David Olson is a Resident Fellow at the Center for Internet and Society. David’s current research interests are in the areas of software/business method patents, subject matter patentability, the law and economics of the U.S. patent system, and international regulation of intellectual property.
Before joining CIS, David was an associate in the intellectual property department at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. David was in Kirkland’s New York office and then moved to Kirkland’s newest office in San Francisco after that office opened in 2003. While at Kirkland, David worked on trademark cases and on patent cases in the areas of business methods, software, advanced silicon chips, bio-technology, and mechanical devices such as casino card shufflers.
