, in particular, focuses on patent prosecution. He has drafted and prosecuted patent applications in a variety of technological fields in signal processing, circuit design, semiconductor devices, memory architecture, and GPS navigation. Additional areas of his work include computer science and other fields of engineering.

Extended Profile

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, David was a graduate research assistant at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, where he gained experience in various semiconductor fabrication techniques. David’s prior research work includes using spectroscopy and microscopy techniques to study magnetic materials, novel forms of magnetic memory, Fourier analysis and optics, organic semiconductors, and physics of devices and x-ray sources. He has co-authored more than 10 peer-reviewed journal articles relating to these and other fields.

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2017, J.D., cum laude
Stanford University, 2012, Ph.D. (Applied Physics)
Stanford University, 2008, M.S. (Applied Physics)
Pennsylvania State University, 2005, B.S., With Honors (Engineering Science)

Admissions

California
US Patent and Trademark Office

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2019)

Member, Litigation Department of the Year–Intellectual Property, The American Lawyer (2019)