Education
  • Yale, J.D., 1996, Articles Editor, Yale Law Journal on Regulation, 1994-95, Olin Scholar
  • Duke University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1992, Phi Beta Kappa
Bar & Court Admissions
  • North Carolina
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District, North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District, North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court, Western District, North Carolina

David W. Sar

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2000 Renaissance Plaza
230 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
T: (336) 271-3175
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David Sar represents clients in commercial disputes and matters pertaining to technology and intellectual property. He litigates and tries cases in state and federal courts, as well as before government agencies. He handles business transactions involving trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and technology. He has handled the prosecution or maintenance of over 2,000 trademark and copyright registrations, both within the United States and internationally.  

Honors & Awards

  • Recognized since 2008 as a "Best Lawyer" in Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, and Trademark Law by Best Lawyers in conjunction with U.S. News & World Report.
  • Repeatedly recognized as a member of North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in Intellectual Property Law (2005-2008, 2010-2012) and Young Guns (2008) categories by Business North Carolina magazine
  • Recognized as a North Carolina Super Lawyer and Rising Star in Intellectual Property in Law & Politics magazine

Professional & Community Activities

  • Chairman (2011--), Vice Chairman (2010-11), Treasurer (2009-10), Secretary (2008-09), Pro Bono / Information Chair (2007-08), Newsletter Chair (2005-07), Intellectual Property Section, North Carolina Bar Association
  • Vice-Chairman (2009--) and Member (2006--), Board of Directors, Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship
  • Member, Institutional Review Board, Moses Cone Health System, 2005--
  • Director, Board of Directors for the Southeast Region (2008--), Co-Chair of Smiles Galore Gala (2006-2007), Operation Smile
  • Judge, Annual Wake Forest Business School Elevator Competition for Entrepreneurs, April 2009
  • President, Jefferson Wood Homeowners Association Board, 2010-11
  • Recipient, 40 Leaders Under Forty Award (2007), The Business Journal of the Triad
  • Chair, Attorney Division Campaign, United Way of Greater Greensboro, 2005-06
  • Director, Greensboro Opera Company Board of Directors, 2002-07
  • Graduate, Leadership Greensboro, Greensboro Area Chamber of Commerce, 2002-03
  • Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1998-2000
  • Member, Intellectual Property Section, American Bar Association
  • Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

Articles, Publications & Speeches

  • Speech, "Current Intellectual Property Issues for Global Business," Conducting a Cross-Border Business From North Carolina, Brooks Pierce and Dixon Hughes Goodman seminar, November 10, 2011
  • The Chair's Comments, IPLinks, North Carolina Bar Association Intellectual Property Section, November 2011
  • Speeches, "Recent Developments in Internet, Privacy and Business Communications Law," University of North Carolina School of Law Festival of Legal Learning, February 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011
  • Speech, "Marketing on the Internet: What's Legal and What's Not," Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, October 2010
  • Speech, "Does Your Trademark Deserve Protection?," Intellectual Property Law Annual Meeting, April 2010
  • Speech, "Art Law: What You Need to Know on Copyrights and Intellectual Property," United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, May 2009
  • Article, "Can an Individual Now Use a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy to Wipe Out an Intellectual Property Judgment?," IP Links, North Carolina Bar Association, January 2009
  • Intellectual Property Advisor, Fall 2008.
  • Intellectual Property Advisor, Summer 2008.
  • Speech, "Putting your IP House in Order -- How to Make Big Money When You Sell Your Business," Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, November 2007
  • Article, "Banking on a Name," North Carolina Bankers Association, October 2007
  • Article, "Trademark Dilution Law Changes," IP Links, North Carolina Bar Association, December 2006
  • Intellectual Property Adviser, Fall 2006
  • Speech, "Document Retention and Destruction," (workshop with Nicole Crawford), February and March 2006
  • Speech, "Internet Piracy and Privacy," Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, November 2002
  • Published in the Stanford Law & Policy Review, 1996

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