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Education
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Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville
J.D. 1998
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity; Saul Lefkowitz National Trademark Moot Court Team, Member; nominated for the American Bar Association's "Jan Jancin Award for Outstanding Student Achievement in Intellectual Property Law"
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University of Louisville - Speed Scientific School
M.E., with High Honors, 1995
Mechanical Engineering
Herschede Graduate Engineering Scholarship, 1994-94
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University of Louisville - Speed Scientific School
B.S., with high honors, 1994
Mechanical Engineering
University of Louisville Trustees' Scholarship 1990-95; Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society; Mortar Board National Honor Society; ODK National Leadership Honor Society; Engineer-in-Training, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Kentucky
United States Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Service Areas
- Business Method Patents
- Entrepreneurial Services
- Fiduciary Duty, Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Patent Prosecution and Protection
- Trademarks
- Licensing
- Copyrights
- Telecommunications, Technology & Internet Law
- Intellectual Property & Technology
Industry Experience
- Energy
- Consumer Products / Food / Beverage
- Industrial / Manufacturing Facilities
- Educational Institutions
- Technology / Hardware / Software
- Pharmaceutical / Medical Devices
- Restaurants / Food Services
Memberships
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law, Member
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Louisville Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Member
- Licensing Executives Society International
- International Trademark Association
Community Involvement
- WLKY-TV's Spirit of Louisville Foundation, Board of Trustees
- Holy Trinity Church, member
David Nagle is a Registered Patent Attorney and has been with the Louisville office's Intellectual Property & Technology Service Group since its inception. He holds an advanced engineering degree, and his technical knowledge consistently allows him to better understand his clients' business needs and processes. 
"He takes our innovation and ideas and turns them into patents."
- ChambersUSA 2010
David has extensive experience prosecuting domestic and foreign patent applications covering a wide range of subject matter, including consumer goods, mechanical devices, software and business methods. He also counsels clients on trademark and copyright issues, and he regularly negotiates and prepares licensing agreements and other contracts implicating intellectual property rights. David is recognized as a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP™), a designation which acknowledges licensing professionals who have demonstrated their experience and proficiency in licensing and the commercialization of intellectual property.
Recent Assignments
- Serves as outside patent counsel to one of the world's leading restaurant companies, developing appropriate patent strategies to protect new food products, food preparation methods, and related equipment
- Developed a comprehensive intellectual property plan that protected a new product line for a leading beverage equipment manufacturer
- Assisted a developing lighting company in filing patent applications related to its core technology in more than 30 countries, and subsequently prepared and negotiated distributorship and license agreements for its foreign distributors
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- Regular Lecturer, "Professional Issues and Current Topics," Speed Scientific School at the University of Louisville
- "Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks & Venture Capital," Kentucky Bar Association, 16th Annual Issues for Corporate House Counsel Seminar, April 12, 2006
- "The Power of Angel Investing," Panelist, University of Louisville School of Business, May 26, 2005
- Lecturer, Kentucky Commercialization & Entrepreneurial Institute, April 19, 2001
- Guest Lecturer, Business Torts, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, Fall 2000
- "Fundamentals of Patent Law," Louisville Bar Association, May 21, 1999
Before Stites & Harbison
Prior to joining Stites & Harbison, David was an Associate with Wheat, Smith & Beres, which merged into Stites & Harbison on January 1, 2000. As a mechanical engineering undergraduate, he worked in a generation facility for a major Midwestern utility company.
More than Stites & Harbison
David serves on the Board of Trustees for WLKY-TV's Spirit of Louisville Foundation. He is also a member of Holy Trinity Church and volunteers as a youth sports coach. In 2009, Mr. Nagle was named to the "Forty Under 40" list by Business First of Louisville.
Besides Stites & Harbison
David is an avid sports fan and spends many of his weekends attending college football and basketball games.