David V. Sanker

David Sanker is not only an experienced patent attorney and former partner at Morgan Lewis, but also a mathematician and software engineer. David earned his PhD in Mathematics from UC Berkeley in 1989 and returned to Berkeley 15 years later for a degree in law, after three years in academia and twelve years in production software development. At Morgan Lewis from 2005–2024, David practiced patent litigation and patent prosecution in a wide variety of technology areas, including software, AI, cybersecurity, semiconductor devices, database architecture, data visualization, medical devices, artificial reality, virtual reality, and identify verification. As a patent practitioner, David works with clients, inventors, the US Patent Office, and associates throughout the world to build strong international IP protection. David is a thought leader in AI, regularly speaking and writing about AI topics including the use of generative AI and how AI influences intellectual property protection.
Education

• University of California, Berkeley, 1989, Ph.D., Mathematics
• University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2007, J.D.
• University of Oregon, 1983, B.S., Mathematics

Admissions

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• California
• U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits