David St. John-Larkin

Dave St. John-Larkin is a highly experienced patent attorney specializing in Intellectual Property matters, with expertise in software, telecommunications, and standard-setting.

With nearly two decades of legal experience, Dave excels in patent analysis and litigation involving computing systems, software, and hardware, and is well-versed in a variety of computer languages.

His deep understanding extends to audio and video codecs, databases, cloud-computing, wireless technology, machine learning, and content distribution, particularly in video streaming and OTT technologies.

As an inventor of over ten patents in communication technology, Dave has a strong background in next-gen communication standards, encryption, semiconductors, IoT, and various other emerging technologies.

Dave also provides counsel on licensing, contractual matters, open-source software, and standard-setting, with a prominent role in advising companies in cutting-edge fields like AI, AR/VR, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, and wearable computing.

Actively involved in the community, Dave engages in teaching and speaking on patent law topics, serves on the boards of the Silicon Flatirons Center and the Denver Language School, and has chaired the IP section of the Colorado Bar Association.

In addition to his legal career, Dave enjoys playing the drums and is a devoted fan of the band Rush.